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West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The state capital is Kolkata.

Featured Dishes from West Bengal

Bakarkhani

Bakarkhani

Thick, crispy flatbread, commonly eaten with breakfast, may have ghee, seeds, the Kashmiri version is thinner and topped with sesame seeds

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Chire doi aam

Sweet flattened rice porridge with yogurt and mango

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Chirer pulao

Flattened rice with raisins, vegetables, beans, herbs, spices

Doi

Doi

Masala idli

Masala idli

Rice cakes, cut into pieces and stir fried with a gravy made with onions, tomatoes, chili peppers and spices

Sel roti

Sel roti

Deep-fried ring-shaped sweet bread, made from fermented rice

Uthappam

Uthappam

Thick pan-fried dosa topped with onions, chili peppers, vegetables, serve with podi, sambar, chutney

Badam halwa

Badam halwa

A sweet pudding made with ground almonds, sugar, ghee, cardamom and saffron

Bhapa doi

Bhapa doi

Steamed sweet yogurt pudding

Chanar jilipi

Chanar jilipi

Jalebi made with fresh paneer

Coconut ladoo

Coconut ladoo

Sweetened coconut balls

Darbesh

Darbesh

Red and yellow sweet gram balls

Goja

Goja

Sweet deep-fried dough snack

Gulab jamun

Gulab jamun

Deep-fried balls of milk solids that are soaked in syrup

Imarti

Imarti

Deep-fried black gram dough, soaked in syrup

Kacha golla

Kacha golla

Sweet balls made with chenna, condensed milk, sugar and cardamom

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Kalimpong lollipop

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Kheer kadam

Ball-shaped sweet made with milk, saffron, khoya, paneer and sugar

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Kheer

er goja - Sweet deep-fried confection made with milk solids, wheat flour, cardamom and sugar, soaked in syrup

Khiramohana

Khiramohana

Sweet curdled milk balls soaked in syrup

Kolar bora

Kolar bora

Banana fritters

Langcha

Langcha

Deep-fried cottage cheese snack soaked in sugar syrup

Lavang latika

Lavang latika

Clove-flavored fried pastry filled with a sweet khoya mixture

Mathura peda

Mathura peda

Small sweets made with milk solids and sugar

Mihidana

Mihidana

Tiny deep-fried balls made with gram flour and soaked in sugar and cardamom syrup

Mishti doi

Mishti doi

Sweet fermented yogurt

Narikol laru

Narikol laru

Sweetened coconut balls

Nolen gurer ice cream

Nolen gurer ice cream

Date palm jaggery ice cream

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Notun gurer payesh

Rice pudding with dates, cashews, bay leaves

Pantua

Pantua

Deep-fried balls made with cottage cheese or sweet potato, then soaked in syrup, the Bengali version of gulab jamun

Patishapta

Patishapta

Crepes, filled with ingredients such as kheer, coconut cream, date palm jaggery

Payesh

Payesh

Pitha

Pitha

Sweet cakes, for example, chittau pitha, enduri pitha, podo pitha

Profiteroles

Profiteroles

Sandesh

Sandesh

Sweet confections made from curdled milk, cardamom, nuts, date palm jaggery

Sel roti

Sel roti

Deep-fried ring-shaped sweet bread, made from fermented rice

Sitabhog

Sitabhog

Sweetened rice noodles

Thekua

Thekua

Fried dough snack

Zarda

Zarda

Sweetened mixed rice

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Aam pora shorbot

Roasted mango beverage

Bel ka sharbat

Bel ka sharbat

Sweet and sour wood apple energy drink

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Daaber ghol

Coconut lassi beverage

Darjeeling tea

Darjeeling tea

Tea produced in the West Bengal Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India

Raksi

Alcoholic beverage made from kodo millet or rice

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Tnetuler shorbot

Tamarind beverage

Aloo capsicum

Aloo capsicum

Stir fried potato and bell pepper curry, a dry curry

Aloo potol

Pointed gourd and potato curry

Alur dom

Alur dom

Potato curry with tomatoes, chili peppers, yogurt and spices

Bamboo chicken

Bamboo chicken

Chicken curry cooked inside bamboo shoots

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Basanti pulao

Sweet pulao with spices, nuts, raisins, ghee, saffron, sugar

Bengali pulao

Rice pilaf with sweet or savory ingredients, vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, fish

