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Muri Chire Bhaja

Muri Chire Bhaja

My dad’s staple evening snack with his favourite cup of darjeeling tea is “Muri” (Puffed Rice) and sometimes “Muri Chire Bhaja” (A mixture of roasted puffed rice, flattened rice, peanuts & spices). And some memories are so nostalgic that it pushes us to relive them. 

Bottle Gourd with Shrimp Curry/ (Lau Chingri)

Bottle Gourd with Shrimp Curry/ (Lau Chingri)

Generally speaking, there is an inherent advantage of growing up close to a water body. Guess what? Fish & Shrimp! I grew up in a little town on the banks of river Hooghly (a tributary of river Ganges which you might be more familiar with).