In most Bengali households, a lavish lunch begins with a delicious bata(condiment), which is traditionally made on a ShilNora (pestle and mortar) and is served with ...
Medicinal plants like brahmi leaves, thankuni (Indian pennywort), water cress, telakucha (cucurbitaceae leaf), and kalakachu (black arum) were plenty. “Everything was healthy. We had goats, hens, ...