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KOLKATA (CITY OF JOY)
Today I am back with the second part of the
mouther watering Bengali snacks. As we all know it very well that snacks along
with tea, holds an important position in Bengali culture and society. Without
wasting that much of your time, it's better to start the blog.
Kolkata formerly Calcutta is located on the banks of
River Hooghly. Kolkata use to be the capital city of India during the British
rule later on it was shifted to Delhi. Now Kolkata is the capital city of West
Bengal.
As a whole, Bengali snacks are very delicious and vibrant in nature. As I
have mentioned this point earlier in my previous blog post. However, still I am
mentioning this point because Bengali snacks has compelled me to do so.
Let’s start our journey in the world of
Bengali snacks:
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Vegetable cutlet: Vegetable cutlet can be counted as one of the
most popular Bengali snack after Jhal muri and Aloo kabli. Bengalis are fond of
eating deep-fried snacks and Vegetable cutlet holds the first position in the
list of deep-fried Bengali snacks. Actually vegetable cutlet can be compared to
croquettes very easily. The vegetable cutlet tastes sweet and melts inside the
mouth. Because beetroot, carrot, and potato are mainly used as the primary
ingredients. Peanuts are primarily added to the vegetable cutlet to give an additional
texture to the cutlet. Vegetable cutlets can be considered as one of the
pocket-friendly Bengali snacks. In recent time Vegetable cutlet has also gained
massive popularity in the neighboring states of West Bengal, like Bihar and
Jharkhand. A plate of vegetable chop costs around 30 INR.
GHUGNI
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Ghugni: Ghugni
is one of the iconic dishes that can be found everywhere on the busy streets of
Kolkata and other cities of West Bengal. In the rural areas of West Bengal,
Ghugni is also consumed as a breakfast item along with muri (puffed rice).
Ghugni is also gaining massive popularity as ghugni chat in the streets of Kolkata
and other important locations of West Bengal. Basically, in Ghugni chat ghugni
is served with some toppings like Papdi (a kind of Indian crackers), chopped
onion, chopped cilantro, chopped green chili, tamarind water is added to give
an added punch to it. In the end, it is decorated with sev.
Ghugni is a subtle curry dish that is
prepared from sun-dried white peas which are known as matar karai along with
chopped potatoes, garlic, onion, ginger and few other spices. Among all the
spices bhaja masala is the most important one. One plant of Ghugni cost around
15-20 INR.
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Singara (Samosa): Singara
is widely as known as Samosa throughout the Indian Subcontinent. Singara becomes
a massive hit in Bengal during the rainy days. A cup of Darjeeling tea
accompanied by singara is one of the best things one can have.
Coating of singara is mainly prepared
from Maida, and the stuffing inside the singara is made from boiled mashed potato
mixed with some Indian spices and peanuts. But in winter the filling of singara
gets an add-on, which is fulkopi means cauliflower. As time is changing, people
are trying to experiment with food, and similar things are happening with
sigara. These days, some people use noodles, minced meat, chicken, and paneer as
a stuffing for singara. But the original taste of singara lies in the years-old
great grandmother's recipe. A single piece of singara cost around 7-10 INR.
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Gutka Kachori: Gutka
Kachori is one of the famous and many years-old Bengali snacks. Finding Gutka
Kachori in the busy streets of West Bengal is not a matter of big deal. Gutka
Kachori are mainly deep-fried maida balls stuffed with chatu (Sattu) mixed with other spices. A single piece of
Gutka Kachori cost around 20 INR. The price of the Kachori entirely depends on
the size of the Kachori.
4 Comments
Darun
ReplyDeleteMouth watering dishes, being a Bong, all the dishes are an integral part of our evening time 😋
ReplyDeleteVery interesting.👍
ReplyDeleteNice 😊
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