Chicken & Egg Puffs: From Calcutta & Bangalore to Copenhagen

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.

Bright winter, late lunch & adda

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

My 5 from 2021: Entertainment, Books & Sports

What caught my attention - movies, audio-stories, books and sports? All in a snapshot.

เฆถเงเฆญ เฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงŸเฆพ

เฆธเฆ•เฆพเฆฒเง‡ เฆ˜เงเฆฎ เฆฅเง‡เฆ•เง‡ เฆ‰เฆ เง‡, เฆ†เฆงเง‹ เฆ˜เงเฆฎ เฆšเง‹เฆ–เง‡, เฆœเฆพเฆจเฆฒเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเฆฐเงเฆฆเฆพ เฆนเฆพเฆฒเฆ•เฆพ เฆธเฆฐเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆšเง‹เฆ–เง‡ เฆชเฆกเฆผเฆฒเง‹ เฆฏเง‡ เฆ†เฆธเงเฆคเง‡ เฆ†เฆธเงเฆคเง‡ เฆšเฆพเฆฐเฆฟเฆชเฆพเฆถเง‡เฆฐ เฆ†เฆฒเง‹เฆ•เฆธเฆœเงเฆœเฆพ เฆ–เงเฆฒเง‡ เฆจเง‡เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆนเฆšเงเฆ›เง‡เฅค เฆชเฆพเฆกเฆผเฆพเฆฐ เฆฒเฆพเฆ‰เฆกเฆธเงเฆชเฆฟเฆ•เฆพเฆฐ เฆจเฆฟเฆถเงเฆšเงเฆช, เฆฏเง‡เฆจ เฆ•เงเฆฒเฆพเฆจเงเฆค เฆนเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆ•เงเฆทเฆพเฆจเงเฆค เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฆ›เง‡ เฆชเฆพเฆเฆš เฆฆเฆฟเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆถเง‡เฆทเง‡เฅค เฆธเฆ•เฆพเฆฒเฆŸเฆพ เฆ†เฆœ เฆฌเฆ›เฆฐเง‡เฆฐ เฆ…เฆจเงเฆฏเฆฆเฆฟเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆฎเฆคเง‹เฅค เฆธเฆฌ เฆฏเง‡เฆจ เฆฅเฆฎเฆ•เง‡ เฆฆเฆพเฆเฆกเฆผเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆชเฆกเฆผเง‡เฆ›เง‡ เฆ…เฆฅเฆš เฆ˜เฆกเฆผเฆฟเฆฐ เฆ•เฆพเฆŸเฆพ เฆเฆ—เฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆšเฆฒเง‡เฆ›เง‡, เฆธเฆฎเฆฏเฆผ เฆ—เฆกเฆผเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆ†เฆธเฆ›เง‡, เฆฌเฆฟเฆฆเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฆฌเง‡เฆฒเฆพเฆฐเฅค เฆฆเฆถ เฆฆเฆฟเฆจเง‡เฆฐ เฆนเฆ‡เฆนเงเฆฒเงเฆฒเง‹เฆกเฆผ เฆถเง‡เฆทเง‡, … Continue reading เฆถเงเฆญ เฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงŸเฆพ

Yeh Karim’s Hain Meri Jaan

โ€œThere will not be peace unless access to the kebab is universal.โ€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

The makers of the Gods – Kumartuli, Kolkata

September is here and along with it, the Kolkata sky and the wind becomes the harbinger of the best time of the year for us, Bongs - Durga Puja. With each passing week in September, you will find the pandals are being constructed around the city and everyone is preparing to welcome Mother Goddess. So … Continue reading The makers of the Gods – Kumartuli, Kolkata