Just like how rawas was used in practically all fish dishes, in Kolkata, it was the bhetki,” he says. And of late in Mumbai, there has been a move to consume more bhetki owing to so many reasons.

Apart from eating fish, I was keen to see fish in the flesh so to speak, so I set off one morning, braving the traffic, to Manektala fish market in north Kolkata. There I was awakened by the ...

After hours of exploring the 48th International Kolkata Book Fair, nothing satisfies quite like a plate of crispy bhetki fish fry, some spicy telebhaja, melt-in-the-mouth nolen gurer rosogolla, or ...

Daab Chingri . Ingredients: 750 gm prawns; 1 medium onion; 1 tsp panch phoron (five spices) 4 green chillies; 1½ tsp turmeric; 20 gm wheat dough; 1 large tender coconut ...

6. Bhetki Parcel. Bhetki is a similar dish to Bengali staple fish paturi and takes its name from the fish by the same name- Bhetki. It is a local silverfish found in Kolkata. Bhetki parcel has ...

Address: 8/2, Bhawani Dutta Ln, College Square, Kolkata, ... In the same vein, the simply named “Fish and Greens” is steamed local bhetki fish with pak choi in a light soy sauce, ...

While Hilsa fish is selling between Rs 1,800 and Rs 2,000 a kg in the retail markets of Kolkata, the price of Bhetki fish is hovering between Rs 600 and Rs 650 a kg.

In Kolkata that often translates into a substantial heavy-on-the-fish meal, with plenty of jhol to mop up the bhaat. And while Chingri and Ilish may have divided Bengalis, there are far more fish in ...

Marinate the whole bhetki with salt, turmeric powder, grounded black peppercorns, lemon juice, honey, a little olive or sunflower oil and the juice of ginger-garlic paste and keep aside for a minimum ...

IMAGE: Orange Candy Margarita Craving from some fancy food in Kolkata, but don't know where to head to, this is the page to follow. Paneer lapeta, the chocolate soap cake (yes, you heard it right ...

KOLKATA: This one’s a sight for tired eyes. It is bigger in length than a six feet tall human and weighs more than 450 kilos and will be exhibited for five days at the Sarkar Bagan Bigyan Mela ...