According to the Bengali calender, now its the month of Taal (Asian Palm or Borassus flabellifer). The month is called Bhadra (ভাদ্র) and it is so hot and humid that we say Taal Paka Gorom (তাল পাকা গরম), which means that the weather is so hot that it will even mature and ripen the Taal. Like this we Bengalis have many idioms connected with this fruit and even rhymes and stories.
Pitha is one of the most delicious dessert and one of the most toughest things to make (in my opinion). Not only they require many trials and errors but it also need lots of tips and tricks from the experienced ones! Normally I am not very good at making pitha but in Bangladesh many pitha …
Puli pitha makes me nostalgic. It reminds of my grandmother (my father's mother), bantering with my cousins about the pitha (because of the special shape of its filling!) and reminds me of winter in Bangladesh! It was a staple in Christmas, that my grandmother used to make a tons of puli pitha, stored in a …
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