Dalma Kala hai is another classic old dish which goes into our heritage section of cringe recipes. I was searching for a…
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Here’s an age-old recipe of Chaalkumror Chhakka being given up for the benefit of scarecrows. Oh you didn’t see it ever used…
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I first tried this Fish Curry with Peas & Broad Beans in Sikkim. I had gone for a Vipassana meditation camp near…
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Shrimp Salad for Suspect X
by Melting Lemon Drop March 9, 2026Women’s Day beckons a different take on Shrimp Salad for Suspect X. Why can’t we just follow a simple recipe from any…
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Have you tried Lemon Rice before? Not very different from Poha. But there’s still some difference. Before culinary nazis murder me, let…
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Champaran Mutton Curry by Haima
by Melting Lemon Drop February 22, 2026Champaran Mutton Curry is a spicy Mutton dish slow cooked in an earthen pot. I tasted it for the first time at…
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Papaya Pineapple Chicken is going to be my own weird concoction. Can someone come up with a more fanciful name for this…
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Have you ever had Mouri Katla? I am a fish lover and must have had hundreds of preparations of Katla Fish which…
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Kath bel makha from a trip to Shantiniketan
by Melting Lemon Drop January 25, 2026I had kath bel makha as a child and on our trip to Shantiniketan, I remembered it. Kath bel (pronounced as koth…
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Lemon Cake in a Microwave- a Kitchen Experiment
by Melting Lemon Drop January 11, 2026Have you tried to bake a Lemon Cake in a Microwave? Ok, hold on. Why Lemon cake and why Microwave? A Lemon…
