Stood in queue for half an hour to get hold of the now viral patishaptas from Mishtimukh, Kasba and it was worth every second spent waiting. Got some back home and I kid you not my backpack was smelling of ghee and nolen gur all throughout my journey back home in the metro!

Chinese New Year celebrations at Tiretti Bazaar, Kolkata- the oldest China Town in India and the birthplace of Indo-Chinese food.

Follow up to my earlier post, here's a snippet of the integral lion and dragon dance from the Chinese New Year celebrations at Tiretti Bazaar.

Chinese New Year celebrations at Tiretti Bazaar, Kolkata- the oldest Chinatown in India and the birthplace of Indo-Chinese food. [OC]

Chinese New Year Celebration 🐍

Gaan ta Kolkatar kothay shoot hoyeche?

Chinese New Year celebrations in and around Tiretti Bazaar today.

old footage of Mumbai's tram system in service. (from r/TransitIndia)

Two plates of Kochuri-Sabji, two samosas, piping hot nolen gur/plain roshogollas and chai-All for Rs. 180! 😄 Sunday dinner done right from a popular shop in Kolkata.

Getting into the weekend mode with some homemade kolkata style biriyani. Happy weekend everyone!

Celebrating Makar Sankranti with some bengali style patishapta and tamil style chakkara pongal. 🪁

Mayer banano phulko koraishutir kochuri, amar banano biye barir alur dom aar babar banano chicken chaap for a fun weekend dinner.

Weekend cooking by the family- Koraishutir Kochuri (peas kachori) made by mom, Kolkata style chicken chaap & khade masale ka paneer by dad, bengali wedding style alur dom & mushroom galaouti by me. ☺️

Thought of celebrating NYE by cooking at home instead of ordering in, ended up spending whole eve in the kitchen 🤡

Aaj maine khaya- stuffed aloo basket in masaledaar palak.

Christmas Eve in Bandra.

বড়দিনে খুশি থাকার ছোট প্রয়াস।

Merry Christmas 🎄

Christmas Eve Dinner

Some quick cheesy stuffed tandoori aloo and paneer tikka.

My humble little Christmas setup to bring in the festivities. Happy Holidays everyone! 😊

Aaj maine khaya, piping hot Kosha Mangsho directly out of the cooker. 🤤

Made and ate some Bengali Prawn Paturi. (Mustard fish cooked in banana leaves).

It happens only in Kolkata! Erokomi jeno thaake sobsomoy :)

Piping hot kheer mohan or flattened roshogolla at a sweet shop in Kalighat, Kolkata. This sweet is offered to the goddess at the Kalighat Temple.