Bengali cuisine is known for its delicate balance of flavours, subtle use of spices, and a deep respect for fresh, seasonal ingredients.
With Sawan just around the corner, many households are planning meals without onion and garlic. If you're looking to refresh your festive menu, we've got you covered.
Jackfruit is one of India's most versatile ingredients, moving effortlessly between savoury and sweet. Used both raw and ripe, Jackfruit finds a place in regional kitchens across the country in remarkably different forms.
Whether it's adding richness to festive desserts or lending silkiness to everyday meals, malai brings an unmistakable depth of flavour to a dish, lifting it into the realm of the scrumptious.
It took years and years to bump into a green banana and learn how to eat it.
'My preparation for Shorshe Pomfret is a version of a traditional Bengali-style fish in mustard gravy. I used a medium-large pomfret and made a thin gravy out of it. It is best relished with hot steamed rice.'
Each of these photographs tells a powerful story through the universal language of food!
Recipes that we learned from our Mothers are almost sacred for us, especially when we no longer have them with us anymore. Here are 14 wonderful Mummy recipes Our Mummies often don't write their recipes down but every time our Ammas make a particular dish, it's more spectacular than the last time they made it! Without doubt, right? We were fortunate to get a few of our Ammis to jot down how she made a certain oh-so-yummy preparation
All of India gets ready for the mid-winter harvest festival, turning out laddoos, Pongal, Puran Poli and other endless delights.
Utilising banana leaves in cooking is a technique used for centuries across India and other parts of the world too
Ghanta Tarkari is a classic Odia dish prepared using a mix of seasonal vegetables, often cooked in large batches and shared with family and neighbours.
Asha Bhosle, the legendary playback singer, had a lifelong passion for cooking, which she considered a stress reliever and a way to connect with loved ones.
TasteAtlas, the online global food guide, has just released its list of top stews. Many Indian dishes make it to this compilation.
From coastal rasois to hill homes, festive dishes are usually special to a family and so are the grand meals that families gather for and sit down to eat either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day.
Phirni can taste astoundingly good with nutritious black rice.
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
Leafy greens are an essential part of Indian cooking, showing up in everyday meals as well as in unique regional specialities.
Try your hand at yummy dry fry Mangaluru clams. Or attempt this delicious Bengali preparation of prawns with taro leaves.
Panta Bhaat, which is eaten every morning for breakfast, seems to be taking over the world!
Rajbaris are a link to Bengal's rich past, of grand mansions, classical fine dining, and allow guests to be pretend zamindars for those few hours or days that they stay.
Spice up your home menus preparing a creamy prawn curry and Bengali-style potatoes.
Bethica unusually uses brown poha and green bananas to make crispy vadas.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
Chitrita Banerji's new book, Bengali Cooking, takes readers into the kitchens of West Bengal and Bangladesh through the changing seasons. And if it starts to rain, nothing matters more to the Bengali palate than the hilsa fish and the many ways it can be consumed.
Subhash Jana, executive chef at Swissotel Kolkata shares two traditional Bengali recipes.
This Muri Ghonto recipe has its origins in former East Bengal, present-day Bangladesh.
Bipasha Basu has a traditional Bengali baby shower.
Test your knowledge of Indian street food with this fun quiz!
Sharjah-based food blogger Bethica Das shares her recipe for the classic Rajasthani rice-based dessert.
Adore Dalmia Sayani offers her late father's favourite recipe.
Just 30 minutes and some basic ingredients are all you need to get this awesome basa capsicum dish, says reader Jayati Saha.
Explore ingredients that you may have never thought to use or need to use better.
