Burma Burma on Park Street packs Thingyan joy and celebrations in a box

This April, Burma Burma, a chain of Burmese speciality restaurant-cum-tearooms in India, is hosting a special celebration – ‘Thingyan’ – the Burmese New Year and harvest festival. My Kolkata dropped in at Burma Burma Park Street for an exclusive tasting menu

This year, Burma Burma has curated a Thingyan tiffin meal, traditional celebratory desserts, live hawker-style noodle salad, and a selection of refreshing new beverages

The centrepiece of the New Year menu is the tiffin meal for two persons (priced at Rs 1,800 plus taxes) served in a special enamel multi-tiered tiffin made by Burmese artisans

The first box opens to a crunchy hand-tossed broad beans with a fried tofu sandwich, followed by (above) the mock meatball curry with flaky palata

Next up is a zesty tofu and bottle gourd curry with a helping of aromatic jasmine rice with white peas topped with spicy stir-fried soybean. Sides include pumpkin and bok choy stir fry sautéed in a light sauce, and hand-pounded creamy cashew and tangy tomato and preserved bean dips

Adding to the festivity and inspired by the street food traditions of Burma, there is an in-house hawker, who tosses up a customised hawker’s noodle salad from a wide variety of fresh ingredients

Pair your meal with specially crafted beverages like the Plum Sour, a drink with tangy house-made plum puree, zesty lime, cooling black grass jelly, topped with soda; Basil & Ginger is a fragrant blend of fresh basil and ginger paired with the citrusy lemongrass; and Musk Lemon, which combines sweet musk melon, with refreshing tangy lemon, and floral white tea lavender

Indulge your sweet tooth with curated desserts, including the traditional Banana Sanwin Makin, a sweet banana pudding with semolina; the creamy, chilled black rice custard made with coconut milk; and the Sago Delight, a tapioca pudding topped with a coconut custard and hints of nutty sesame. If you still have sweet cravings, try the Tropical Jelly bursting with flavours of mango and coconut – a nostalgic sweet enjoyed by communities in Burma

The pocket pinch for the Thingyan Tiffin Meal is Rs 1,800 plus taxes. The Hawker Noodle Salad is Rs 300+taxes. Special beverages are available for Rs 330+taxes. The festival offerings are available till May 11. The recent earthquake in Burma has brought unimaginable loss to its people. Burma Burma stands in solidarity with the communities — including chef-partners, culinary experts, vendors, and artisans — who have shared their traditions and warmth with the brand over the years. As a part of its Thingyan Festival offering (available for dine-in and delivery), a portion of the sale proceeds will be donated to the UN World Food Programme – Burma Earthquake Relief Fund.