Know Your Grocery

Kaatla
Known as a great Indian carp, Catla fish is one of the well-known freshwater fish found in the rivers and lakes of India. Available throughout the year, it is one of the popular fish varieties found in the market. This quintessential fish is popular for regular consumption of "Macher Jhol" with rice.

Rui
It is also a major Indian carp with smaller head and sharp mouth than Catla. It is mostly found in freshwater ponds, ditches, canals, rivers, lakes etc. and is reared along with mrigala and catla fishes in equal proportions. Abundantly available, this is popular for regular fish gravy.

Pabda
Butterfish or pabda fish is a type of catfish. It is prominently scale-free silvery grey fish is excellent source of Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids. It is a freshwater fish that can be found primarily in India and Bangladesh. Popular both as gravy or steamed.

Ilish
Hilsa is an integral part of Bengal culture. The fish lives most of its life in the ocean but moves towards the estuary and where the rivers of India and Bangladesh meet the Bay of Bengal to lay eggs during the rainy season. Culinary lore has it that the fish that travels the farthest upstream have the best combination of the flavours of the sea and the river.

Koi
Koi Fish or Climbing Perch is a highly nutritious and flavourful fresh water fish popular in Bengali cuisine. Known for its firm texture and mildly sweet taste, this fish is a great choice for curries, specially with cauliflower. Being abundantly rich in Omega-3, Koi helps with brain and eye heath.

Bhetki

Galda Chingri
It is a large (around 100 gms each), commercially important freshwater prawn cultivated for food and used in traditional dishes like Chingri Malai Curry. Bengali households often consider Galda Chingri as a festive dish, cooked for special occasions, family gatherings, and celebrations.

Bata
Freshwater variety fish found widely across India/Bangladesh. It thrives in ponds, rivers and is also cultivated through aquaculture. In the east/northeast India, bata is an everyday favourite, forming an important part of regional cuisine. It has a soft boney structure, a comfort food for being affordable.

Pomfret
Pomfret is a type of butterfish found in abundantly in oceans which is delicious to eat and is protein-rich and has a lot of omega-3 fatty acids. People love Pomfret due to its delicate white flesh with the subtle “non-fishy” flavour. Upon plating, the flesh breaks easily.

Broiler Chicken
Freshly dressed broiler chicken sourced everyday for your daily needs.

Mutton
Strictly handpicked mutton from local market to ensure quality & consistency.

Eggs
Eggs are locally purchased, replenished every 2 or 3 days to maintain freshness.

Shaak (Leafy Greens)
We prioritise keeping nutrition rich leafy greens like Palong, Notey, Methi in our everyday menu. These are rich in iron and vitamins, providing you the important nutrition.

Taro Plan Edibles
Kochur Saak & Kochur Loti, the leafy stem & surface roots respectively of Taro (Colocasia) plants, are known for delicate preparation requiring high chef skill. With our expertise, these make regular appearances in our menu

Data (Stem/Stalks)
We prepare traditional dishes from stalks of creepers like bottle gourd, pumpkin, Malabar Spinach, in combination with potato and eggplant. Try them if you haven't.

Gourd Family Veggies
Host of veggies like Potol (pointed gourd), Uchche(bitter gourd), lau(bottle gourd), chalkumoro (ash gourd) are high in fibre. Potoler dorma is high-demand item from our kitchen spread.

Banana Plant Edibles
Banana Plant Edibles like the plant stem, banana flower and the raw banana preparations are regular inclusions in our menu. Please try mocha & thor ghanto, our highly popular dishes.

Winter Veggies
We have wide range of fresh vegetables with the onset of winter. Pick your favourite from our kitchen. Our winter cabbage curry and phulkopi malai roast is a something you will enjoy with hot phulka.

Basmati Rice
We mainly use miniket for daily use and basmati for premium plating. While Basmati, the aromatic, extra long, slender variety doubles in size post cooking, Miniket, a native variety of West Bengal, has a distinct subtle aroma with a firm texture.

Chholar Daal
Made from split chana (bengal gram), it is mostly used as making our special Dhokar Daalna. Also goes as combo with Luchi & Kochuri. Tempered with ghee, hing, cumin seeds, cloves, it is must in festivities.

Gobindobhog
Mostly used in bengali cuisines, it's a native variety of West Bengal. Known for its short grain & prized buttery flavour, it is extensively used in payesh, khichuri, & pulao

Musoor Daal
Musoor daal, the red variety lentils, has a earthy flavour and is an excellent source of protein. It is also used to make our popular Daaler Borar Torkari.

Moog Daal
Moog Daal is the yellow variety lentils, mostly prepared with veggies which is easy to cook and digest, and therefore makes a daily appearance in our menu. Also roasted and added to curry to provide a rich aroma

Motor Daal
Made from split yellow peas, its pale yellow in colour and has a thicker texture compared to Moog/Musoor Daal. Mostly used in pair with winter vegetables.

Chhana
Chhana or cottage cheese is made in-house from fresh milk by souring it with lemon juice/tamarind seeds. It is further pressed to remove excess water, which is the main ingredient in chhanar daalana.

Paneer
We always use branded paneer for our preparation in Shahi Malai Paneer or Paneer Aloor Jhol

Doi
We use branded curd or Dahi as our ingredients in Kaatla Doi or Doi Chicken

Mustard Oil
We used branded Mustard oil (like Doctors' Choice or Healthy & Tasty) for most non-veg curry preparations.

Sunflower/Soya Oil
Most of our snacks & breakfast preparations are based on Sunflower/Soya oil. We rely completely on branded oil.

Ghee
We used home-made or local branded ghee for garnishing our preparations.

Palm Fruit
The most awaited "Taaler Bora" or palm fritters is made from the pulp of ripen palm fruit, sourced from native palmyra palm tree during late July, August and early September. Linked to Janmashtami, this is favourite of Lord Krishna

Nolen Gur
Its bengal's endemic jaggery, sourced from the sap of date palm tree during high winter. Sap collected overnight is reduced over fire for several hours to get the desired texture. Goes with winter's favourite Nolen Gurer Payesh

Enchor (Raw Jackfruit)
This summer fruit, or the raw jackfruit, is available during March to June. Delicately cut to pieces, this makes our highly popular enchor ghanto or its non-veg variant, enchor chingri.








