Reminiscing Republic Day celebration at school and how we celebrate now as grown ups. Also talking about some interesting observations made in the day.
Tag: Blogs
We visited Karunamayi Kali Mandir/Amdanga Kalibari
Here’s our experience of visiting Karunamayi Kali Temple along with some guidance and pictures of the temple.
How to make Rosh Bora – Bengal’s lost delicacies
Rosh means syrup and Bora means fritter in Bengali. Basically Rosh Bora kind of a lentil fritter that is dipped into sugar syrup. It may look similar to gulab jamun, yet the flavor and texture is poles apart from that of gulab jamun. This recipe is also vegan and vegetarian friendly.
How to make Restaurant-style Paneer Butter Masala but HEALTHIER
Paneer Butter Masala is a North Indian cuisine made from Cottage Cheese (also known as Paneer in India) and a smooth and creamy, moderately spicy gravy. This is definitely a delight for the vegetarians. It tastes amazing with any sort of Indian bread like roti, chapati, naan, paratha and so on.
This Prawn Pulao can easily beat the best Chicken Biriyani! #246
Prawn Pulao is a beautiful blend of long grained fluffy rice and mildly spicy, semi-dry Prawn curry. Find out the Prawn Pulao recipe here.
How to make Malpua/Malpoa at home! #244
Malpua/Malpoa is a sweet treat that can be made with ingredients easily available in your kitchen. Following this recipe you can make malpua under 30 minutes.
Homestyle Biriyani Recipe that is finger-licking GOOD!! #242
Kolkata-style biriyani is a magic, the slow cooked meat melts in your moutht, yet the spice-infused big pieces of potatoes steal the slow!!
Kedarnath is the “Titanic” of Bollywood #237
Kedarnath is movie based on 2013 flash-flood in Uttarakhand that devastated the valley around age old Shiva temple Kedarnath temple. Mukku and Mansur’s story will bring tears to your eyes for sure.
How to Make Instant Jalebis at Home… #235
Nothing can beat the taste of crispy jalebis dipped in sugar syrup. Here’s an easy recipe for making instant jalebis, a classic Indian sweet.
Making Naan from SCRATCH is not Rocket Science! #234
Naan is a variant of Indian bread that goes well with almost everything! Here’s an easy recipe that my mom follows to make tasty Naans for us!
My Roommate thinks I am Google… #232
My roommate likes to ask all questions to me instead of googling them. I feel it’s very unlikely for a software engineer not to use Google on daily basis.
I was not surprised with De De Pyaar De #231
Ashish a guy in his 50s falls for Ayesha, a girl of 20. The story unveils how Ashish finds love after his failed marriage and parenthood.
Bala – A Journey from Baldness to Boldness #230
Bala is a Bollywood movie based on a guy named Bala, who is bald. This is ironic because he got this name because the beautiful hair he had once (Bal means ‘hair’ in hindi). The main characters of the movie are Bala played by Ayushman Khurana, Latika played by Bhumi Pednekar and Pari played by Yami Gautam.
My experience of Amphan, the super-cyclone #229
This is my experience of super cyclonic storm Amphan has hit coastal areas of West Bengal and Odissa in the month of May,2020.
The original story of Chokher Bali #226
“Chokher Bali” is a novel written by Rabindranath Tagore. Chokher Bali is about a young girl Binodini who found love again after her husband’s death in the most unexpected place- its about her journey from “Falling in love” to “Rising in love”.
Making Rosogolla/Rasgulla is easier than you thought #225
Rosogolla or Rasgulla is one of the most iconic Bengali sweets. While you can find them so easily in any corner of Bengal, it is equally hard to get them anywhere else in India in affordable price.
These sweets are like white balls made of cottage cheese, dipped in light sugar syrup. We attempted to make rosogolla at home a couple of times and now I am sharing the recipe for those who wanna try!
How to make the best recipe of Parwal/Potol – Sorshe Potol
Sorshe Potol is a Bengali style vegetable curry. Coconut and mustard paste can take an ordinary vegetable like potol/parwal to next level!
First time experience of “Work from Home” #217
On Day 5 Lock-down in India : Sharing my experience of doing “Work from Home” for the first time. Maintaining work in wori-hours is the main challenge now.
Palato, Hitech City ~ Restaurant Review #197
Palato is one of those restaurants I saw in several food bloggers feed and wanted to visit for long time. Finally I found a great deal on Dine-out and visited with my friends on a Friday night. what I learnt from the zomato reviews is that, it has quite a lot of varieties on its […]
Little Things – The Indian Web-series are changing the game #196
Little Things is an Indian Web-series starring Mithila Palkar as Kavya and Dhruv Sehgal as Dhruv. It’s buit around the young couple’s day-to-day life, struggles of relationship and work.
Family friendly Review of Fifty Shades Darker #195
Fifty Shades Darker is a romantic drama released in 2017 starring Dakota Johnson as Anastatia Steele and Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey. This is the sequel of the movie “Fifty Shades of Grey”.
The Lion King : Original Vs. Live Animation 2019 #194
The Lion King is an animated movie produced by Disney back in 1994. Disney decided to remake the movie in 2019 as a live action. After watching the new movie, here are my thoughts and reaction…
Love Per Square Foot – A Netflix Original Indian Film #193
Love Per Square Foot, a Romantic Drama and a Netflix original Indian film released in 2018. The movie is based on a love-story around buying a small flat! The cast includes Vicky Kaushal and Angira Dhar.
Article 15 ~ Is it too dark or too real for a movie? #192
Article 15, a Hindi Movie released in 2019 which shows the fight of an IPS officer to save a little girl and protect the law. The IPS Officer Ayan’s role is played by Ayushmann Khurrana.
Chokher Bali : Movie VS Netflix Adaptation #190
“Chokher Bali” is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore. Let’s compare the Netflix adaptation and movie based on the love-story of Binodini, the young widow.
My thoughts on the Movie, Maleficent #189
Maleficent a 2014 fantasy movie, starring Angelina Jolie as “Maleficent”. As Maleficent 2 will be soon in theater it is a good time watch the movie if you haven’t watched already!
Fidaa ~ Movie Review #188
Fidaa, a Telugu romantic comedy movie starrring Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi released in 2017.
Pihu ~ Movie Review #187
Pihu, a 2017 thriller movie shows a day of a 2 year old toddler Pihu whose mom committed suicide leaving her alone in the apartment.
Luka Chuppi ~ Movie Review #186
Luka Chuppi, released in 2019, a 2 hour long movie starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon. It is a light-hearted comedy on live-in relationship in India.
Swadesh Multicusine ~ Restaurant Review #185
Swardesh Multicusine Restaurant review, buffet menu and service.