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Fish Curry in Mustard Gravy when complimented with steam rice is the perfect comfort food to be had in winter afternoons. This is one of my favourite fish curries prepared the Bengali way. There are several other methods of preparing absolutely delicious fish curries in Bengal, but the one with mustard gravy tops the list.

You can prepare this gravy for almost any kind of fish from Ilish, Katla, Paabda, Bhetki, Paarshey – the works! This is how my mom makes it and I’m [More...]

Being a Bengali, it is but obvious that I love fish and thanks to my all my travels, I developed a taste for the fresh Mandeli fish (not dried) in [More...]

Living alone and working doesn’t leave you much time for personal work, let alone taking a look at your kitchen. While most of us eat out, some prefer keeping stock at home that is easy on their pocket and tummy. However, food items stored for long periods need [More...]

I decorated the fish tank with colorful pebbles and aquatic plants. My friend, who had a keen interest in keeping fish as pets and fish tanks, advised that I should clean the tank every three to four days. Since the fish were tiny and were kept in a small tank, the cleaning wouldn’t be a [More...]