A spicy fish curry with potatoes, tomatoes, and flavorful spices, best savored with rice, a must-try for seafood enthusiasts.
Inspired by Awadhi style, boasts fragrant rice, spiced potatoes, and a choice of juicy mutton or chicken—a must-try classic in the city.
Features potatoes in a flavorful tomato gravy, an ideal and delicious breakfast snack paired with luchi or chapati.
Mocha (banana flower) curry, prepared with grated coconut, offers a heavenly vegetarian delight best enjoyed with rice.
Kolkata's beloved street snack, known as gol gappas or paani puri, features tiny water-bombs filled with spicy masala and meethi chutney.
Kolkata's Telebhaja, a monsoon delight, offers a variety of besan-coated crunchy snacks like beguni, phuluri, peyaji, and alur chop—perfect with a cup of tea.
Kolkata's best street snack, Jhalmuri, features puffed rice mixed with peanuts, coriander, and spices—an appetizing quick bite for street exploration.
Bengali rasgullas are sweet balls made from cottage cheese and semolina dough, soaked in sugary syrup.
Sandesh, crafted from milk or cottage cheese and sugar, takes various forms like balls and discs.
Kolkata's famed Mishti Doi, a sweet fermented yogurt, is a must-try from local sweet shops.