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Chaal Kumro Chingri: Ash Gourd with Shrimp

Chaal Kumro Chingri: Ash Gourd with Shrimp

  I never knew some twenty years back when I sat by the window seat of Air India, looking out of that tiny window at the vast expanse of the universe , already missing home, that I would be cooking Chaal Kumro Chingri sitting in 

Dimer Jhol: Bengali Style Light Egg Curry

Dimer Jhol: Bengali Style Light Egg Curry

    Hard boiled eggs are cooked in a light, soup like fragrant sauce.  Just from the sound of it, I smell  the strong aroma of ginger and also a lot of nostalgia.  

Mangsho-r Halka Jhol: Light and Easy Mutton Curry

Mangsho-r Halka Jhol: Light and Easy Mutton Curry

  The light, soupy and mild mutton curry featured in our lunch menu one afternoon. Tenderly laced with spices and cooked until the tender meat falls off the bones, the “Halka Mangshor Jhol” summons nostalgic yearnings for me.  

Fennel Flavored Chicken Curry

Fennel Flavored Chicken Curry

    Yet another Chicken Curry. This time the usual one, but redolent with the aroma of fennel. The tiny fennel seeds waved the wands and transformed an everyday chicken curry to something quite fascinating. As I write this post, the air in my home