Chicken kathi kababs wrapped in flaky porota

Calcutta cabin-style egg devils

Not to be confused with Chinatown's wok-fried chow mein

Eaten all over India, this version is unique to Bengal

Two easy, delicious pumpkin fries

A super-delicious, super-delicate freshwater fish curry

A Sunday-special mutton curry

Samosa with arahar dal filling

Samosa with mutton keema filling

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

The secret behind soft rotis/phulkas that stay soft even when cold

Hilsa fish steamed in mustard sauce

Crunchy fried chicken in a hot-sour sauce

Creamy, mildly sweet, rice pudding, set in an earthen bowl, firni/phirni can be customised to a few different flavourings of your choice.

A distinctive biryani full of flavour but low on spiciness and heat.

Spice mix for Kolkata-style biriyani

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

Elegant saffron-laden rice koftas—a recipe from Pragyasundari Debi's cookbook.

with two variants

A bright yellow, sweet Bengali polao redolent with ghee and garnished with fried cashews and raisins.

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

Bengali Masoor dal with onions and panch phoron

A simple mash of potatoes, onions, garlic, and chillies.

A Bengali sweet-spicy tomato compote with dried fruits

Bengali rice pudding with date palm jaggery

Fresh parshe cooked in mustard paste and yoghurt, simmered with flavourful brinjal and dal'er bori.

Bengali-style curried new-potatoes cooked in a savoury, tangy sauce, and sprinkled with green peas.

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

The classic Calcutta fruitcake—a fixture in many homes around Christmas-time—is a rum-soaked, fruit-and-nut encrusted indulgence.

Deep-fried, puffy bread stuffed with a spiced green-peas-and-hing filling

Savoury-sweet preparation of curried split Bengal gram

Red hot dipping sauce

Clear pork stock or broth

Slow-cooked, rich, bengali mutton curry

Chunks of paneer(cottage cheese) in a spicy, comforting sauce