Welcome to Bong Foodies!!!

Born in Bihar,spend the childhood in Delhi(7 full years),got to know the people in Bangladesh (3 years), and then spending the rest of the life in West Bengal.In a Bengali household I learnt one thing, Bengalis love to eat, feed others and cook (at least Bong women do). Of all the places, i found its only in Bengali culture to give a treat where u will have the pleasure to have all different types of non-veg, vegetables, bhajiaya, dals and of course sweet (we just cant live without that).

They love to eat and are maven in this matter, is proved by the fact that Kolkata is proliferating with all The Madras Tiffins, the Punjabi Dhabas, the Tibetan Delights, the Chinese Chow Chow and the italian sizzlers. No where else in India will you see such a fare. All other regions mostly are focused and stick to their cuisine but Kolkata has it all.

So growing up amongst this foodie state, it’s natural that I love to eat and to make my food dreams into reality. I get he ultimate solace in cooking, the comfort of the spices sputtering in the oil, the zephyr of the jeera & tejpata as they turn brown and the rich yellow of my turmeric gives me peace and makes me calm.

I start this blog as an acknowledgement to my Ma(anything dat u made,used to make my day),Thakuma(love her doi mach),Dida(what luvly macher tok u make),Monima (i miss ur Chilli Chicken) mom-in-law (can vouch on anything for ur dim narkel) and all the mashis-pishis, kakimas-jethimas who fed me well, fed me good all my years. This will be a humble collection of Bengali recipes and the food I cook representing Bengali Cuisine as I know it.

I want to pass on my legacy of Bengali food to everyone,who is a foodie by nature and a cook by passion through the smell and taste of Bangla cuisine.

This is also for all non-Bongs, to try out and sample the nuances of Bengali Cooking.

Many of my recipes might not be authentic bangla cuisine, as they have my experiments and innovations thrown in, but do go ahead and give them a try, and even u can continue your experiments on them and let me know. So welcome to my blog and have a feast...