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A Night in the City

December 04, 2011

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A scene from Kailash Bose street, a cross street from my house in Kolkata. This was shot during the night of Kali Puja.

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Kolkata Chicken Biriyani

This is a culmination of extreme hard work, failures and research. We all love biriyani, but There are a number of tricks that could make the experience heavenly. Here's something that worked for me Ingredients: Chicken (~1 - 1.5 lbs) Basmati Rice( 1.5 cups) Yogurt(~3/4 cup) Potatoes(2-3 large cut into Half) Onion(1 large) Ginger Garlic paste(Homemade preferred , about 2 tablespoons) Ginger Garlic Juice(1 garlic and 2 small pieces of Ginger pasted with more water) Biriyani Masala(Homemade preferred) Turmeric(1 + 1 tablespoon) Kashmiri Red Chili powder(4 tbsp) Red Chili Powder(4 tbsp) Cashew Powder(10-12 cashews) Whole Cloves(4 pcs),Cardamom(4 pcs), Cinnamon(1 stick), Black Cardamom( 1pc), Mace(1 flower), Star Anise(1 pc) Ghee(3-4 tbsp) Aloo Bukhara(Dired plums 4-5 pcs) Saffron (3-4 strands) Whole milk(1 tbsp) Heavy Cream(1 tbsp) Khowa Kheer kewara(~ 5 tsp) Rose Water(~ 3tsp) Meetha Atar(~ 5 drops) Oil(I use a mix of Veg, Mustard and Ghee ~ 1 cup) food color(optional but gives a nic

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Dishes : https://apple.news/A_L4wJvIbRpOMs4GZ7dY5mg Desserts : https://apple.news/AQ8LdhdaTSvqMqSlmAJKFWA

Bubbles...

A street Peddler selling soap bubble toys, was in display of his product near Soumen Mitra's Kali Puja pandal in North Kolkata. The bubbles were in full flow oblivious to the throng around them. They signify the life in the city

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A Night in the City

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