The Bengali kitchen owes much of its vibrancy to the spices that define its identity. Mustard seeds, mustard oil, and poppy ...

Makar Sankranti, known as Poush Sankranti in Bengal, is a harvest festival celebrated with traditional fervour and a ...

Celebrate the first weekend of the year with delectable dishes and quality time with your loved ones. Head to Usha for a mix ...

Payesh is an essential part of any Bengali birthday celebration. Nolen Gurer Rasogolla is one of Kolkata's most famous desserts. Plus, the gur or jaggery makes this dish more of a wintertime treat ...

Jaggery is used in sweets like payesh and nolen gur sandesh in Bengali festivals. It is an essential component in festive rituals and feasts because of its association with auspiciousness and ...

Aamon in Bengali is a reference to the June-July period ... “We used to cook rice and make payesh (rice pudding) and urge people to taste it just to promote these varieties,” says Mahato.

Shape the ingredients into tiny, spherical balls after letting them cool slightly. Made with rice, milk, and jaggery, Khejur Gurer Payesh is a delicious Bengali dish that perfectly reflects winter ...

Her khejurer gurer payesh (rice pudding with date jaggery), a dessert that ... She shares a favourite line from Bengali poet Kaliprosanna Ghosh, "Ekbar na parle dekho shotobar," which roughly ...

The legends say that this sweet dish was served as part of the evening snacks in the palace of emperor Ashoka. The Bengali payesh too is believed to be more than 2000 years old. The payox prepared in ...

Bangladesh's Supreme Court has put a hold on a High Court verdict that declared "Joy Bangla" as the country's national slogan. This phrase, popularised by Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ...

The sweet makers of Sherpur are overjoyed as their century-old traditional dessert, locally known as "Chhanar Payesh", has been officially recognised as a Geographical Indication (GI) product.