Tag: Bengali food

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bengali, Indian, YUMMRAJ & Guest Blogger

The nuances of Bengali food

By Guest blogger – Kamalika Basu, Chief Culinary artist at camelia.artisanal Instagram – camelia.artisanal Facebook – camelia.artisanal Camellia.artisanal is a small home based food company that delivers home-made norom pak sondesh & few other Bengali sweets to all over Delhi NCR & also organizes old fashioned sit down Bengali Sunday lunches at gurugram 2-3 times a month. The Overview In a nutshell, Bengal has a … Continue reading The nuances of Bengali food

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bengali, Gurgaon, India, Indian

Bengali food festival by Pritha sen (the Oberoi gurgaon)

This post is about bengali food festival at three sixty one degrees restaurant, the Oberoi gurgaon dates – 9th to 19th September 2021 In a NUtshell A fabulous bengali pop up by journalist & food historian Pritha sen, ably assisted by Surojit Rout (founder, Ekdalia Road)…… three set menus to choose from – vegetarian, fishy, meaty. Loved most of the dishes – this was like … Continue reading Bengali food festival by Pritha sen (the Oberoi gurgaon)

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bengali, desserts, India, Indian, Kolkata, snack

Satish chandra das (Bandha Battala Vivekanada More, Fathepur 1st Lane; Garden Reach, Besides Hari Sabha Ln, Kolkata)

In a NUtshell A 180 year old sweet shop that still makes fabulous sweets using traditional method, unlike many other famous sweet makers who have got in mechanisation to bengali sweet making. Result – the sweets are still as rustic & real as they used to be – most people can surely make out the difference in a blind test. Address & other details: Satish … Continue reading Satish chandra das (Bandha Battala Vivekanada More, Fathepur 1st Lane; Garden Reach, Besides Hari Sabha Ln, Kolkata)

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Ekdalia Rd (4/2 Ekdalia Road , kolkata)

This is a review of a pop up ‘Firinghee thala’ by food historian & culinary artist Pritha sen, at Ekdalia rd restaurant by Surojit rout, a Finance professional who worked as Solution Architect in Global IT firm who left his job in America to open this restaurant in kolkata In a NUtshell: A pop up that laid out dishes that showcase (with huge success), global … Continue reading Ekdalia Rd (4/2 Ekdalia Road , kolkata)

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Andhra, Awadhi (lucknow Dum cooking), bengali, Bihari, Chettinad, Delhi, East Indian, Goan, Hyderabadi, India, Indian, kashmiri, malabari, miscellaneous, Mughlai, Nizami, punjabi, Rajasthani, snack, South Indian

Anti clock (park inn by radisson, Moolchand, New Delhi)

In a NUtshell: A nice, evening place, with retro live music , serving Indian food (from across the country) by a chef who has thousands of fans in gurgaon – Sushmit Daniels Address & other details: anticlock Meal for 2: ₹700 onwards Cuisine type : vegetarian & non vegetarian Disclaimer: All restaurants / eateries reviewed by YUMMRAJ were visited by YUMMRAJ himself & he has … Continue reading Anti clock (park inn by radisson, Moolchand, New Delhi)

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bengali, India, Indian, Kolkata

Hotel Tarun Niketan (on rashbehari avenue, between Tara road and Raja Basanta Roy Road, kolkata)

This is a part of series on decades old pice hotels of kolkata where almost nothing has changed over time and they still serve freshly made food from catch of the day and usually serve at cheap prices as compared to any restaurant In a nutshell: A 104 years old pice hotel where time seemed to stand still, a visually missable facade on an important … Continue reading Hotel Tarun Niketan (on rashbehari avenue, between Tara road and Raja Basanta Roy Road, kolkata)

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Hotel sidheswari ashram (19, Rani rashmoni Road, new market area, Kolkata)

This is a part of series on decades old pice hotels of kolkata where almost nothing has changed over time and they still serve freshly made food from catch of the day and usually serve at cheap prices as compared to any restaurant In a nutshell: A 80 year old pice hotel that has the original eatery intact and has added a new air conditioned … Continue reading Hotel sidheswari ashram (19, Rani rashmoni Road, new market area, Kolkata)

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bengali, India, Indian, Kolkata

Jagannath bhojanalaya ( beside times of india building, SN Banerjee road, kolkata)

This is a part of series on decades old pice hotels of kolkata where almost nothing has changed over time and they still serve freshly made food from catch of the day and serve at dirt cheap prices.   In a NUtshell: A 62 year old pice hotel that serves daily Bengali food to officegoers, has a facade that might remind you of a haunted … Continue reading Jagannath bhojanalaya ( beside times of india building, SN Banerjee road, kolkata)

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bengali, India, Indian, Mumbai

The calcutta club (22, link plaza, near police station, Oshiwara , Andheri West, mumbai)

In a NUtshell:A restaurant manned by ‘cold’ people, members of ‘no laughter club’ , the restaurant has average ambience and serves very good food Address & other details: The calcutta club Meal for 2: ₹500 onwards Cuisine type : vegetarian and non vegetarian Disclaimer: All restaurants / eateries reviewed by YUMMRAJ were visited by YUMMRAJ himself & he has paid for the full Bill & … Continue reading The calcutta club (22, link plaza, near police station, Oshiwara , Andheri West, mumbai)

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bengali, India, Indian, Kolkata

Jaganmata bhojanalaya (Kailash Bose street, near Vivekananda road and bidhan sarani crossing, kolkata)

This is a part of the series of eating out at pice hotels in kolkata ( decades old, sometimes century old eateries that still serve authentic Bengali food). This post was written in 2017 Adding an update in 2022. Scroll down to read the Original post- We were pleasantly surprised to see the interiors re-done. there is still an option to sit on the floor … Continue reading Jaganmata bhojanalaya (Kailash Bose street, near Vivekananda road and bidhan sarani crossing, kolkata)

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