Tag: bengali food

Begun Basanti

Begun Basanti

Like every other aspect of our lives and personalities, our mothers have a deep influence on our tastes and culinary preferences. My mom is the reason why I am so enamored by Bengali cuisine. Every other day I had a chance to enjoy various versions 

Striped Bass Fish in Bengali style curry

Striped Bass Fish in Bengali style curry

Fish curry sounds like home to most Bengalis. My mother was very much of an ‘Edeshi’ girl who got married into a typical ‘Bangal’ household. Well, ‘Edeshi’ or ‘Ghoti’ means people originating from the western part of Bengal (West Bengal), ‘Bangals’ being the ones from