Slow-cooked, rich, bengali mutton curry

The biyebari-style fish kalia that everyone loves

The secret behind soft rotis/phulkas that stay soft even when cold

with fish stuffing

with chholar dal (Bengal gram) stuffing

Calcutta’s most popular and iconic street food

Deep-fried, puffy bread stuffed with a spiced green-peas-and-hing filling

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

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

Creamy, mildly sweet, rice pudding, set in an earthen bowl, firni/phirni can be customised to a few different flavourings of your choice.

A runny, comforting, fragrant khichuri for divine offerings or unexpected rains

Chicken kathi kababs wrapped in flaky porota

Drums of heaven

A bright yellow, sweet Bengali polao redolent with ghee and garnished with fried cashews and raisins.

Spicy potato curry served alongside kochuri at roadside stalls

Crunchy fried chicken in a hot-sour sauce

Calcutta cabin-style egg devils

A pan-fried flatbread stuffed with a filling of mashed potatoes

Bengali-style curried new-potatoes cooked in a savoury, tangy sauce, and sprinkled with green peas.

A popular Calcutta cabin and streetside dish

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

Bengali road/dhaba-style tadka dal