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Rinku Bhattacharya

Rinku Bhattacharya
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Rinku has a PhD in business from Pace University. She works with non-profits on their strategic and financial planning.

Rinku Bhattacharya
Rinku's Featured Recipe
Herb and Spice Roasted Chicken

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Rinku Bhattacharya is a teacher of Indian Cooking and the author of the blog, Spice Chronicles. She is also the author of The Bengali Five Spice Chronicles, and Spices & Seasons: Simple, Sustainable Indian Flavors.

Rinku and her family are very committed to a sustainable lifestyle, and she uses mostly local produce for her recipes. She is joined in this effort by her husband who is an avid gardener and her children, Deepta and Aadi. Rinku's passion for food starts with cooking and trying new recipes and extends to pairing and drinking wine with food and trying usual combinations by fusing various culinary influences.

Latest Recipes

Chicken Orzo Pilaf

This recipe is a very flavorful skillet dish made with orzo instead of rice. Adding in a finish of mint and pine nuts gives it a rather Middle Eastern touch.

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Cumin-Coriander Powder

If you only thought you could purchase pre-made seasonings, you'll think again when you see this easy recipe for Cumin-Coriander Powder! The easy seasoning recipe uses just two ingredients and won't take long to prepare, either. The result is a taste that is quite different from a prepackaged box of seasoning that may have been sitting on the grocery store's shelf for months. This powder can be used in a number of different dishes, including the author's recipe for Saffron Rice with Meatballs. You will love having a jar of this seasoning on hand!

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Herb and Spice Roasted Chicken

When someone professes a dislike for a food, I cant help but see it as a challenge. So when my husband threw down the gauntlet-telling m...

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Curried Cabbage with Potatoes and Green Peas

The first time my mother visited me after I had moved to the U.S. was when I was graduating from business school. Mom stayed with my love...

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Ginger-Cumin-Coriander Paste

This essential wet spice blend is integral to most Bengali cooking. It takes the form of curry powder in other idian cooking or is simila...

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Pasta with Spice-Infused Ground Lamb and Green Peas

I love the Italian classic Bolognese sauce, and I love the classic Indian dish called Keema Matar (ground lamb with green peas). This rec...

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Mushroom and Chickpea Pilaf Fragrant Spices

This is a simple meatless one-dish meal or a side depending on your preference. You can use a variety of mushrooms or just stick to the s...

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Spicy Roast Leg of Lamb

Few meats take to marinades and spices the way a good cut of lamb does. This recipe comes from our friend Sabby, who has served it at Ch...

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Chicken in a Creamy Yogurt Sauce

This classic curry is a traditional North Indian recipe called Chicken Karma. A soft and comforting chicken curry with a soothing assortm...

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Lamb Stew with Potatoes and Mushrooms

I prefer to make this recipe with goat meat but it is not very easy to find. Instead I use American lamb, which I feel is a little close...

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Salmon in a Tomato, Thyme and Ginger Sauce

Pondicherry (or Podduchery) is a small area in southern India. A former French colony, the town retains a very prominent French influenc...

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Essential Indian Chopped Salad

Basic Indian salads tend to be fresh with lots of lime and black salt. This standard chopped salad is often referred to as kachumber. Thi...

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Short-cut Vegetable Samosas

Almost everyone associates Indian food with samosas, the classic potato-and-green-pea-based turnovers encased in flaky, fried pastry. So...

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Saffron Rice with Meatballs

I created this dish for my father. He loved recipes that were authentic in style but had been tweaked by me. I used to buy store-bought g...

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Poppy Seed Paste

This delicate creamy white paste makes a lovely-tasting addition to foods. Soaking the seeds in warm water makes the difference. The seed...

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Bengali Five Spice Blend

Every existence—no matter how simple—is in some way tinged with the myriad flavors of life. This is often a composition of sweet, sour, b...

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Garam Masala

It is worth noting that there are several variations of this fragrant spice blend across India. The Bengali garam masala is simpler that ...

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Grilled Marinated Lamb Kababs 

There are several variations of kababs in the Indian culinary repertoire. In my Bengali variation, I add mustard oil to the marinade and ...

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Creamy Shrimp Curry

Try to get the large shrimp, often sold in the supermarkets as colossal shrimp, for this recipe. As always, it is better to try to buy wi...

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Potatoes with Poppy Seeds

This delicately seasoned recipe is an heirloom in the Bengali collection of classics. It is a comforting, beloved way to savor new potato...

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East Bengali Creamy Vegetable Medley 

This recipe was kindly shared by my friend Shapna. Her written instructions reminded me of ones my mother used to send to help me fend fo...

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Yellow Split Lentils with Cauliflower

Lentils have their champions in a household. I am a fan of the yellow split moong lentils especially when pairing them with vegetables. H...

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