Category: bengali

bengali, For the Chef in u……, Guest Blogger, Indian

Luchi & Chholar daal (Bengali style Chana Daal with Maida Poori)

This is a part of the series ……. For the Chef in u

Contributed by YUMMRAJ’s favourite Chef ANONYMOUS

Super easy to make & Super good to eat……………

Luchi & Chholar Daal is a typical Bengali traditional breakfast.

Luchi & Chholar Daal

Soak a cup of Chana daal (Chholar daal) for one hour. Add salt & turmeric & boil it in an open vessel till just done. Do not overcook it / do not pressure cook.

Boiled Chholar (Chana) Daal

Heat 2 tablespoon of Cow milk Ghee (clarified butter made from cow milk) & lightly fry  chopped coconuts, cashewnuts & raisins as shown in the picture.

sliced coconuts, cashew & raisins fried in ghee

Drain & keep aside.

Mix together ginger paste (1 teaspoon), Haldi / Turmeric powder (1/2 teaspoon), Jeera / Cumin powder (1 teaspoon) & Red chilli powder to taste (I use 1/2 tea spoon). Add 2 teaspoon water to dilute the paste a bit & mix well.

the fried spices post addition of water

In the remaining Ghee (after frying the coconut, cashew etc), add ½ teaspoon whole jeera (cumin seed). Add the above-mentioned paste once the cumin seeds start crackling. Fry the mixture continuously till the ghee separates.

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bengali, Indian, sweet shop

Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (2 Paddapukur Road, Bhowanipur, Kolkata)

In a nutshell: An establishment that has stood the test of time, this place has some real good sweets to remember. Address & other details: Balaram Mullick Meal for 2: Rs. 50 onwards Cuisine Type: Vegetarian Description: The Shop was started in 1885 as a tiny makeshift shop in an upcoming locality of that time – Bhowanipur. The Official website says that Asutosh Mukerjee, among … Continue reading Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick (2 Paddapukur Road, Bhowanipur, Kolkata)

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bengali, For the Chef in u……, Guest Blogger, Indian

Green Peas Kachori (‘Koraishutir Kochuri’ in Bengali)

  This is a part of the series ……. For the Chef in u Contributed by YUMMRAJ’s favourite Chef ANONYMOUS Super easy to make & Super good to eat…………… Cuisine Type : VEGETARIAN Peas kachori (called Koraishutir Kochuri in Bengali) Though u get green peas in Summers these days, the taste & flavor of those is nowhere as good as the fresh seasonal winter green … Continue reading Green Peas Kachori (‘Koraishutir Kochuri’ in Bengali)

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bengali, Delhi, India, Indian

Bijoli Grill (Dilli Haat, opposite INA Market & Banga Bhawan, Delhi)

In a nutshell: A pretty good option for those missing good Bengali food in Delhi / those who want to try out Bengali food without spending much. Good but not the best for connoisseurs. Meal for 2: Rs. 250 onwards Cuisine Type: Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian Description: Fish fry was excellent – Flaky & juicy fish within, flavors of Dhania & very crisp crumb outer layer. … Continue reading Bijoli Grill (Dilli Haat, opposite INA Market & Banga Bhawan, Delhi)

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bengali, Indian

Love & Mustard (1st floor, Galleria Market, above Le Marche, Gurgaon)

In a nutshell:

A good start but a bad downslide in just one year of opening the restaurant (unless the chef was on holiday the last time I went there & his trainees had cooked the food)

Address & other Details: Love & Mustard

The entrance

Meal for two – Rs.200 onwards

Cuisine type: Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian

A Billboard in Galleria Market - Love & Mustard

Short Description – In case u r in a hurry:

When we started going to this tiny Bengali (including jewish, persian, anglo Indian, mughal food popular in Kolkata) joint in Galleria market, the food was good – It was always suboptimal as compared to the best food in that category in Kolkata but was quite good as compared to similar other options in Gurgaon. This time we went there, we found that the menu card had changed & a lot of good stuff had been removed. When we started eating, it became a real challenge to control the frustration of paying & eating sub ordinary food ….. U get much better than this at people’s home in Kolkata…………… leave apart restaurants……… For Bongs, this can still b a bearable eatery to have dinner on those ‘no cooking today’ days…………… but surely not a good place to have a great ‘eat out dinner’ ………….. maybe just OK OK dinner.

interesting table top menu card

Nowadays in Bengali marriages Dinners r quite cosmopotlitan & they r usually served by caterering companies. However, the lunch that u get in a typical biyebari (marriage) is usually a multi course bengali lunch – for the close relatives & family members – it is usually cooked not by hi end caterers but groups of cooks referred to as ‘thakurs’ – I can vouch that all such lunches that I have had in the last ten years were better than the thali at Love & Mustard. So, the owner of the restaurant might as well get a good Thakur to get the food right.

