Fall In Love With Street Foods Of Kolkata

Involved simply three towns Kolkata, Sutanuti, and Govindpur before the approach of the British, today Kolkata is one of the significant metropolitan urban areas of India and capital of West Bengal. Kolkata is otherwise called 'Social Capital of India' and named as the 'City of Joy'. This authentic city likewise stayed the capital of India under British standard until the year 1911. Arranged on the bank of Hooghly River, Port of Calcutta appreciates the notoriety of being the most seasoned working port of India. Acclaimed for its legendary Kali Temple in Dakshineswar town dedicated to Goddess Kali arranged on Kali Ghat and related with Ramkriashna Paramhans, Belur Math, home office of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Birla Planetarium, tremendous Maidans (play areas) for the games football and cricket.

Other than amazing sanctuaries, strongholds, momentous structure and so forth., synonymous with scrumptious Mishtis (desserts), Kolkata is well known for its delectable nourishments that speak to the rich culture, legacy, and customs of this eastern city of India. So here are some of the best places to visit if you are looking for popular food in Kolkata-

K.C. Das Ka Rasgulla-



Melt in mouth Rasgulla is a luscious dish savored as a dessert. What Paav Bhaaji is to Mumbai is Rasgulla to Kolkata. Invented decades ago by Nobin Chandra Das father of K.C. Das, delicious Rasgulla made from the round portions of Indian cottage cheese (obtained from hung yogurt) cooked in light sugar syrup flavored with ground green cardamom will surely soothe your sweet tooth. K.C. Das main outlet located at Esplanade East, Gariahat Road, Dhakuria in Jodhpur Park area and other outlets are famous to serve the best Rasgullas in Kolkata.

Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Nandy ka Sondesh-


Delicious Sondesh is again a popular sweet dish from Kolkata, famous across India and abroad and relished as a dessert. Prepared on low flame with Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) sweetened with powdered sugar and ground green cardamom till done, shaped into round portions and garnished with pistachios, saffron strands, almonds, etc. Visited by many Bollywood celebrities, national and international dignitaries, decades-old Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Nandy located at Ramdulal Sarkar Street; near Bethune College in Hedua area is famous to serve the best Sondesh in Kolkata. This luscious Mishti is available here in a variety of flavors along with an array of other sweets.

Vivekananda Park ka Puchka-


Locally called as Puchka/Phuchka, also known as Golgappe or Paani Puri is a spicy and a tangy dish very popular in Kolkata. Small-sized puffed deep-fried wheat flour/semolina flour Puris stuffed with boiled mashed potatoes, boiled chickpeas, green chili paste, crumbled Papris, etc. dipped in tangy tamarind water added with famous Gondhoraj lemon juice and served instantly is a sheer delight to relish Puchkas for its flavorsome spicy and tangy flavors. Vivekananda Park is a famous place in Kolkata to relish a variety of Puchkas and Chaats and the Maharaja Chaat Center located here is the best joint to serve the ultimate Puchkas in Kolka. Maharaja Chaat Center is so popular here that many film icons have visited this cart.

Fairlie Place Ka Luchi and Alu Dom-


Delicious Luchi and Alu Dom is a spicy dish quite popular in Kolkata and savored as breakfast. This delicious dish from the Cultural Capital of India is a combo of fluffed Luchi- a kind of deep-fried Puri made from fine flour dough served with steaming hot Alu Dom- a curry with gravy prepared from fried baby potatoes seasoned with regular spices and garnished with Kasuri Methi (dried fenugreek leaves). Fairlie Place, a central business district of Kolkata is very famous to serve the best Luchi and Alu Dom to tickle your taste buds.

Mithai ka Mishti Doi-


Luscious Mishti Doi (Sweet Yogurt) is a signature Bengali dish and relished as a dessert. This heavenly sweet dish prepared from milk boiled for long hours till it gets thicker, sweetened with jaggery/sugar, flavored with green cardamom powder, added with yogurt and allow to ferment overnight in an earthen pot. Served chilled, this highly palatable dish will surely soothe your palate. More than seven decades old Mithai sweet shop located at Syed Amir Ali Avenue is famous to serve the best Mishti Doi in Kolkata.