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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