Ammiji’s Pepe Chutney (150gm) anardana This masala is ground at

This masala is ground at home

Festivity and joy thrums in the air

Or in cakes

shooting dirty glares

The fulfilment of spring’s promise and the belief that there are still better things around the corner

Ammiji’s Pepe Chutney (150gm) anardana This masala is ground atThey say that the Bengalis have a chutney for every season. But for the post monsoon season, when the mangoes have faded away, raw papaya shines in the chutney section of the Bengali meal. Crisp raw papaya is cooked till it becomes transparent and some call it the Plastic Chutney for just this reason. We prefer to call it the Pepe Chutney. Pepe is Bengali for papaya. The unpretentious Plastic Chutney was elevated to a royal level when a prominent