Posto Sorshe Lau Shak Bhape (Bottle Gourd Leaves Steamed with Poppy Seeds): Vegan Bengali Recipe
About this post: Lau Shak Bhape (steamed Bottle Gourd) is one unique and old recipe from Bengal. Tender stems and leaves of Bottle gourd (Lau Shak) is used to prepare this dish. If you are a fan of eating morning glory in Thailand (or South East Asia), thou shalt dig into the plate for this […]
After the Lockdown is Over: Indian Travel Bloggers Share their FAVORITE Destinations from India
About this blog: India is slowly coming out of the limbo named lock-down. A few places (example Rajasthan) has started to welcoming tourists. Flights are slowly frequenting the azure blue monsoon sky of Indian airspace. We are yet to open international boundary. The great Indian railway is slowly opening up. Guests are eloquently looking at […]
Mitra Cafe Styled Bhetki Fish Fry Recipe from Kolkata and other Stories
About this blog: A tried and tested easy recipe of Calcutta Style Fish Fry and a few stories of eating fish fries around the globe. You can not go to Kolkata and not eat Fish Fry. The breadcrumb coated deep fried Calcutta Bhetki fish fillet is a thing of pride and nostalgia for the city […]
Splash of Color in Lockdown Life: My Prized Dhakai Saree
This is part 1 of the series called Garden of Eden. In Garden of Eden, I plan to experiment with the sarees I have and the landscaped garden where I stay! This is a lookbook of a yellow Dhaikai saree. When I send pictures of what we cooked on the weekend to home, I practiced […]
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মালয়েশিয়া ভ্রমণ: আপনার প্রয়োজনীয় জিনিসগুলি কী তা জেনে রাখুন! Listen to all previous travel podcast here. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read the disclosure post. If you have liked the article, you may support it by buying using these links without any extra cost to you. Let’s stay connected on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter! You may also consider joining my mailing […]
Looking back: Traveling to Kashmir in 2012 (The Typical Bengali Group Tours)
Back in 2012, we traveled to Kashmir with family. My parents, the brother and moi. I was in early twenties. Kashmir was enjoying a peaceful pause. There was a earthquake in Kolkata during our stay and the tremor was felt in the whole of north India. We got the news at the high of Gulmarg. […]
Rethinking Travels in the Post Covid World with Manjulika Pramod
We are living in a strange world. I would have laughed out loud if you would have said this before, that the world would be stopped, locked inside a room… People would die from a virus attack… Economy shall stall… but truth is stranger than fiction and we the millennial are living through one of […]
Lau Patay Mora Macher Dimer Paturi: Fish roe steamed in Gourd Leaves
In case your fish has come home with a stomach full off roes, which is normal in the monsoon season, you are up for an exquisite treat! Gather some coconut, mustard and an edible leaf. Banana leaf will do too! And steam it. You Patui is ready to be devoured! Read all my recipe here: […]
9 Community Tourism Initiatives in Europe are opening a New Normal in Sustainable Practice
About this blog: A handful of community tourism experience which stems out of beautiful and immersive local culture of Europe’s oft-overlooked provinces. If you are looking for meaningful, sustainable travel experiences in Europe, they must make it to your list. With Europe gradually opening doors to tourists and the world seemingly having learnt the necessary […]
Top 25 Indian Recipes which will Remind you of India Travel!
Cooking Indian food is a delightful experience. Here are a handful of easy to cook at home Indian recipes. They will take you from North to South and east to west with a wide array of flavours and spices. “Ghraneno Ardhobhojonang”, as the Sanskrit Shloka goes, “Here, half of the meal is bestowed on you […]