Most Indians have a thing about overcast skies and fritters and chai. Deep fried goodness of flour coated vegetables, chillies, or fish is much loved on most days. But when it rains, this thing that we have for all things fritters takes a heady turn. Sort of like a dull, pleasing yearning. We crave for chai and pakode. I don’t know why, but we do. There is a warm comfort in holding a steamy cup of chai or the kashmiri Kehwa , indulging in the crunch of the fritter and watching the rain through the window or sitting …
Daab Chingri – Shrimp cooked in Tender Coconut
Let me amuse you with an easy to cook yet exotic dish. Daab chingri – Shrimp cooked in tender coconut. It looks as exotic as it tastes. Mellow taste of fresh coconut water, creamy tender coconut and the wood scented flavor of the coconut shell- It is a treasure house of exotic flavors. A long while ago, I was travelling for a work assignment to Kolkata (West Bengal, India). My then boss, who is a quintessential Bengali and a great foodie told me and my team to try this dish at “kewpie’s” in Kolkatta. Now I was …