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Anjeer Ki Chutney or Fig Chutney | Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor’s Recipe
My Mum has just arrived from Kolkata today. And if you think that the next few days of our kitchen lives will be spent smelling Mustard Oil and cooking Bengali food – absolutely not. On the contrary, I’ll be looking out for non-Bengali or non-Indian recipes from all my cookbooks. The good thing about this? […]
The 7 Tastiest Fast Feasts Of Dubai | Introducing Chowzter to Dubai
May 11, 2013
A recent development in my bloglife is that I am joining the Chowzter blogger community to identify the tastiest food items in Dubai so that they can be presented in a simple location based APP that diners can use. There are only two rules: no “chandeliers”(Fine Dining) and no chains. Firstly, I have to identify The […]
Poila Baishakh with Shiraz | Celebrating Festivals in Dubai – Episode 4
May 6, 2013
Poila Baishakh with home delivery from Shiraz followed by a Bengali Buffet in the restaurant thereafter This is not my first post on Shiraz. And it’ s not going to be the last post either. But this is definitely the last episode of a series of posts on last month’s festive restaurant hopping. The series… […]
Bu Qtair Fish Restaurant | Capturing A Hidden Gem In Jumeirah. A Video Too!
April 29, 2013
This is perhaps the only restaurant in Dubai that hasn’t changed over the years despite it’s soaring popularity and its enormous media publicity in recent times. The first time I’ve visited Bu Qtair, it must have been in 1999. We had just arrived in Dubai and went all over the moon discovering a run-down small […]
Colourful Kulfis | Celebrating The Colours Of Holi!
March 30, 2013
A mini rewind from my last year’s Holi post… my feelings, emotions and nostalgia haven’t changed much since last year. Only last year I had made an Ice cream Rasgulla with Blueberry Sauce. And this time, it is colourful Kulfis! Holi, the festival of colours, is one of the most famous of all Indian festivals. […]
Asha Bhosle | Cooking With Her & Sharing Her Chicken Keema Recipe!
March 26, 2013
Asha Bhosle is a legend. The legend cooked. I tasted her cooking. I learnt her recipes. I cooked for her. I heard her sing. I sat with her. I talked to her. And the above picture belongs exclusively to me! I did have the honour to spend almost a day with Asha Bhosle, the legendary […]
Chef Sanjay Bahl | Flavours And Flavours And Flavours of Patiala!
March 11, 2013
Indian fine-dining must be the new mantra in Dubai food radar – Rang Mahal by Atul Kochhar at JW Marquis, Signature by Sanjeev Kapoor at the Melia Hotel, Options by Sanjeev Kapoor (with 2 branches already – in DWTC and Mövenpick Deira, Asha’s at Wafi and MOE with a launch of a new Menu (and […]
Gajorer Payesh/Carrot Pudding | Happy Diwali!
November 13, 2012
Happy Diwali to all of you! May the Indian Festival of Lights brighten up your lives, illuminate your homes and your minds. May Health be there… Happiness will follow. May Peace be there… Prosperity will follow. May Love be there… Luck will follow. Today’s recipe has been lovingly cooked by my Aunt who’s been visiting […]
Frozen Aam Pana/Green Mango Pulp | The Change Initiative!
November 12, 2012
Aam Pana or Green Mango Drink (above) is one of the most famous coolants for Indian Summer. The mango concentrate can be very easily made at home and stored for much longer than the summer months themselves. So, adapting the drink to combat Dubai summers perhaps seemed the most obvious thing to do. Taking cue […]
Gulab Jamun Rabri
October 7, 2012
This blog is inspired by people, places and memories. Recipes created by friends or at our own humble kitchen. Totally unplanned, this post comes as a sudden spurt as we go to our friends house for lunch. The Nevatias are Marwaris from Kolkata. Originating from the former princely state of Marwar, in the Rajasthan area […]
Khichuri As Harbinger of Hope & Kolkata Soaked In Rains
August 16, 2012
Khichuri or Khichdi (a dish made up of rice and lentils) as it’s known in many parts of India can be conjured up as a delicacy unlike in many parts of India where it is a basic meal served during ailment and sickness. For Bengalis, Khichuri is synonymous to writing love letters – it requires […]
Hot Garlic Pickle | The Pickled Diary – Episode 1
August 4, 2012
My last post was called Pickles… Mother (-in-law) Of All Pickles! It was a loving post dedicated to my Mum-in-law who loves collecting recipes. Some would term this as an obsession. This obsession extends mainly to collecting recipes more than actually executing them! She has many hand-written notebooks where she writes down all the recipes […]
Pickles | Mother (-in-law) Of All Pickles!
