Food – Honumans

Chicken & Egg Puffs: From Calcutta & Bangalore to Copenhagen

Jan 1, 2026 by Roy, posted in Baking, Bangalore, City, Food, Kolkata, Memories, Wise-words

Chicken puff takes me back to 90s Kolkata bakeries. Egg puff takes me back to early Bangalore mornings, PG life, and quick snacks with juice. Making them now in Copenhagen felt different. Less about getting it perfect, more about sharing the story and making puffs with my growing-up kid.

The Nizam’s Trio – Charminar, Biryani and Haleem

Jun 4, 2022Jun 6, 2022 by Roy, posted in Food, India, Travel

"Hyderabad - a city of pearls and world famous biryani" — Anonymous Pearls have never been in my list of priorities but the word "Biryani" casts such a magical spell on my senses, that some times, I do things beyond my imagination. Back in April, I happened to be in the city of Nawabs for … Continue reading The Nizam’s Trio – Charminar, Biryani and Haleem

Bright winter, late lunch & adda

Feb 20, 2022Feb 20, 2022 by Roy, posted in Baking, Dessert, Food, India, Kolkata, Recipes

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one hasn't dined well...Nobody But isn't it true? Good food along with dollops of good conversation and if with the closest friends, is always the best mood up-lifter.Yesterday was one such day. After an enforced embargo due to Omicron, we were raring for some rejuvenation and … Continue reading Bright winter, late lunch & adda

শুভ বিজয়া

Oct 16, 2021Oct 17, 2021 by Roy, posted in Baking, Bengal, City, Durga Puja, Food, India, Kolkata, Travel

সকালে ঘুম থেকে উঠে, আধো ঘুম চোখে, জানলার পর্দা হালকা সরিয়ে চোখে পড়লো যে আস্তে আস্তে চারিপাশের আলোকসজ্জা খুলে নেয়া হচ্ছে। পাড়ার লাউডস্পিকার নিশ্চুপ, যেন ক্লান্ত হয়ে ক্ষান্ত দিয়েছে পাঁচ দিনের শেষে। সকালটা আজ বছরের অন্যদিনের মতো। সব যেন থমকে দাঁড়িয়ে পড়েছে অথচ ঘড়ির কাটা এগিয়ে চলেছে, সময় গড়িয়ে আসছে, বিদায়বেলার। দশ দিনের হইহুল্লোড় শেষে, … Continue reading শুভ বিজয়া

Yeh Karim’s Hain Meri Jaan

Sep 26, 2021Sep 26, 2021 by Roy, posted in City, Food, India, Kolkata, Memories, Travel, Wise-words

“There will not be peace unless access to the kebab is universal.”Kofi Annan For the souls who swear by the luscious aroma of tender meat, smoked and charred in a grill or tandoor, Old Delhi's Karim's is one of those holy places where if one does not step his or her foot at least once, … Continue reading Yeh Karim’s Hain Meri Jaan