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Kalyan Karmakar will travel to any lengths for a good meal starting with his own kitchen. He is a consumer insights and social media specialist. He documents his food and travel stories in his blog. He considers it his life’s mission to give men the confidence to cook so that they don’t have to depend on anyone else to eat well. He lives in Mumbai.
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Kalyan Karmakar's BLOGS
A Diwali special - Dhaniya Badami Gosht
Diwali is coming up and soon your house is likely to get full of gifts from neighbours, friends, family, colleagues and business associates and so on. Be prepared to have a house full of mithai,... Read More
Celebrate Spanish Cuisine, Experience The Authentic Romesco Sauce
Go beyond the regular bechamel and arrabbiata sauce, try a new pasta sauce from the unexplored Spanish cuisine, apt to be on any menu designed for a special occasion. Romesco sauce is from the... Read More
Salad with a delicious twist!
Mediterranean herbs aren’t exactly common in Indian kitchens but these power packed additions can lead to some delicious, easy and offbeat dishes. Some trademark Mediterranean spices are zatar,... Read More
Kolkata’s Bohemian Bengali
Chef Joy Banerjee’s restaurant, Bohemian, at Kolkata’s Bondel Road, is a very unique and different Bengali restaurant. The restaurant’s soul is as Bengali as it gets and yet the form is very... Read More
Eat Breakfast like a King in Bandra, Mumbai
There are few better ways to start a day than catching up with friends for breakfast. Great conversations, good food, big smiles are all the ingredients to set up a perfect day. For many, a... Read More
Going Green The Thai Way
If you are the sort of person whose house is where a group of friends camp out then you would often be left wondering about what to do for meals while entertaining. Picking the phone and calling for... Read More
Eight Simple Rules For A Potluck Party
When it comes to hanging out with friends few things can beat meeting at someone’s pad. There are no waiters to hurry you out. No loud music to drown your conversation. The food doesn’t come with... Read More
Starters that make you look like a pro
It’s been raining quite heavily these days. Going out after work’s often a pain. On evenings like these all one wants to do is to curl up in front of the TV and catch up on The Godfather trilogy... Read More
Bacon Hakka Noodles for the Kung Fu Panda in you
Chinese food remains one of the favourite eat-out options in India. An all time favourite dish to order in Chinese restaurants in India is the ‘Hakka noodles’. Versions differ from restaurant to... Read More
The Scent of a King’s Biryani in Kolkata
There’s nothing like a hot and hearty plate of biryani when it’s raining outside. If you’d ask folks from Kolkata for suggestions they will say in all earnestness that Kolkata is where you... Read More
Grill Chicken In Your Sleep
How does coming back from work, taking out some chicken legs from the fridge, thawing and then marinating them, then going off for a walk/ to the gym/ for yoga, then coming back and bunging the... Read More
From KL to Kolkata... Deconstructing Prawn Malai Curry
The thought of cooking a regional Indian dish is scary to most guys. These dishes they are often considered to be too complex to try out. Best seen on TV programmes on food or on restaurant menu... Read More
The Meaty Secrets of Mumbai’s Bohri Mohalla
Hidden in some of the quiet lanes that you would fly over when you take the JJ Flyover in Mumbai are some of the most marvellous meat experiences to be had. Come evening and the lanes of Bhendi... Read More
Aglio Olio To The Rescue - Cook For Your Date
I often look to pastas when it comes to putting together low effort, full flavoured, one-dish meals for dinner. A beautiful plate of pasta paired with some delicious wine is the simplest and the most... Read More