Street food recipes

Calcutta’s most popular and iconic street food

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

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

Chicken kathi kababs wrapped in flaky porota

Spicy potato curry served alongside kochuri at roadside stalls

Calcutta cabin-style egg devils

Silky fillets of Bhetki, coated with spicy-green marinade, then crumb coated and fried—a Calcutta specialty!

Inspired by one of our favourite sandwich joints in New Market, NV Stores!

Bengali road/dhaba-style tadka dal

Kolkata-style diamond-shaped breaded chicken

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

A Kolkata cabin speciality

Shingara with a potato and cauliflower filling—a winter treat

with sweet chutney

Succulent mutton kathi kabab wrapped in crisp porota

This crispy, tangy, savoury 'chaat' is a popular Calcutta street food dished out by phuchkawalas and is super easy to make.

A Kolkata street snack of boiled potatoes

Or, dahi vada

Eaten all over India, this version is unique to Bengal