Hello,I am Poorna Banerjee, aka Panu or Panushwari, and this is my blog from Kolkata, India, which is mostly about Food, Travel, Lifestyle and Beauty. I generally review restaurants and hotels in Kolkata and my work as a Restaurant Consultant and Food Critic in Kolkata allows me to maintain this blog as a showcase of my work. I am also a published author and have been a panelist on Kolkata Literary Meet (2017).
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4 Responses
hi poorna , firstly thank you for putting up this on a blog !! i am smiling ear to ear 😀 .
during our college days (rkm , narendrapur) , we used to go there atleast once a week , and we did so in herds , biriyani was then a measly 20 bucks !! and if i may add the servings a lil more generous . we had to rush after our evening prayer(7:30pm) , for as you might be well aware that the chap and kebab (and i so wish you had talked abt the kebab) are usually off the menu by 8:30-9 . we used to gang up into autos and head for baruipur , a 40 min ride though the wilderness between .
we usually had to wait a while before we could be allocated seats ,so as hyenas we stood waiting , playing out all sorts of fantasies ,those moments were tantalizing .
now about the food :
the bhuna is a lil too oily and rich , like its really seriously rich , I usually skip it . its always available though.
the chap is usually In much demand , a beef slab thinly sliced , but this is not chicken so its lil more fibrous . rip up a sliver of parota ,dip it in the gravy , slide in a nibble of meat , and bite into a slice of tomato sprinkled with citrus and black salt — bliss .
the kebab , well its not the typical sheekh kebab , its more like shredded meat . now is the time to be generous with the lemon part of the salad. best enjoyed with the tandoor rotis, or beer ,ie if you can bring home a “thonga” .
the biriyani , well arsalan park circus is THE biriyani , but this is a very close second , but they are very different texture wise. The potato that mashes under your lil touches , smell that you really fills up your senses , the biriyani is pure black magic , it tastes nothing like your usually biriyani , its rich in spices , but not greasy .
and dont forget to wash down your throat with a sprite !! , life is good
statutory warning:
a) they use dalda , not oil , so bring the oily stuff home is not usually a birght idea , if you are not close by
b) the fun frolic will be followed by a night filled with remembrance , manifested In the form of burps.
c) you will find sweaty slimy men sharing the table with you , and your waiter could well be lungi clad.
There will NOT be any thank you or welcome or pretentious smile or clamoring for tips or “salam sahb”.
there will just be dirty cheap , tasty food . period .
asma loyalist, since 2007
Hehe, wow I am an Asma loyalist since 2005, actually, and I am pretty happy to meet another one. I used to go there from Uni (JU) and yes, about the c) part, yes, been there, done that and really really happy to repeat (in fact, just did last week!).
Much love and keep visiting please!!
🙂 thank you KC. Please do return.
Hello Panu, thank you for stoping by KC in the Kitchen and for following Chat 'n Dish! I just had to stop over and see what you are yp to in your kitchen so far away from mine.
I became so lost in reading every post that I read all the way to the end and loved every minute here!
I'll be back often!
KC
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