by Dipali Bhasin | Oct 12, 2020 | Food
“One reason to bake bread is to fill your kitchen with that aroma. Even if the bread turns out badly, the smell of its baking never fails to improve a hour or mood. people trying to sell their homes are often advised to bake a loaf of bread before showing it....
by Dipali Bhasin | Mar 18, 2019 | Food, Recipes
The festival of colours, Holi brings to mind the burst of colours in the air, the squealing as water is splashed on someone, the laughter that rings in the air, the Holi anthem “Rang Barse” that is played in every car, house and farmhouse and of course,...
by Dipali Bhasin | Apr 20, 2018 | Food, Recipes
Did you know that dals were virtually unknown in ancient Bengali cuisine? This is one stark difference between the ancient and contemporary foods of Bengal. The superabundant supply of fish, thanks to its terrain meshed with rivers, delayed the use of pulses as a rich...
by Dipali Bhasin | Oct 9, 2017 | Food, Recipes
If there’s one Bollywood movie I can watch a hundred times besides Sholay, it is Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Do you remember the Karwa Chauth scene in which Raj finally gives Simran the first sip of water to break her fast? And as he feeds her her first morsel...
