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Semaiya Kheer/Vermicelli Pudding, Eid in Dubai | Eid Mubarak!

October 26, 2012

Eid Mubarak to all of you! Festivities bring in lots of varied emotions – emotions of togetherness, memories of childhood and hope for the future. Nothing like being in a city like Dubai, where people from all over the world call them their homes, while the city prepares to celebrate their biggest festival Eid. Incidentally […]

Notun Gurer Payesh/Traditional Bengali Rice Pudding | Remembering My Dida

May 30, 2012

Today’s dish is special and very primitive. The only other way to explain the importance of a traditional Payesh/Rice Pudding is to compare it with Champagne. If you can understand the importance of Champagne to bring in a family celebration then you can probably understand the importance of Payesh. Or say, cutting a cake on […]

Rasgulla Macapuno – When a Filipina Turns Bong!

May 7, 2012

This recipe has been aired on Dubai One TV for a special Ramadan Episode. Read the new post. I am back to Rasgullas once again. Being a Bengali doesn’t take you too far away from them. Every dessert-tasting session goes like this – Tiramisu, Chocolate Mousse, Mango Sorbet – RASGULLA BREAK - Whipped Cream, Fruits […]

Bengali Sweets That Came By Parcel!

April 18, 2012

I have just explored my photographic and nostalgic journey into the world of Rôshogolla or Rasgulla – probably the most famous Bengali Sweet in my previous article. Never in my wildest imagination did I expect another volatile mission so soon with my camera and my blogging – on one of my favourite topics – Bengali […]

Rôshogolla or Rasgulla – Bengali’s Own Sweet

April 16, 2012

We are just 2 days into the Bengali New Year and what better excuse can there be than this to share a bit of Bangaliana (everything Bengali) with everyone – the ones who are already familiar with Bengali culture and tradition and also those who are absolutely uninitiated to it. But where to start and […]

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 […]

Purple Haze Yoghurt With Purple M&Ms

March 24, 2012

The Purple Story A beautiful wedding where the bride is in love with the colour PURPLE. An emotional church wedding followed by a beautiful wedding dinner amidst white silk linens & purple bows, silver & purple butterflies, bubbles & bubblies – signed off by purple M&Ms! M&Ms are perhaps the World’s most popular and colourful […]

Terraces and Beyond – Kolkata

March 14, 2012

The terrace or the Chaad as it is called in Bengali has a special designation in my long list of nostalgia. Specially, terraces in Kolkata. From exchanging gossip to plain peeping, I have always found something interesting to do on terraces. I find them fascinating. I love zooming in and out while tracking people from […]

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 […]