Bhapa

Steamed and curried food such as fish, shrimp, vegetables, potatoes, eggs, cottage cheese

Bhapa ilish

Steamed hilsa fish in mustard curry

Bhapa mach

Bhapa mach

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Bhetki macher paturi

Barramundi fish wrapped in banana leaves

Bhuna khichuri

Rice pulao with vegetables, meat, eggs, prawns, beans, dry fruit, nuts, spices

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Chanar dalna

Potato curry with cottage cheese dumplings

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Chanar kalia

Cottage cheese dumpling curry

Chicken chaap

Chicken chaap

Chicken in yogurt curry with garlic, ginger, coriander, saffron, chili peppers

Chicken Chettinad

Chicken Chettinad

Spicy chicken curry with coconut, peppercorns, spices

Chicken rezala

Chicken rezala

Stewed chicken curry with yogurt, ginger, garlic, cashews, poppy seeds, cinnamon, chili peppers, cardamom

Chicken thali

Chicken thali

A collection of various dishes served in small bowls, for example, chicken curry, chicken rassa, vada fritters, rice, pickles

Chingri bhapa

Chingri bhapa

Steamed shrimp in mustard curry

Chingri malai curry

Chingri malai curry

Freshwater prawns cooked in creamy coconut milk curry

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Chirer pulao

Flattened rice with raisins, vegetables, beans, herbs, spices

Chokha

Chokha

Savory mashed vegetables, for example, eggplant, potato, tomato, squash, commonly served with or used to fill litti

Crab kalia

Crab kalia

Dahi chicken

Dahi chicken

Chicken in yogurt- or curd-based curry

Dal puri

Dal puri

Roti flatbread with a yellow spit pea filling

Dalma

Dalma

Lentil and vegetable curry, made with lentils, vegetable, fruit, unripe banana, eggplant, pumpkin, yam, papaya, gourd

Dhokar dalna

Dhokar dalna

Fried lentil cakes in curry with ginger and cumin

Dimer dalna

Egg curry with vegetables, potatoes, spices

Doi maach

Doi maach

Fish in yogurt curry, serve with rice

Doi potol

Pointed gourd in a yogurt-based curry

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Echorer dalna

Green jackfruit curry

Ema datshi

Ema datshi

Chili peppers and datshi, serve with rice and khur-le

Fish orly

Battered and deep-fried fish

Fish tikka

Fish tikka

Fish cooked in a tandoor oven or on a grill, may be cooked as kebabs, added to curry

Galouti kebab

Galouti kebab

Small pan-fried minced meat patties, seasoned with spices, rose, ginger, garlic, there are also vegetarian variations

Garlic rice

Garlic rice

Ghonto

Ghonto

Curried vegetables, fish, shrimp, lentils, banana flower, commonly uses mustard oil and panch phoran spices

Ginger rice

Ginger rice

Gyathuk

Gyathuk

An Indian version of thukpa, a Tibetan noodle soup

Hilsa

Hilsa

A popular fish in eastern India and Bangladesh, used in curries, cooked in banana leaves, with rice

Jackfruit curry

Jackfruit curry

Kabiraji

Kabiraji

Meat cutlets topped with egg batter, made with chicken, mutton, fish, prawns

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Kakori kebab

Minced meat kebabs, originated in the city of Kakori

Kalia

Kalia

Curry with fish, chicken, vegetables, jackfruit

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Kanchkolar kofta

Curry with dumplings made with green banana and potatoes

Khichuri

Khichuri

Rice and lentils

Kosha mangsho

Kosha mangsho

Spicy goat and papaya curry, serve with luchi flatbread

Lauki chana dal

Lauki chana dal

Bottle gourd and lentil curry

Macha bhaja

Macha bhaja

Fried fish, serve with pakhala

Macher chop

Fish croquettes or cutlets

Macher kalia

Macher kalia

Fish and yogurt curry

Machher jhol

Machher jhol

Spicy fish curry

Masala khichdi

Masala khichdi

A one-pot meal of rice with vegetables, lentils and spices

Mejbani mangsho

Mejbani mangsho

Mutton in a spicy chili pepper sauce

Mochar ghonto

Mochar ghonto

Banana blossom curry, a dry curry or stir fry made with banana flowers, coconut, potato, spices, caramalized sugar

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