Tag: bengal

Chola Mix – a ring from the past…

Chola Mix – a ring from the past…

Late afternoon – a few jingle of the  Ghungroo/Ghungur ( Images of  Ghungroo) & a holler ” Garam Chanachur” (Hot Spicy Mix) ,would draw all the kids in the neighborhood out of their front door to the iron grilled entrance gates of their houses, the 

Chingri Maacher Malaikari: Jumbo Prawns cooked in Spiced Coconut Cream

Chingri Maacher Malaikari: Jumbo Prawns cooked in Spiced Coconut Cream

    Chingri  Maacher Malaikari is a signature dish from Bengal. Golda Chingri or jumbo prawns are cooked in a spiced creamy sauce made with thick coconut milk.  I have grown up in this East Indian State (West Bengal), having to eat (and loving every