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Today is exactly 3 years since Bapa left us to go beyond. Losing a parent, be it at any age, is like a part of you that goes missing….. forever. Their voice, their smile, their laughter, rings in your memory. You catch a glimpse of them… sometimes in an uncle who showers you with love,Continue reading “Bapa”

Today,as I write this,I am overwhelmed with memories of Aja and Mama (maternal grandfather and grandmother), the two most loving and peaceful people I have known. Every time I think of them, love and peace fills me up. My wandering mind often goes back to afternoons, when I would escape from the engineering hostel andContinue reading “Rasagolla”

So another year gone by…possibly one of the darkest years of our times. When I sit back to reflect on how friends and family lost their loved ones, their regrets and their pains….my heart sinks. But life as it is, moves on.  I am completing 36 this year and have had my share of newContinue reading “Happy New You…”

Today I am sharing some food for the soul. A recipe for peace and joy for the mind, body and soul. The ingredients are simple – faith, gratitude and love. From childhood, we have been wired to think that we should ask God for fulfilling our wishes for better health, studies, prosperity. Slowly, as lifeContinue reading “The gift of not getting what you want”

Today as I write about amba khatta, it takes me down memory lane when I fell in love with my now husband and then boy friend. We were in engineering college together when I got to know Partha, in 2006, some 15 years ago. In one of the long conversations(like most people newly fallen inContinue reading “Aamba Khatta”

So today is a story about my early memories of Bou cooking in the kitchen.Days in Telco Colony started as early as 5am with Kunti, our house help, finely slicing potatoes for aloo bhaja, her eyes almost closed with sleep but slicing the potatoes to perfection on the paniki. Puri / parota/ pitha and alooContinue reading “The Odiya thali”

So Ekadashi is the 11th day from the new moon and full moon. It is considered auspicious for prayer, chanting and is good to stay away from grains on this day. Scriptures reveal that one who fasts on this day, is mukta from all sins and not only him/ her but their ancestors are alsoContinue reading “Sabudana Khichri… Ekadashi special”

In all my cooking endeavours, if there is one thing that I have made the most number of times it is cake. This was the first thing I ever cooked. This is Bou’s recipe…. a very modest one but so comforting (like Bou)….no fancy ingredients, no elaborate equipment… just carries with it warmth and loveContinue reading “Bou’s cake”

My earliest memory of a biryani is from childhood Eid days when Bapa’s friend Badruddin uncle sent big steel tiffin boxes of Eid ki daawat. I would strain on my toes to reach the kitchen platform to peep into the boxes as Bou unpacked the boxes….one after another… sevaiyyan, aromatic zarda, red mutton curry, crispyContinue reading “Chicken Biryani”