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How to choose out of the box Bengali Wedding Menu?

Bengalis love their food, whether in a wedding or in their daily lives. They are experts at culinary skills and cook up really delectable dishes with any ingredient present to them. When it comes to Bengali wedding, majority of the conversations revolving around the wedding planning is concentrated on the menu! Ask any Bengali and he will not differ. With so many culinary delicacies, setting up a Bengali wedding menu is a very difficult task. When you talk to a wedding caterer and tell him that the menu will be completely Bengali-themed, he will give you options of the items which can be included. A Bengali Caterer in Kolkata has thorough idea as what items tend to be generally hit with the people at weddings. Some people have their individual preferences which they might insist on including in the menu.

Bengali Wedding Menu

When we talk of a wedding menu of a Bengali wedding, here are some things which you are almost sure to find. However, some of the items might be ‘season’ specific.

  • Koraishutir kochuri with alu dum – A stuffed puri is known as ‘kochuri’ in Bengali. This item is ‘peas kachori’ with spicy dum alu. This item is a hot favorite in the main course of the menu particularly during the winters, when peas are readily available. Usually, baby potatoes are used for the alu dum and it is spicy and very tasty.
  • Fish cutlet/fish fry – Bengalis are very fond of their fish and without fish item, no menu seems complete. When you talk to your Wedding Catering Service provider, make sure that you ask them about the fish items. Fish fry or fish cutlet with salad and the quintessential ‘kasundi’ (mustard sauce) is definitely lip-smacking. Guests gorge on this delicacy at any wedding.
Fish cutlet/fish fry
    • Kosha mangsho – Bengalis are foodies and they love treating people likewise as well. Meat items are mandatory in the wedding menu and both chicken and mutton have made a place in the menu. Mutton kosha is a delicacy on which every wedding caterer can bet safely in Kolkata. Tender and succulent mutton pieces are cooked in a thick spicy gravy. The item is a great combination with pulao, biryani as well as naan or other roti varieties.
    • Rosogolla – No Bengali wedding menu is complete without sweets. It is well-known fact that Bengal is known for its wide varieties of sweets and these are integral part of any function. And when it comes to sweets in the wedding menu, rosogolla will be ranked in the first place. Pure cottage cheese (chaana) is used in the making of this heavenly sweet, which is then dipped in transparent sugary syrup. Pop in a rosogolla and you will know the reason why this is a mandatory item in the wedding menu in Bengal.
    Rosogolla
    • Sandesh – After rosogolla, the sweet variety which is sure to win hearts is none other than the famous Kolkata ‘sondesh’. Tell your wedding caterer if you have any special preferences for sondesh as they are available in different styles and varieties. Nowadays, various kinds of fusions are also available when it comes to sondesh and any reputed caterer in Kolkata will be able to include the same in the menu.

    There are innumerable other Bengali delicacies which can make their way into the wedding menu.

      • Kosha mangsho – Bengalis are foodies and they love treating people likewise as well. Meat items are mandatory in the wedding menu and both chicken and mutton have made a place in the menu. Mutton kosha is a delicacy on which every wedding caterer can bet safely in Kolkata. Tender and succulent mutton pieces are cooked in a thick spicy gravy. The item is a great combination with pulao, biryani as well as naan or other roti varieties.
      • Rosogolla – No Bengali wedding menu is complete without sweets. It is well-known fact that Bengal is known for its wide varieties of sweets and these are integral part of any function. And when it comes to sweets in the wedding menu, rosogolla will be ranked in the first place. Pure cottage cheese (chaana) is used in the making of this heavenly sweet, which is then dipped in transparent sugary syrup. Pop in a rosogolla and you will know the reason why this is a mandatory item in the wedding menu in Bengal.
      Rosogolla
      • Sandesh – After rosogolla, the sweet variety which is sure to win hearts is none other than the famous Kolkata ‘sondesh’. Tell your wedding caterer if you have any special preferences for sondesh as they are available in different styles and varieties. Nowadays, various kinds of fusions are also available when it comes to sondesh and any reputed caterer in Kolkata will be able to include the same in the menu.

      There are innumerable other Bengali delicacies which can make their way into the wedding menu.

      Rosogolla

      There are innumerable other Bengali delicacies which can make their way into the wedding menu.

      Briyani
      Rosogolla

      There are innumerable other Bengali delicacies which can make their way into the wedding menu.

      Briyani
      Rosogolla

      There are innumerable other Bengali delicacies which can make their way into the wedding menu.

      Fish Paturi
      Briyani
      Rosogolla

      There are innumerable other Bengali delicacies which can make their way into the wedding menu.

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