The magic world of books

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.  ~Charles W. Eliot I dont know when and how I had entered the unfathomable world of books and reads but it was quite early days. Those times it was not the so called "books and novels", but light reading of Champak, and comics "Billu", "Chacha Choudhary" and "Pinki"s. Ma wanted me to read the ones which were in Bengali or English but I always preferred the Hindi ones. Our train journeys...

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Tomato stuffed

I am not in the mood of writing much today.. So here goes just the recipe. You need: A few tomatoes, preferably round ones Boiled Potatoes, grated ginger , chopped coriander and chillies, sweet corn if you like Scoop out the center pulp. You may use the pulp in any other recipes. Mash the boiled potatoes , add sweet corn, chillies , ginger, coriander, salt and a little chaat masala. You can replace potato with grated paneer. Fill in the tomatoes. Place in an oil smeared microwaveable plate. Season a little with salt and black...

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Spring onion paratha with mint chutney

So the hot summer with long sunny days are around the corner. In Texas summers are every much like the ones we have in North India, except for the fact that they are very dry with very little humidity. Its the time of the year when we like to stay indoors during the day and come out only when the sun has bid a goodbye. We love to devour cool drinks and light lunch and dinners. The mint and coriander chutneys, raw mangoes and lassi make their way to kitchen. So one fine evening we decided to have a nice light dinner packed with nutrition....

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At the end of Day. In the land of Dreams ..দিনের শেষে ঘুমের দেশে ..

Sun is breaking across the snow capped Kanchenjunga, throwing its first rays into the sleepy town of Ghum. So aptly named, Ghum(ঘুম "sleep" in Bengali) , this beautiful town of North Bengal is ever so sleepy. Mou had come with Sagar just after their marriage some 30 years back. They were completely enchanted by the beautiful tea gardens, the meandering Teesta, the serenity of the town and the innocence of the people. Sagar and Mou decided to come back and take root in this town in the evenings of their lives. The evening...

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