Author: Minakshie Das Gupta
Bunny Gupta/Jaya Chaliha
Painter/Illustrator/Animator: Utpal Basu
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 1995/15
Language: English
Pages: 403
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0140469729
Description
A Treasury of Recipes from pavement to palace. But this book is much more than a cookery book - - it is a culinary chronicle of travelers and traders who built the city that Job Charnock founded.
Calcutta's chronicle began on a hot, wet August afternoon in 1690 when a hungry Charnock climbed off his ship on to the steps of a muddy ghat. The river was the Hooghly and the place Sutanati. . .
The story of Calcutta is told by three food lovers - - the late gourmet chef and author of 'Bangla Ranna', Minikshie Das Gupta, and feature writers Bunny Gupta and Jaya Chaliha - - who have collected recipes from all over the world.
Many of these are family secrets of Calcuttans who have recreated Armenian, Jewish, Arabian, European, Chinese and Tibetan dishes with a distinct Calcutta flavor. Through over two hundred tried and tested recipes ranging from the delicious Bengali Chingri Maacher Malai Curry to the biryani and kebabs of Kabul, and the Temperado, Vindaloo and Sorpotel of Goa, Calcutta unfolds as a gourmet's paradise.
CONTENTS: Unlidding the Pot / Dos and Don'ts / A History of Philosophy of Food / Rangla Ranna / Dastar Khwan / Firinghee Flavours / Bawarchee Khana / Oodles of Noodles / A Cosmopolitan Jigsaw / Table Turn / Table of Foods + Glossary + Index
AUTHORS: Minakshie Das Gupta's flair for cooking and culinary skills were hereditary. Her grandmother and mother are still remembered as great cooks. Her much acclaimed book, 'Bangla Ranna;' was the first collection of Bengali and Anglo-Indian recipes presented in a scientific format. She died in 1994 and 'The Calcutta Cookbook' was the culmination of a lifetime of interest in food from all over the world.
Bunny Gupta and Jaya Chaliha are free-lance journalists and writers. Bunny is also a teacher and an innovative cook. Jaya works with craftspersons and underprivileged women and children. They have been writing together for over a decade. They enjoy and love the cosmopolitan flavor of Calcutta.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Unlidding the Pot
Dos And Don'ts
CHAPTER 1
A History and Philosophy of Food
CHAPTER 2
Bangla Ranna
CHAPTER 3
Dastar Khwan
CHAPTER 4
Firinghee Flavours
CHAPTER 5
Bawarcheekhana
CHAPTER 6
Oodles of Noodles
CHAPTER 7
A Cosmopolitan Jigsaw
CHAPTER 8
Tables Turn
Table of Foods
Glossary
Index