August 2, 2012
To most Pickles refer to the art of preserving food. And to others it is a tiny pinch of accompaniment with another more important and popular food item. But to me, a Pickle is like Abstract Art. I don’t understand it completely, yet at the same time it tickles my senses with it’s vibrant colours, […]
Firni or Ferni, Ramadan or Ramzan, Mallick Bazar or Karama | It’s The Same Festive Sentiment!
July 24, 2012
Whether it is ‘Ramadan Kareem’ in Dubai or ‘Ramzan Mubarak’ in Kolkata, either way this is the holy month for the Muslims the world over. Ramadan has a different effect on Dubai residents – both Muslims and non-Muslims. Everybody is cued in to the holy fervour of the holy month. In the UAE, the non-Muslims […]
Dilipda’s Phuchkas in Vivekananda Park | ‘World Famous’ In Kolkata
July 13, 2012
Parar Phuchkawalah Each Para/neighborhood in Kolkata has their local celebrity Phuchkawalah/Phuchka-seller. They are the most sought-after street food. Phuchkas, also known as Golgappas or Panipuris elsewhere, are not only a popular street food in many places in India but also in Nepal and Bangladesh. Though we get Panipuris in many places in Dubai, the Bengali […]
A Tale of 2 Cities & Naru/Coconut Jaggery Truffles | A Dubai Expat’s Summer Story!
July 11, 2012
At any point of time the story of my life revolves around 2 cities – the city that we are living in at that point in time and which we refer to as our home and Kolkata – the city which has shaped my life and which has brought me up. Again which I also […]
Featured in Foodie BlogRoll & Green Mango Chutney!
June 25, 2012
I feel like a Chutney at this moment and hence this special post on a traditional Bengali Green Mango Chutney or Kaancha Aamer Chutney! Why Chutney? Well, to be honest Chutney is the only thing that can describe how I feel at this moment. My blog is being featured in this week’s FoodieBlogroll’s Featured Blogs! […]
Down To Earth Organic Store In Dubai & Mutton Chick Peas Curry
June 18, 2012
As I was driving along the Jumeirah Beach Road during sunset, I thought to myself why was I doing this? Leaving the Z-SISTERS at home on a Friday, attending an event organised by Down To Earth Organic for the members of Fooderati Arabia – what was I going to achieve? Visit yet another organic shop […]
Mango Lentil Soup/Aam Dal – The Summer Combat
April 29, 2012
Summer is slowly waltzing into Dubai. A few more days and suddenly the Celsius scale would be touching the 40s on a regular basis. I have spent so many summers in Dubai, yet the temperature in any random summer day still shocks me every time I know the exact magnitude of it. Conversations with other […]
Easter Egg Curry Cooked By Easter Bunnies!
April 8, 2012
Easter is here. Springtime’s here. Time for the Z-SISTERS to get excited – it’s time for Bunnies to bring in the Chocolate eggs. I tell them that this time there’s going to be no Chocolate Easter eggs. The Easter bunnies have learnt to cook and they are going to bring in cooked eggs! ‘I want […]
Mashed Potato Bengali Style/ Aloo Bhaaté
April 4, 2012
Steamed in Rice or ‘Bhaaté’ In Bengali, mashed steamed vegetables are called ‘Bhaaté. The term literally means ‘In Rice’. It must have originated because very often these vegetables were traditionally steamed in the same pan in which the rice has been cooked. Mashing these steamed vegetables – assorted vegetables or any particular vegetable along with […]
Shiraz Golden Restaurant, Dubai | From Lucknow To Kolkata And To Dubai!
March 18, 2012
The Shiraz Nostalgia Amongst all the golden memories of my college days in Kolkata, the one thing that consistently churns up is Shiraz Golden Restaurant in Circus Avenue, Park Circus (left). All our random parties or any special party during any festival, for example Holi, Diwali or even Durga Puja was necessarily powered by Mutton […]
Icecream Rasgulla with Blueberry Sauce Inspired by Holi
March 8, 2012
Holi Nostalgia – The inspiration behind this dessert dish Holi, the festival of colours is probably the most famous of all Indian festivals. The entire land as well as the people of India turns into a big canvas on which colours are smeared upon. I’m always debating as to which Indian festival is more popular […]
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