A festive, decadent version of Bengali cauliflower and cottage cheese dalna in a ginger–cumin sauce.

Fish roe fritters in a spicy sauce

Fish roe fritters

A rich, onion-based preparation of the Indian featherback

A dry stir-fry of banana stem

Barbeque or oven–grilled chicken with tandoori spices

Crunchy lentil fritters soaked in sugar syrup

A stir-fry with onion-blossom stalk

A special dal that uses vegetables that are in season for exactly one week

A quick and delicate dal tempered with radhuni, a type of seed that is quite unique to Bengal.

Savoury-sweet preparation of curried split Bengal gram

Light, crisp batter-fried hummingbird tree flowers

Light, crisp batter-fried pumpkin flowers—plus a bonus stuffing option!

Seasonal cauliflower cooked with fragrant gobindobhog rice

Dry-cured fish cooked with summer vegetables

Pumpkin vine cooked with a medley of vegetables

A spicy, fudgy mash made of pointed gourd (potol) peels.

A quick stir-fry of bottle-gourd peels.

Cauliflower florets steamed and batter-fried

Stir-fried spinach

Taro stolons cooked with mustard and prawns

Hot-sour-spicy duck slow-cooked with garlic, vinegar and spices

Kolkata-style, crumb-coated, vegetable cutlet made with winter vegetables like beetroot and carrots, and boiled potatoes.

A chocolate cake for the ages