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Lebu diye murgi'r jhol (Chicken curry cooked with lemon)

A summer classic : Lebu diye murgi'r jhol ( Chicken cooked in a tangy-lemonly curry)  . Its an amazingly refreshing dish that's just perfect for the onset of summer. And pretty simple to cook too. The flavour profile plays effortlessly between tangy and spicy and compliments steamed rice, roomali roti or malabar paratha. The addition of the potato is optional though being a bong I would dare commit that blasphemy!  . Bon Appetit! 

The times they are a changing…my friend!

This Saturday, or rather on 8 th Feb, I walked in to the multiplex to watch two movies that had piqued my interest for a long time. One was Jojo Rabbit , directed by mad-genius Taika Waititi and the other was Parasite, a movie whose praise everyone was singing but a director whose work I wasn’t familiar with. So, with no expectations but a lot of excitement, I grabbed my cheese popcorn for a fun evening. 5 hrs later, MIND BLOWN! To be absolutely candid, I was familiar with Taika Waitti’s work as I’m a massive fan. ‘What we do in the Shadows’ is one of those rare movies that is saved on my laptop because it’s my stress-buster movie. I wasn’t familiar with Taika’s work before 2017….I know I know. It’s a crime and how could I call myself a film-aficionado if I wasn’t aware of the one of the great masters of cinema. But to be honest, I had Tim Burton, guys! Burton’s cinema is art for adults. After watching WWDITS, the first thought I had was, ‘Thank god we have someone to pick up the he