Mr.Vasudev
enunciates that the distinct flavour
of the Bengali cuisine is the Panch
phoran (five ingredients) seasoning
of mustard, methi (fenugreek),
saunf, kalonji and jeera
(cumin) as onions and garlic are not
used giving a sweet, bitter, astringent,
sour and tangy taste. In the JAL
MODI, a dash of mustard oil is added
for its pungency. The Veg. chop or cutlet
has a filling of the unusual beetroot
and is a bit spicy.Khastha Kachori
is a moong dhal (yellow gram) pancake
with Garam masala filling and
is daringly different from the regular
Marwari Kachoris that one is
accustomed to. The stuffed puris tease
the taste buds and the accompanying
Dum aloo could do with less oil
and haldi (turmeric).The samosas
or shingadas served with
sweet and spicy chutney having groundnuts,
cauliflower and potato filling is very
tempting. The others on the roll call
are radhaballabi and Chaats
that's worth the bite.
The
Shor Bhaja mishti has layers of cream
that ensconce khova, (condensed milk)
and deep fried in ghee and soaked in
sugar syrup. The Rosogollas, chum
chums, sita bhog, cheni jalebi and
different kinds of sandesh have
the right consistency not forgetting
the juicy malpua (sweet flour puri)
with kheera. Rasmalai (milk cake
in very thick milk), is good. Indrani,
(12/=) which is a variant of Rasmalai
has 5 tiny rosogollas with a nutty flavour.
Cream roll is rosogolla stuffed with
khova and nuts is light. The
chitrakoot is good. At this place one
can forget about calories and the like
and merrily tuck in the rich Bengali
fare. All the sweets are made of Paneer,
(Indian cheese) with Vidya telling me
that it's the whey that is fattening
and the curdled mass of paneer is hi
protein and non fattening. So those
with a mind bloc on Panner, like me
can rest assured and happily go in for
second or third helpings. There is also
mishti doi (sweet curds) in khulhads
(clay containers). The winter delicacy
is the nolen gud.
The
nine cooks have been hand picked from
the Howrah area of Calcutta known for
fastidious cooking. This outlet believes
in not diluting the Bengal taste to
suit the local palate in spite of requests.
Pricing is very reasonable@Rs7/-per
piece. This dokhan (shop) is
worth the visit and surprisingly it
attracts visitors from the farther end
of Bangalore too.
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