By Krati Purwar
September 4, 2024
If your Bengali friend has invited you to their home for a dinner party, you wish to try the authentic dishes of West Bengal. Here is a list of popular curries you must savour at such gatherings.
Made with hilsa fish, shorshe ilish is a popular dish prepared in many households across West Bengal. It boasts the sharpness of mustard oil and other spices.
Make a special request to your friend to feed you kosha mangsho in which mutton is slowly cooked in the gravy of onion, ginger, garlic, and spices.
For vegetarians, alur dom is a heavenly delight with each bite leaving taste buds tantalised. It is paired with luchi or paratha to complete the meal.
Seafood lovers can never get over the flavours of bhapa chningri, a prawn-based delight with a base of coconut and mustard paste.
If there is a fish curry that defines the essence of Bengali cuisine, it is macher jhol. It is prepared with freshwater fish like katla and rohu along with potatoes.
This is a spiced fish curry with a yoghurt base, mustard oil, and popular Indian spices. It is also prepared with freshwater fish and served with steamed rice.
Poppy seed paste curry is combined with potatoes and other vegetables to prepare posto bata. Its creamy taste marries well with cooked rice.