Burdwan or Bardhaman is a city in West Bengal, which has a rich heritage, history and culture.  The cuisine served here has a great influence from past. History has a huge impact on the local cuisine served here. There are a lot of traditional Bengali dishes that are cooked and served here, and it has a huge impact of Mughal tradition of culinary expertise in the dishes. From the traditional fish dishes to exclusive sweet dishes, Burdwan has it all.

The dishes that one cannot afford to miss

The first thing that comes to one’s mind when looking for food delivery in train at Burdwan is Sita Bhog, the authentic Bengali dish that is a specialty here. This is made from rice, flour, ghee, sugar, cottage cheese, saffron and water. Along with it Nikuti is mixed, which is again made from curd, ghee, milk powder and baking powder. The next sweet dish that you cannot miss when traveling to Burdwan is Mihidana. It is prepared from ghee, gram flour and water. The finger grains of rice are soaked in water and then cooked for a long time. After that, it is garnished with dry fruits, prunes and raisins. One can also give a try to the famous Lyangcha available here. This is another sweet dish, which has been originated in West Bengal. Oval shaped sweets are made out of cheese and dough of flour. Then they are fried deep in oil. Then these fried ovals shaped things are dipped into sugar syrup and served hot. Sarbhaja, on the other hand, is the fried cream that one has to taste while traveling here. Condensed milk is cut into layers and then deeply fried and soaked into sugar syrup for a long time before serving.History backs the story

Burdwan is famous in the whole world for the finger licking sweet dishes they offer. The most famous and unique being the SitaBhog and Mihidana. There is a story behind it. Lord Curzon once wanted to visit the King of Burdwan when British ruled India. In order to welcome the Viceroy with sweets, the king ordered the local sweet makers to make something delicious, which has to be traditional and unique at the same time. Then only a local vendor came up with the rare recipe of SitaBhog and Mihidana, which later on became world famous.

Apart from the sweet dishes, rice is the staple food of local people here. Burdwan is also known as the rice bowl of India. Bengali dishes have a major influence as most of the people residing here are Bengalis. That is why fish is also a very integral part of the local cuisine served here. One can taste Maacher Kalia, Maccher Jhaal, Chingri Maacher Malaikari, Sorshe Ilish and Paturi, which are too tasty to handle. It is a delight for the fish lovers. The main ingredient used in cooking is mustard oil. Most of the dishes served here are either medium or very spicy as people love to have spices here.