Bengali cuisine holds a special place in every food aficionado's heart. It is rich, versatile and never fails to surprise you with the flavours and aroma. Food in Bengal is unique to each season.

Makar Sankranti is around the corner, and it is that time of the year when festivity can be felt in the air. In Bengal, the festival of Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Poush Shankarnati, and to ...

Nonta bhapa pithe is a Bengali dish and is made during festivities and in winter. Savoury steamed rice flour dumplings can be consumed as part of any meal and the filling is a mix of spices with ...

Here we handpicked some of the best winter-special dishes from Bengal In Bengal, winter is synonymous to celebration. With picnics, parties, Christmas and winter vacation, people in Bengal are on a ...

Winter in Bengal is inseparable from the tradition of pitha-making, a craft passed down through generations, where simple ingredients like rice flour, coconut, milk, and molasses transform into ...

Dry roast the lentil until aromatic, approx 8-10 mins. Wash and pressure cook with water, ghee and cardamom. Whisk it to make a smooth paste. While the lentil paste is warm, add the rice flour and ...

As the city gets into festive mood with Makar Sankranti and gorges til gud, aromas of a different kind of traditional delicacies are wafting through the kitchens of Bengali households. For Bengali ...

For chef Koyel Roy Nandy of Kolkata’s Sienna Cafe and Store, Sankranti meant making pithe with the women of the household, where everyone sat together kneading and moulding the pithe while sharing ...