Recipe

Niramish Mangsho Niramish mangsho or vegetarian mutton curry would sound like an oxymoron to most. But not to meat-loving Bengalis, who found a way of offering to gods – a mutton curry cooked sans onion and garlic and thus labelled as ‘vegetarian mutton curry’. The roots of this dish go

About the Book Soon after her fortieth birthday, Shubha starts receiving monthly letters with traditional Bengali recipes from a mysterious lady in Calcutta claiming to be her grandmother. Drawn by the nostalgia in the letters and lured into the delicious world of forgotten food, Shubha starts experimenting with the recipes.

‘When I have to digest a blow, I turn to mashed potatoes…’ Opinions about mashed potatoes are divided: people love or hate them. My men belong to the second category; I love mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes render life soft for a little while – no conflict, no hard edges. When

Another favourite of ours growing up, this great little snack takes 5 mins to whip together. Once made, refrigerate and cut slices whenever hungry. It lasts for a week or two if stored in an airtight box.  Ingredients 300 g Marie biscuits 1 tin condensed milk 3 tbsp cocoa powder

Brownies are so intertwined with my life that they are a part of me, my identity, my childhood, my youth and my entire adult life. I am sometimes introduced as ‘Mumbai’s Brownie Queen’… My brownie history is as much Mum’s story as it is mine. It was nearly 25 years