Monsoon affair with lip-smacking variants of khichuri at New Town

Considering that Bengal’s long-standing love affair with khichuri, fritters and omelette is not unknown to the world, Smart Connect Hotel, an initiative of West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, is hosting a 10-day khichuri festival at its New Town address from July 21. It is right beside Sathi traffic signal and diagonally opposite City Centre 2

To satiate your tastebuds during monsoon are an array of delectable khichuris. No prizes for guessing that the (top) Bengali Khichuri leads the way along with (above) the quaint Sabudana Khichuri. ‘One may find hilsa (ilish) festivals galore, so we thought of doing something during the monsoon and hence zeroed in on the Khichuri Festival,’ senior operations manager Supriyo Chatterjee told My Kolkata

If you are game for some non-vegetarian variants of khichuri, (top) the Muslim Khichuri and (above) the Bhuna Khichuri are worth a try

The bright posters and intermittent rain ensured there was no dearth of Saturday afternoon diners making enquiries before grabbing their seats to relish the different variants of the khichuri

The Gujarati Khichuri too woos khichuri lovers with its tasty appearance

Going by the satisfied look on the diners’ faces, it was not too difficult to guess that Kolkatans would not let go such a unique opportunity so easily before July 31