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The tradition of it all might be disappearing from the urban spaces in the city, but with online stores like Bong Haat, naksha boris from Bengal are now accessible to many. Kolkata-based Bong Haat cal...

Kansha (brass) plates and water tumblers and sitalpati (cane) table mats ensure that one’s dining experience is as traditionally Bengali as possible. The interiors focus on decor detailing. The ...

Ingredients  For Stuffing  Grated coconut – 2 cups Khoya – 12oz almost 2 cups (ideally homemade khoya/kheer is best but store-bought khoya works fine) Sugar – 1 cup For ...

At lunch, I was excited to see an earthen plate at my table flanked by the familiar banana leaf; on the plate was a smattering of Gobindobhog rice, luchi, moong dal, begun bhaja and shukto. ...

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Now to the menu that’s been planned for Durga Puja. The menu features four thalas with an array of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes you can choose from keeping the staples like luchi, Gobind...

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Back at Raajkutir, he had three more meals at the heritage look-and-feel restaurant inspired by the zamindari era. Breakfast was Luchi and Sada Aloo Tarkari, “loads of fruits” and waterme...

The next time you’re tempted to veer off the Ilish or Chingri path, we encourage you to explore some of Bengal’s alternate offerings. You can love them, or you can hate them. But ask any B...