West Bengal Street Food

5 dishes in India

5 street foods from West Bengal, India: Kolkata Kathi Roll, Jhal Muri, Puchka, Mishti Doi and Ghugni. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of West Bengal

New Market Invention · Skewered Kebab Wrap Kolkata Kathi Roll It exists because a 1930s kebab shop's grilled skewers were too greasy to eat on the move — the fix was wrapping them in paratha, and the roll only… Skewer-grilled meat or paneer is tossed with onion and spice on a hot griddle, then rolled inside a layered, egg-brushed paratha with chutney and a squeeze of lime, wrapped in paper for… Street Snack · Spiced Puffed Rice Jhal Muri Jhal means 'spicy' and muri is puffed rice, and the dish's sharp aroma comes from a splash of raw mustard oil, a Bengali signature. Puffed rice is tossed by hand with mustard oil, chopped onion, tomato, boiled potato, roasted peanuts, and a mix of spice powders, mixed to order in a large bowl and served in a twisted… Bengali Pani Puri · Tamarind-Fired Shells Puchka Kolkata's version swaps in whole-wheat shells and a mashed-potato filling for the semolina puris and pea mix used in Mumbai's pani puri — and its… Thin, whole-wheat puris are cracked open and filled with mashed potato spiced with tamarind pulp and black salt, then dunked in fiery tamarind-chili water and handed over one at a time to… Clay-Pot Dessert · Fermented Sweet Yogurt Mishti Doi Across the border in Bangladesh, the town of Bogura is so famous for its version that 'Bogurar doi' is a household name, and both sides of Bengal… Milk is boiled down and sweetened with jaggery or sugar, then set to ferment overnight in a small earthenware pot whose porous clay walls slowly wick away moisture, thickening the yogurt… Evening Snack · Spiced Dried Pea Curry Ghugni Ghugni carts often park right next to jhal muri and puchka stalls on the same Kolkata street corner, forming an unofficial trio of the city's… Dried yellow or white peas are soaked, boiled, and simmered down with onion, tomato, and a blend of Bengali spices into a thick, tangy curry, then finished with a squeeze of lime, chopped…

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