Bengali News
A dash of nolen gur in gourmet desserts
Bengal’s winter speciality may be winning over chefs and diners around the world but it’s facing existential threats at home
5 min read26 Feb 2022A love letter to Bengal’s peeyaj koli
The humble onion scape—the flowering stalk of onions—is one of Bengal’s most loved vegetables, adding a delicious flavour and texture to winter meals
7 min read9 Dec 2021What Padma Lakshmi gets wrong about Bengali food
The renowned food show host wrote a column that said Bengali cuisine relies ’heavily’ on seafood and coconut. It doesn’t
2 min read30 Aug 2021The many ’shuktos’ of Bengal
One of the most iconic dishes of the Bengali kitchen is a distinctly bitter stew made with a medley of vegetables: the shukto. But, there is no one way to make food laced with sentimentality
5 min read8 Jun 2021The unsung recipes with ‘urad dal’
Beyond idli, vada and dosa, this nutrient-rich lentil is used in podis, kanjis and laddoos
4 min read17 Apr 2021Start the Nobo Borsho feast with a roshomalai recipe
The Bengali new year is dedicated to a variety of fish, rice and sweet dishes
4 min read15 Apr 2021Why ’jhola gur’ is like liquid gold
The date palm syrup’s exquisite flavour and seasonality makes it every Bengali’s winter obsession
5 min read18 Jan 2021Unpacking ’bhog-er khichuri’ on Durga Puja
Bhog and Durga Puja are entwined. At a time when one can’t hop over to a pandal to dig into festive specialties, food delivery menus are bringing home the signature ’bhog-er khichuri’. But, is this dish really what they claim to be?
4 min read24 Oct 2020Tall tales from Bengal
A new anthology of pulp fiction shines a light on a less-known corner of Bengali literature
2 min read14 Dec 2018Food for the bride and groom
From a whole fish to milk, deep fried puris and all manner of sweets, food has a deeply symbolic role in Indian wedding rituals
6 min read2 Dec 2018Popular Topics
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