Peas Puri or Koraishutir Kochuri as bongs call it is brings on fond memory of Kolkata. It reminds me of the "freezing" 60°F (15°C...

I have been blogging for some time now. While my blogs have touched various nooks and crannies of Bengali and Indian cuisine but some...

One of my most ardent readers is now one of my very good friend and neighbor. One day over tea we were discussing, how hard it is to make c...

  Yesterday I met with a bunch of friends for our monthly adda session. One of our friends had posted on Facebook, delicious photos of pra...

The same recipe works for both tikia and balls based on the final shape you choose. If you have ample time, shape them as discs (tikia)...

I make this hearty breakfast for my daughter when she heads out to play, either in the summer sun or on snowy winter days. It is easy to ma...

We had a steady stream of guests over the holidays. Especially to cater to the palate of our local friends I chose this mild kebab, which ...

When we were kids we used to get these ginger biscuits with the word BIL imprinted on it from most probably Britannia. I loved those biscui...

It is hard to explain to someone who has never had daal with crispy potato fry, how good it is. It all sounds very simple until you really...

My first choice in cutlets is braised cutlet . While growing up I used to regularly visit Ashoka Restaurant in Behala, Kolkata for their su...

  Updated with new photo Vacation to a lot of Bongs meant visit to Puri, a beach city in the state of Orissa in India. For one of my maas...

In Lucknow during the rule of the Nawabs, Galouti kebab used to be made with close to 100 secret ingredients and ground as many times to g...

Updated: With new pictures Moglai Porota as we actually pronounce it brings back memories of durga pujo, college-street, secret rendezvous...

Fish Amritsari is a signature Punjabi dish and made from the copious supply of fresh water fish from the great rivers of Punjab. It can be...

My previous post on Loita Macher Jhuri is one of my most popular posts. Over at my blog and Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/BongCook...

These days we have a steady influx of guest who come visiting us as we settle down in our new home. Since it is Winter and sun sets by 4:3...

Old Hyderabad is littered with small bakeries that along with cakes and biscuits serve this mind blowingly spicy, yet yummy Chicken and Gob...

One of our dear friends gave us a customized “Basu families Jar of yumminess” as a present. It now occupies the central position of our d...