Bedwin’s Signature Chicken Chaap
The memories of the special lunch-box of Biriyani and Chaap that I often sneaked into my house has been so deep in my memories, that I eventually succumbed to the temptation of making it at home the other day. The biriyani, I saved it for another time, but the Chicken Chaap was a show-stealer, and a dish that served my guests memories of my childhood. 1 whole skinned chicken weighing about 800 gms(cut into 4) 750 gms(a coffee mug and a half) hung curd Garlic paste(from about 4 whole garlic pods) Ginger paste ( from about two inches of the rhizome) Mace/Javithri powder(about 2 large...
Read MoreNostalgic Recommendations of an Extended Weekend at Kolkata
Now, although I possibly have more than one city that has been home for me in the last 15 years, there is only Calcutta(note-not Kolkata) that can instinctively have me recommend a list of things-to-do in an extended weekend. No Mumbai, nor Bangalore, nor cities in California or Florida can come close to the gushed feeling of nostalgia that envelopes me at the sound of Calcutta. In fact, when I have visitors in Bangalore, I am at a serious lack of ideas and suggestions to give them, if they ask me what they can possibly do in this city. Calcutta has come a long way to become Kolkata. My...
Read MoreLa Dolce Vita..@ Purnadas Road!
I grew up on a road, in Kolkata, that was a stone’s throw away from everything that makes Kolkata a food-lover’s paradise. Purnadas Road, was home to me for the more memorable growing years of my life, and when I look back to reasons and seasons that make me the lover of good-food that I am, I cant leave my home-street too far behind. For me, food and planning around food have always been the highlight of my life-primarily because Dad is the greatest avatar of a knowledgeable food-procurer (basically a quintessential Bengali!), and my Ma is the world’s greatest chef! My...
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