Producer: Peuli Bakshi
These crispy hollow balls filled with spicy tamarind water, mashed potatoes, and chickpeas are a popular street snack.
Kolkata is known for inventing the Kathi Roll, a delicious wrap filled with veggies, sauces and chicken, or meat, etc.
A spicy and tangy puffed rice snack mixed with peanuts, mustard oil, and various spices.
A spicy and tangy puffed rice snack mixed with peanuts, mustard oil, and various spices.
Fried potato or meat cutlets served with a variety of chutneys makes for a perfect evening snack.
Kolkata is famous for its mishti, including Rosogolla, Sandesh and Mishti Doi. These can be found in sweet shops throughout the city.
An assortment of deep-fried snacks, including beguni (deep-fried eggplant), piyaji (onion fritters) and more.
A cutlet is coated with egg batter, rolled in breadcrumbs and deep-fired until golden. The filling has chicken or fish or mutton.
Deep-fried triangular pastries, filled with spiced potatoes and peas, often served with sweet chutney.
A stuffed and fried paratha filled with minced meat, eggs, and spices, usually served with a side dish of potato curry.