Love is lost (love & passion for making good food) & the mustard is not fresh & tangy any more!!!!

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bengali, Continental Cuisine, Indian

Bohemian (32/4 Old Ballygunge1st lane, Kolkata: off Ballygunge Phari crossing – towards Bondel Gate)

Very unique & really interesting Continental Cuisine inspired by food of Bengal

Address & other details: Bohemian

Bohemian – As it looks like, from across the road

Cuisine Type: Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian

A small Visual window on top of the restaurant

Meal for 2: Rs. 750 onwards

Short Description – In case u r in a hurry:

In case u have been to the link above, u wud have figured out that Chef Joy, the owner, Chief Chef & conceptualizer of the restaurant calls it – contemporary Bengali cuisine & I have called it continental cuisine inspired by Bengal. Read more about this debate & about Chef Joy’s interaction with us in the detailed description.

If we keep aside the birth credentials of this food, it is good food & appeals to the taste buds & worth a second, third & so on….visit.

The Chilli pickle & cheese baked crab with Kolmi greens was mind-blowing – one of the best oriental flavors of crab I have ever had, mutton & cherry tomato skewers was a superb concept – slightly suboptimal in execution, stir fried prawns with muddled grapes was awesome, Pork Vindaloo & Royal Bengal mutton with bhuna sauce & mashed potatoes was good. The desserts were out of the world – Gondhoraj soufflé, Spiced mango soufflé & Mustard & tender coconut mousse.

……….. a must try

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bengali, Guest Blogger

Bhojohori Manna (Hindustan Road, Kolkata)

Post written by Guest Blogger Neha Manchanda.

This restaurant has not yet been visited by YUMMRAJ. Updates post visit by YUMMRAJ wiil b published later.

Meal for 2: INR 200 onwards

Restaurant details: Bhojohori Manna

With a chain of restaurants serving traditional Bengali cuisine, the place offers traditional recipes prepared with patience and passion. The menu is handwritten every day on a blackboard with coloured chalk distinguishing between vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

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bengali, Guest Blogger

Brown Sahib (MGF Metropolitan Mall Saket, New Delhi)

Contributed by Guest Blogger – Neha Manchanda

In a nutshell:

Brown Sahib, boasts of traditional Bengali food and Anglo-Indian fare from the Bhadralok Kitchen.

Restaurant website: Brown Sahib

Meal for 2: INR 1000 for two, excluding drinks

Description:

Brown Sahib truly the celebration of the culinary journey through the kitchens of Bengal and the flavors of Europe and European Culture. Traditional Bengali food is a mix of subtle flavors added to the culinary creations through generations. From the kitchens of traditional Bengal to the tables of Bhadralok (According to Wikipedia Bhadralok denotes ‘gentlefolk’ who arose during colonial times (approximately 1757 to 1947) in Bengal. It is still used to indicate members of the upper middle and middle classes of Bengal) where flavours of Europe were accepted and inculcated as a part of the staple diet

What to eat: read on –

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bengali, Indian

Oh Calcutta, (Nehru Place New Delhi & also at Forum Mall, Elgin Rd Kolkata)

In a nutshell:

Superb subtle & unique taste of food from Bengal – traditional with a twist.

Address & other details : Oh Calcutta

Cuisine Type: Vegetarian & Nonvegetarian

Meal for 2: Rs. 700 onwards

Short Description – In case u r in a hurry:

Both veg & non veg food is good. Starters like mochar chop (pakora of banana flower), Gondhoraj Bhetki, Smoked Hilsa, Kaankra Chingri Bhape are unique & drooling good. Daab Chingri, Potoler Dolma, Chhanar dalna, Jhingey Posto, Chingri macher malay curry, Kosha Mangsho, Rezala are some brilliant dishes available here as well. Kolkata Biryani is good but few notches less than Arsalan Park Street Kolkata. Bhapa Sondesh, Nolen Gurer ice cream are very unique desserts served here as well. Overall – Need several visits to taste the variety available – strongly recommended by ur Bong Foodie friend YUMMRAJ

My reviews on this restaurant in Zomato , tripadvisor

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