If you have a hilsa cookout party planned this week and are looking for unique options, the smoked hilsa recipe is what you need. Succulent and Instagram-worthy, this recipe can be an elegant party st...

Ilish and shukto can be an elegant pairing and can offer an umami-rich flavour profile. While a classic shukto is a milky, veggie stew, some East Bengali recipes accommodate some piscine accents to th...

The fatty Aar/Aor or ​​Seenghala is a popular fish and a rich source of calcium and protein. The aar kosha is the perfect recipe for a monsoon lunch! Ingredients Aar fish: 500 gm Onion: 2 lar...

Fishy affair Sir — A crowded fish market was a sight that was once synonymous with Calcutta. Vendors perched atop raised platforms haggled with eagle-eyed customers even as they sliced differen...

“Most people in retail markets are now asking for hilsa because it’s a monsoon delicacy. So fishermen, too, prefer to catch hilsa than pomfret around this time. The mesh size of the nets f...

Where there is Bangali, there is fish. So why not a maachher soup? Boneless bekti, prawns and coconut milk — this soup is healthy and yummy. Ingredients Prawns (deveined): 200 g...

So the people kept coming. There was no place to sit, except when perhaps a bench was caught hold of or even balconies in neighbouring houses or just the pavement, which was always called “footp...

A huge number of fish have mysteriously died in the upstream stretch of the Najafgarh drain along the Delhi-Haryana border in the last few days, prompting the Delhi government to rush teams to the are...

According to an NKDA official, they hand out brown paper bags, degradable plastic bags that are made out of vegetable starch and clay pots to the shops in the market and the temporary stalls. Everyone...

It literally takes 15 minutes to make this version of steamed hilsa and you have the maacher raja on your plate in all its glory.  Recipe: Clean the ilish pieces and pat dry. Marinate them with...