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Bel'er Shorbot
two variations
Trincas' Tom-Kha
Doi Bora
Or, dahi vada
Trincas' Chilli Fish
From Ming Room
Tyangra Machher Jhol Mulo Diye
Tyangra fish curry with winter radish
Chicken with Winter Vegetables
Pressure cooker chicken curry
Trincas' Chicken à la Kiev
A veritable cutlet from the Russian empire
Natun Alu'r Dum
Curried, new, winter potatoes and peas
Niramish Bhuna Khichuri
A spectacular polao-like khichuri
Lau Patay Chingri Paturi
Prawns steamed in bottle-gourd leaf parcels
Notey Shaak
Fried green amaranth
Rui Machher Jhol Sabji Diye
Rohu fish curry with summer vegetables
Shutki Machh Bata
A hot and garlicy dried-fish preparation
Shingi Machher Jhol
Light curry of shingi machh (Asian stinging catfish), with vegetables
Paat Shaak Bhaja
Stir-fried jute leaves
Potoler Dorma
with chholar dal (Bengal gram) stuffing
Potol'er Dorma
with fish stuffing
Echorer dalna
Bengali jackfruit curry
Neem Jhol
A light, midly bitter stew of summer vegetables
Postor Bora
Ground poppy-seed fritters
Bhetki paturi
Bhetki fillet in banana leaf parcels
Murgir Jhol
A light chicken curry
Biulir Dal
Slimy goodness
Paat pata’r bora
Crunchy batter-fried jute leaves
Lemon tart
Or more accurately, lime and orange tart
Pepper pork ribs
An Anglo-Indian take on ribs
Rum balls
Rum and chocolate—could it be any better?
Jhaal Sooji
Savoury semolina with seasonal vegetables
Chicken white stew
A popular Calcutta cabin and streetside dish
Katla machh’r kalia
The biyebari-style fish kalia that everyone loves
Labra’r tarkari
The queen of panchmishali tarkari
Fish Kabiraji Cutlet
Fish cutlet wrapped in a light, fluffy egg covering
Fish fry or cutlet
Cutlets of Bhetki coated in a piquant marinade
Mutton Roll
Succulent mutton kathi kabab wrapped in crisp porota
Radhaballabhi
The reigning queen of Bengali kochuris
Jhal Muri
A light puffed-rice snack
Machhe’r matha diye moog dal
A special dal with fresh fish head
Kumro’r chokka
A Bengali classic served with luchi
Mutton burra kabab
A Mughlai delicacy with mutton chops
Chal kumro’r bora
Ash gourd stuffed, then fried
Plastic chutney
A fun, quick chutney with papaya
Chhyachra—Pui chorchori with fish head
A vegetable medley with fresh fish head
Peyaji
Bengali onion fritters
Pepe’r Shukto
An easy shukto with green papayas
Sabu Makha
Bengal summer in a bowl
Mourola machh'er tok or ambol with steps to cut mourola at home
Sweet and sour fish stew for summer
Sheer Khurma
A special Eid-morning dessert
Chhatu’r Porota
Stuffed paratha with roasted gram flour
Chhana'r Polao
A Tagore family recipe
Aloo Kabli—Kolkata-style
Kolkata street snack of boiled potatoes
Shorshe Dharosh
Okra in a mustard-poppy sauce
Dhoka'r Dalna
A Bengali vegetarian classic
Mocha'r Paturi
Banana blossom paturi
Mughlai Chicken Korma
An easy korma for special occasions
Chaal Potol
Potol in fragrant rice
Uchhe-Kumro Bhaja
Bitter gourd and pumpkin stir-fry
Shojne Data'r Panchmishali
Drumsticks in a light vegetable medley
Alu Posto
Potatoes in a nutty poppy seed gravy
Chicken lollipop—drums of heaven
Pan-fried chicken winglets
Badhakopi’r Bora Or Pakora
Three styles of cabbage fritters
Phulkopi’r Data Chorchori
Waste nothing!
Rosho-Puli
A Bengali winter pithe
Phena Bhaat
The ultimate Bengali comfort food
Grilled Egg-Mayo Sandwich
Inspired by one of our favourite sandwich joints in New Market, NV Stores!
Chocolate Cake
A chocolate cake for the ages
Pork Vindaloo
VIinho de alhos to vindaloo
Steamed Carrot & Ginger Pudding
An old fashioned pudding, with tea-custard sauce
Chirer Polao
Beaten rice with fresh winter vegetables
Phulkopir shingara
Shingara with a potato and cauliflower filling—a winter treat
Kochurir alur torkari
Spicy potato curry served alongside kochuri at roadside stalls
Bengali Plain or Egg Tadka
Bengali road/dhaba-style tadka dal
Chelo Kabab
An Iranian dish comprising chelo (rice) and kabab (barbecued meats)
Chicken "kathi" roll
Chicken kathi kababs wrapped in flaky porota
Dim'er Devil—Calcutta Cabin-style
Calcutta cabin-style egg devils
Calcutta street-style Chowmein
Not to be confused with Chinatown's wok-fried chow mein
Phuchka Papri, Alu And Jol At Home
Eaten all over India, this version is unique to Bengal
Bengali Mutton Curry
A Sunday-special mutton curry
Beguni
Bengali batter-fried sliced brinjals
How to Make Better Roti
The secret behind soft rotis/phulkas that stay soft even when cold
South Indian Filter Coffee
Ilish Maachh Bhaja
Ilish—deep-fried
Ilish Bhapa
Hilsa fish steamed in mustard sauce
Chilli Chicken—Calcutta-Style
Crunchy fried chicken in a hot-sour sauce
Doodh Potol
A creamy, delicate, small potol curry
Phirni—Calcutta-Style
Creamy, mildly sweet, set rice pudding
Kolkata Mutton Biryani
A distinctive biryani full of flavour but low on spiciness and heat.
Calcutta-style Beef Chaap
Ultimate Mughlai delicacy of thin slices of lean beef marinated in a nutty rich marinade and slow cooked in fat
Aam’er Tok or Ambol
A chilled sweet, savoury and sour watery chutney made from small green mangoes with an added kick of pungent mustard oil.
Kacha Moog Dal
A quick and delicate dal tempered with radhuni, a type of seed that is quite unique to Bengal.
Bhaat’er Kofta–Thakurbari’r Ranna
Elegant saffron laden rice koftas—a 100 year old snack from Tagore's niece, Pragyasundari Debi's cookbook.
Mochar Ghonto
With two variants—topped with fried prawns or dal'er bora
Kachkola’r Kofta’r Dalna
Bengali special spicy green plantain fritters soaked in a warm gingery curry
Chingri Malaikari
Subtle but rich in flavour, chingri malaikari—giant tiger/freshwater prawns cooked in creamy coconut-milk curry—is a Bengali treat.
Mishti Polao | Basanti Polao
A bright yellow, sweet Bengali polao redolent with ghee and garnished with fried cashews and raisins.
Shukto
Bengali appetiser of stewed vegetables
Jhinge’r Jhal
Ridged-gourd stewed in a mild sauce with coconut, green chillies and nigella seeds.
Kachkola’r Khosha’r Chochchori
A fiery mishmash of green banana peels
Omelette Curry
Alu Bhorta / Aloo Chokha
The most most flamboyant sibling of the mashed potato family, aloo bhorta is the easiest and tastiest thing to make with potato.
Chingri Kumro’r Dalna
Kumro-chingri’r dalna is a warm, mellow, hearty Bengali-style prawn curry with some nutritious pumpkin thrown in for good measure.