In the current context, where food adulteration is a common phenomenon, perhaps consuming seasonal fruits, in their right season, is as safe as we can be from toxic chemical preservatives. They are also cheaper and as the years go round, makes sure that the taste buds don't get bored.

Food is one of the most significant aspects in any Bengali celebration. Breakfast till dinner, the menu can range from Luchi/puri, pitha, sandesh to parathas, vegetable or meat curries, khichuri -dim, pulao and chicken roast.

Knead together flour, semolina, salt and ghee with warm water to make stiff dough. Keep covered for thirty minutes. Divide the dough into twenty balls. Chop green chillies and coriander leaves. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Then add mincemeat and sauté till half cooked. Add a little water, as required, to prevent charring.

Crush the garlic and chilli into a fine paste. In a sauce pan, mix sugar, vinegar, water, garlic, chillies and salt. Cook the sauce mixture on low heat until sticky or for about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it cool down.

A Gujarati dish made from roasted and cooked broken wheat, Lapsi is sweetened with extra sugar and pleasantly flavoured with cardamom powder. Roasting the broken wheat in ghee gives lapsi a rich brown colour, an intense aroma, and rich flavour.

Ask any med student, and they will all agree that the knee is probably the most complex joint in the body. As a matter of fact most of the people who take up my course come with problems related to weak knees, or injury. Others suffer back aches that originate from their knees, although they do not even realise it.

Soft drinks and fastfood raise cholesterol and blood sugar levels. A glass of korola juice a day, keeps blood sugars low and bad cholesterol away. Still not convinced? Do not cry when you are 40 and need insulin shots.

The best thing about salad leaves or lettuce, is that they are a universal favourite from children to the elderly of the family. And for some children, it is the only way to make them eat greens sans the coercion. Not only is this a super crunchy and juicy meal, but it is also packed with minerals and nutrients that our bodies need.

Khazana is offering their guests with special Opar Bangla Mahabhoj for lunch & dinner. Celebrity chef Panchali Dutta of Hangla Hneshel is now serving up Opar Bangla Cuisine at Khazana. She will be showcasing her cooking skills to celebrate Nabo Borsho. Feel your taste buds getting tantalised with dishes from Nawab of Murshidabad to Thakur Bari to lost vegetarian food “goynabori.” Hold your breath and

Be it standing on the top floor of Bashundhara City or spying on a spider high on the bathroom wall, or even avoiding your relative's unusually small lift— deep down you know you are afraid. These fears that feed on you are phobias, which have names and their strange games.

Classic Bengali fish biryani is enough to make one's mouth water. There is an interesting story behind this Bengali delicacy. Biryani in Bengal evolved from Lucknow when the last Nawab of Awadh was exiled to

In search of sushi, a group of six friends would always end up on the 'other side' of Dhaka. Their common love for the gastronomy world, specifically pan Asian/Asian fusion food led to the realisation that Dhanmondi lacked a descent eatery that offered the authentic flavours of Thai, Vietnamese, and Japanese cuisine.

That naturally means lots of exposure to the outside environment. While there is plenty to be excited about with Baishakh, one thing is not; the summer heat!

Being a festival of colour and new beginnings, it is no surprise that you want even the nitty-gritty details of your Pahela Baishakh to be perfect. From the right outfit, to the right home decor, to the ideal food — the list is endless! Yet, as we loom closer to the most anticipated event in the Bengali calendar, the mental to-do list seems more daunting by the minute.

Those who can recall the decade of the '80s, a time when entertainment primarily came in the form of BTV, Bangladesh Betar and nothing more, the government sponsored campaigns on health, hygiene and other social issues, which were enough to put us youngsters to sleep way before bedtime.

Come summer, it's time to stock up on pickles! So, don't lose this opportunity to add a jar of lip-smacking pickle to your store.

Ingredients 3 cups basmati rice, cooked 200gm vermicelli

After those mandatory, and somewhat annoying morning stretches in the 7th grade, most of us have not looked back to giving our limbs some freedom.

There are three core muscles in the abdominals: the transverse, the rectus and the internal and external obliques. In pilates, this core is referred to as the Power House. The power house is made up of three sets of muscles”

Mix fish, egg, and cold water in a food processor and blend them together until the mixture turns sticky. Put the fish mix in a mixing bowl. Add curry paste, kaffir lime leaves, long beans, sugar, and salt to the mixing bowl and mix all ingredients together into sticky dough. Heat oil in a wok on high heat. Turn to low heat when the oil reaches frying temperature.