Bengali pantry essentials

A Bengali deep fried pastry with a delicious filling of biuli’r dal spiced with fennel seeds, ginger and green chillies.

Fried fresh carp head takes the already special roasted moog dal to the pinnacle of Bengali dal-hood. Highly recommended.

Ripe sweet pumpkins and potatoes braised slowly and finished with toasted spices and ghee—finest example of Bengali vegetarian cooking

Double chops of mutton, marinated with spices and creamy yoghurt and roasted until juicy and smoky.

Ash gourd stuffed with a pungent mustard coconut filling, dipped in a batter then fried. What's not to like?

Magical translucent squares of green papaya in a sweet and sour syrup—a Bengali nemontonno bari specialty