New Year 2022; the whole New Beginning, once again ? And Little late. Just a month behind I am. This was supposed to be my first post of December, 2021. Everything was planned, staged and shot accordingly. Then suddenly I wasn’t feeling to be on social media anymore. I had to hit the pause button.I […] The post New Year, 2022 and New Beginning appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

Homemade Bengali Lebu Sandesh Recipe with 3 ingredients and 5 mins time in hand. Lockdown has put a pause button in our cozy life.  Living on rationed food while sharing all household chores with families has become the ‘new norm’.  It’s definitely the most stressful time of our life. But that doesn’t mean we abandon […] The post Lebu Sandesh Recipe | Bengali Sandesh with 3 ingredients and 5 mins appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

Myth: To make a good Indian Chilli Chicken one will need to make deep fried chicken first. Truth: They never tried Roasted Chilli Chicken. Probably they never heard of it anyway. Honestly the biggest hurdle I face to make Indian style chilli chicken is deep frying the flour coated chicken. I don’t hate to deep […] The post Indian Chilli Chicken Recipe | Restaurant style Roasted Chilli Chicken Dry appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

It’s the last Friday of January already, and can’t figure out where are the rest 27 days? Or would it be more appropriate to say where I was!!! Okay, so I have a high-pressure weekend next on the line. It’s my first photoshoot after almost 3 months and my head is in kind of mess. […] The post All I want for Christmas is Cherry and My preparation for Cherry Cake appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

Poison of the Day: IRANI CHAI aka Hyderabadi Dum Tea. Irani Chai is a special milk tea from Hyderabad more popularly known as Hyderabadi Dum Tea. This rich tea is way different from Indian Masala Chai. Irani Tea has mild flavour of tea enriched with sweet thickened milk. The tea concoction is cooked for longer […] The post Irani Chai Recipe| Hyderabadi Dum Tea | Hyderabadi Irani Tea appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

Bibikhana Pitha or Bikrampurer Badshahi Pithe is a prestigious and unique Bengali dessert from Bikrampur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is also known as Pora Pithe in West Bengal or Poda Pitha in Bangladesh. It’s a different kind of pitha, which doesn’t any resemble any other pithe we enjoy on at Poush Parbon around the time of […] The post Bibikhana Pitha | Bikrampur er Badshahi Pithe | Pora Pithe appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

We all have that childhood memories of attending Rath Yatra and visiting a nearby fair on our way back. We had our attractions, our reasons to be there with our family. Some of us were there because of devotion, some were dragged by parents/cousins, some were interested in the fair. I was neither of them; […] The post Beguni North Calcutta-style and Bong Nostalgia of Rath Yatra appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

‘Muri Bonde‘ is not just a food to Bengali people, it’s rather a cult. Follow the below instructions carefully to be part of this ancient tribe ? Draw the curtains down. Turn on Haturi Marka Phenyl sponsored Shonibar er Bar Bela on All India Radio. Bring out the ‘kol balish‘. Take the ‘Jam bati‘ filled […] The post Muri Bonde, Cult Food of Bengali Culture appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more

Restaurant Style Chicken Reshmi Kabab cooked on tava without any Tandoor Oven. Succulent tender chicken is the specialty of Reshmi Kabab which comes from well rested meat in freshly made marinade. And my foolproof recipe of Chicken Reshmi Tikka Recipe justifies the name of the dish perfectly. It produces delicious Indian style Reshmi Kabab at […] The post Chicken Reshmi Kabab Recipe Restaurant Style without Tandoor Oven appeared first on Scratching Canvas ..read more