Bhetki Macher Paturiįish lovers ahoy! This one is sure to get you into a food comma of the most blissful kind. The place is run by an all-women self help group and it serves amazing home-style food. Another place to sample this dish is Suruchi at 89, Elliot Road in Kolkata. If you want to experience traditional shukto, then you must get yourself invited for a Durga Pujo luncheon at a Bengali household. This one is a rarity of the Bengali cuisine that is dominated by meat dishes.
It has a creamy, milky gravy that perfectly compliments the bitterness of the gourd. It’s basically a mixed vegetable preparation, the Bengali style.
Shukto is a vegetarian delicacy made from bitter gourd, plantains, potatoes and radishes, cooked in Bengali panch phorn or the signature five spices of Bengali cuisine. ALSO READ: Top 8 dishes you have to sample in Maharashtra Oh! Calcutta is one of the restaurants in Kolkata known for the best Daab Chingri. Other things to try out at this restaurant are the nolen-gurer ice-cream and the bhapa sondesh. But if you get fed up of eating fish and want to try some other meat here, you must sample the daab chingri- jumbo prawns cooked in mustard and served in tender coconut. There’s no denying the fact that the various kinds of fish curries of Bengali cuisine are the absolute best.
The absolute best place to sample the jhal muri is Dacre Lane or Dacre Street in Kolkata, that has been appreciated by the WHO that claimed that the food here was the Best Street Food in the World! 5. Daab Chingri It’s a convenient snack to munch on, while travelling around the city in the evening, and engaging in long-winding conversations with a friend. It’s made from rice flakes ( muri) tossed with spicy chutney and mustard oil, along with roasted lentils and coconut chunks. Jhal Muri is another street food that Bengalis swear by. You can call it the Bengali version of the bhel.