I come from Kolkata, land of seafood. Here are my recipes with (mainly) fish and shrimps.
Shrimp Malaikari – Shrimp in thick coconut based curry which is best enjoyed with saffron pilaf. The sixth day of Durga puja is MahaShashti. Normally, Durga puja starts on this day. We consecrate Ma Durga’s idol and start our puja by inviting her. Our whole neighborhood dresses up with Durga […]
All Bengalis have a soft corner in their heart for fish fry, Right? Fish is an integral part of the Bengali diet but, most of our fish recipes are served with rice and lentil as a main course. This one is not. Fish fry is not prepared on an everyday […]
Life is all about making memories. We make new memories every day but never forget old ones. When I was growing up, school days were Monday through Saturday with Saturday being a half-day. I wore my uniform every day from class 5 to 8–a blue skirt and white shirt. In high school (class […]
I “need” to do something creative every day. If I do not, I don’t feel satisfied. There have been many nights that I got out of the bed at about 3 am and photographed something. Last week I was mentioning to my husband that I feel like the artist inside me is dying. […]
I can not believe it’s almost the third week of February. Mom was saying that the weather is getting warmer in Kolkata (about 73F). Boston is still freezing, hovering around 28F. M is saying that winter could last for at least another month. A warm bowl of shrimp cauliflower curry with […]
The recipe has been published by Boston Globe and you can find it here. We are back from Bretton Woods celebrating M’s birthday and he was very excited to ski after five years. (Sigh, I also tried it without much success :sad:). The day started with a nice breakfast and then […]