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Drinks

A bright summer drink with deep smoky notes of charred green mango complimented perfectly with the fresh, vibrant notes of green chillies.

Aam Pora Shorbot

A refreshing summer drink made with Gondhoraj Lebu(Lemon)!!!

Gondhoraj Leubr Shorbot

A refreshing summer drink made with Indian bael or wood apple

Bel'er Shorbot

Starters

Jhuri alu bhaja needs no qualification to occupy a spot in the Bengali cooking canon.

Jhuri Aalo Bhaja!

Brinjal coated with a gram-flour batter and deep-fried until crisp and golden.

Kabiraji cutlet is a dish unique to Kolkata. It is served in cafe-style restaurants called 'cabins'.

Fish Kabiraji!

Koraishutir kochuri is a deep-fried, puffy bread, stuffed with a filling of mildly spiced, hing-infused green peas or ‘koraishuti’.

Koraishutir Kochuri!

Ground poppy seeds mixed with various kinds of fillers and flavours, fried into small, crisp, brown discs

Postor bora!

A Bengali deep fried pastry with a delicious filling of biuli’r (urad) dal spiced with fennel seeds, ginger and green chillies.t.

Radhaballabhi!

Main Courses

(Rice)

The Bengali variant of the South Asian ‘khichdi’, made with nutty, roasted moong dal and fragrant gobindobhog rice.

Fragrant rice and soft mutton get together in this classic Calcutta biryani dish. Contains potatoes!

Kolkata Style Mutton Biryani

Basanti polao or mishti polao is a sweet, ghee-laden rice dish made from fragrant gobindabhog or kalijeera rice, cashew nuts and raisins.

Misti Polao

Main Courses

(Side Dishes)

This versatile chicken curry can be eaten with rice for a hearty weeknight dinner, or as part of an elaborate Sunday lunch.

Chicken Kosha!

This is an excellent easy and quick dish for people who do not eat meat but eat eggs.

A Bengali delicacy of fish head cooked with fragrant, short-grained, non-parboiled rice like gobindobhog.

Muri Ghonto!

Coveted Bengali fish delicacy of thick, fatty cuts of mature Katla carp in a fiery red onion, ginger and yoghurt sauce.

Katla Macher Kalia!

Ilish Bhapa combines three of Bengal's greatest loves—the Ilish(hilsa) fish, the guard leaf, and mustard. Even though it looks very involved, it is a fairly easy recipe to execute. It requires few ingredients, no special technique, and very little time.

Ilish Bhapa!

Subtle but rich in flavour, chingri malaikari—giant tiger/freshwater prawns cooked in creamy coconut-milk curry—is a Bengali treat.

Chingrir Malaikari!

The red spinach or lal shaak as it is known in West Bengal,this lesser-known cousin of Popeye's favourite food is filled with all things healthy.

A wide array of mild, sometimes bitter, milky curries served for lunch to open up the palate for the oncoming spicier courses.

Alu posto—with tips and tricks to perfecting this classic Bengali potato and poppy seed dish

Aalo Posto!

Desserts

Mishti Doi is a fermented rich & creamy sweet doi (yogurt) that is a widely popular Bengali dish. It is one of those dishes that brings a sweet taste to your mouth at the very mention of it.

Mishti Doi!

Rasgulla is a syrupy dessert popular in West Bengal. It is made from ball-shaped dumplings of chhena dough, cooked in light sugar syrup. This is done until the syrup permeates the dumplings.

Getting the nolen gur’er payesh recipe right is one of life’s most rewarding experiences. Also known as khejur patali gur’er payesh .

Nolen gurer payesh!

Nolen gurer Sandesh is a classic Bengali sweet recipe which is crazily popular among Bengalis.Indian sweet dishes that transcends cultures and cuisines.

Nolen Gurer Sandesh!

A thin, delicate crêpe filled with sweetened, reduced milk or kheer.

Patishapta!

A warm bowl of sweetened rabdi and some rice dumplings stuffed with kheer or coconut!!!