Jilipi is a well-known accompaniment in the breakfast in any average Bengali household. But muger jilipi is not something really very common.…
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Barkaas- Mandi in Kolkata
by Indrajit Lahiri February 27, 2021Kolkata is known to be someplace, where Biryani is treated (almost) as a religion. We have biryani if we’re sad if we’re…
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Janai-er manohara and a confused identity
by Indrajit Lahiri January 2, 2021“Hmmm, good that you’re working on your sweets of Bengal… like it !!!” She spoke to me or was it a dream?…
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shankar’s fry gariahat
by Indrajit Lahiri December 10, 2020I am slightly confused with Shankar’s Fry. Should this come under the hidden gem category or the regular listing? It’s not as…
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How to identify a good Hilsa
by Indrajit Lahiri September 28, 2020Hilsa is something, which has moved from just being a fish to an object of desire. Seldom has any fish been the reason…
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Makhan Lal Moyra- one of the oldest sweet shop
by Indrajit Lahiri August 5, 2020If someone talks about the food culture of Kolkata, or rather Bengal, sweets are something that can claim the spotlight. I personally…
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Books for me in Coronavirus lockdown
by Indrajit Lahiri April 8, 2020I am writing this blogpost in such a time when forget restaurant food, you can’t even go out of your home. It’s…
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Tea room- Tea Board Dalhousie
by Indrajit Lahiri January 4, 2020We, at Kolkata, are crazy about tea and that’s no secret. Tea is like our DNA- the backbone of our morning or…
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Best food joints in Hyderabad
by Indrajit Lahiri September 23, 2019Best food in Hyderabad- this question let me to the Deccan power capital and this is my experience. God knows why, most…
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Telugu food Hyderabad- Kakatiya Mess and Ulavacharu
by Indrajit Lahiri September 1, 2019I know I am repeating myself, but Hyderabad food is so beyond Biryani. Yes, people there love biryani, but the regular Telugu…