Creating masterpieces with everyday ingredients.
Don’t you think we Indians have a strange relationship with banana? Although it should not come as a surprise, as India is believed to be the place of origin of this ancient fruit and so far, India is the largest consumer of banana in the world. Banana is one of those fruits in India which …
“Change is the only constant in our life”. These words made a deep mark in my ears and mind when I heard them for the first time at School Farewell Function, coming out from my batchmate’s mouth, as he was imparting his farewell speech (Not sure if I heard or read before. But at this …
As a usual procedure, when I was doing research for my post, utilising the existence of Google Search Engine, the result page came with links of different sites containing similar dishes (looked almost same) but with different names. Although, the occurrence itself is not unusual, but today’s episode did make me think, how the entire …
‘Saving’, the word that we middle class Indians learn, if not the first one but one of the first for sure. Fortunately or unfortunately, it is not only the word but also the deep meaning of saving that we have been made to understand and the associated hardships, if not befriending the idea of saving …
The excitement was at its zenith and the imagination at its peak. I was unable to hold myself with the thought of executing these dream-like laces in the pan. Not only the beauty of my prospective masterpiece was inspiring, but also the simplicity and ease of the task were stimulating my emotions. And I had …
In my last post ‘Doi Potol’, I have mentioned about the importance of ‘balance of taste’. The very dish ‘Doi Potol’ also combines and balances multiple tastes like savoury, sweet, sour and becomes a delicious gastronomical experience. However, one of the important taste the dish gives a miss is ‘bitter’. And so is the case …
Food, Cooking, Kitchen, Taste, Blah, Blah, Blah… For some people these words are no more than chore to keep oneself going. For majority, day in day out it is just a small world or small thing in the hundreds of important things that need to be taken care of. But, as I take conscious effort …
Plan or Surprise! Sometimes I wonder, which one between these two actually puts a direction to our life. They say planning is the key to lead a successful life. From the day one, our elders set the path for us that we are supposed to follow. And as we grow, we start taking reins in …
I have always observed, everytime when me and my husband start chatting about our childhood days, a surprising spark appears in his eyes. Probably he can also see the same spark in my eyes. We love to talk about the houses we lived in. How rain patter made sound on our tin roofs. How we …
Desire. Which means a strong emotion of longing for some person or object or outcome. The emotion that does not know any limit. The emotion that pushes our boundaries. The emotion that also expands our possibilities. It was nothing but the desire to marry Juliet that made young Romeo lose his life. It is the …