Kolkata Trip

Hello there fellow bloggers and readers. First of all I am sorry that I have not been regular at all. Initially I got busy with my final year exams, and then went off to Kolkata, India for a vacation. There I hardly had any access to net, so could not blog.

I had a great vacation. Watched around 3 movies – Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and Kismat Konnection. Each of them being good in their own genre.

Mostly the trip scored over my other trips to Kolkata was cause I could eat to my heart’s (and stomach’s ) content. To name a few mouthwatering dishes that I had -

• Kati Roll at Nizam’s Restaurant – This restaurant was built in 1932, and just recently it has taken over the neighbouring enclosement for extension. The chicken roll was if I can put it out of this world. Living in the U.A.E. for the past 21 years of my life, I have seen that here or even in other nations like US or UK or EU, you get less for what you pay. Here if I order for a chicken roll, I will get more of onion and sauce, and less of chicken pieces, and the parotha seems to be just heated. But at Nizam’s for the first time I saw that there was more of succulent chicken pieces than other stuffs. And the parotha was so soft, it was a good combination with the even softer chicken. And all this for a mere Rs. 37 equivalent to Dhs. 3.5 and less than a dollar???
• Mishti Doi (Sweet Curd) – This is a bengali delicacy, where the curd that you have is not salted, but is sweet. And you get a tinge of rose flavour in it as well, making it totally mouthwatering.
• Rajbhog (Large Ras Gulla) – This is as big as a fist, and mind you, an adult’s fist It is filled with sweet ras or water, and this also has a tinge of rose in it.
• Momo (Steamed Dumpling) – This is basically not hard core bengali delicacy, but I think it’s more of a Nepali Dish, n since Darjeeling is in the state of West Bengal, it’s one of the most sought after snacks in Kolkata.
• Sondesh – I don’t think there has ever been a bengali who has not had a Sondesh (Bengali Sweet) in his/her life. This sweet unlike other dry sweets actually melts in your mouth.
• Elish Sorsay Bhaapey – Translated to English this would be Hilsa fish in Mustard Seed Gravy. This is a major bengali delicacy that I could not have enough of in this trip of mine to Kolkata. I would highly recommend this to everyone. But yes, go for the boneless option if you are not into eating bony fish.
• Phuchka – Translated to Hindi, it is called Pani Puri, or Golgappa. Though you get this item in other places in India, what you get in Kolkata is totally different, and it tastes different as well. It is more spicy than it’s other counterparts in other parts of India.
• Jhaal Muri – Translated to English, it is called Spicy Puffed Rice. It’s a concoction of puffed rice, mustard oil, chilli, nuts, mixtures or chana choor, onion, pickle, etc. It is quite spicy.

Well this was mostly about my trip. I had a short trip of 4 days to Digha, a tourist destination for sea lovers. And oh yeah, I rode a horse this time

Anyway that’s all. Wanted to get back to blogging, and I thought this would be a nice way to start, and also get off the holiday mood.