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Beingabengali,borninKolkata,Ihaveacertainmentalblockageagainsteatingbengalifoodatarestaurant.IalwayscalculatementallywhichshcostswhatattheshmarketandwhatpriceIampayingforitattheeatery.Solely,duetothisreason,IpreferaPiceHotelthanaposhauthenticbengalirestaurantanyday.

Now,whyitscalledapicehotel?Asfarasmyknowledgegoes,thisconceptstartedafewdecadesback,intheerawherethingswereavailableinpaisaandthenafullmealhere(thebasicones)wereavailableatthecostofafewpaisa.Hence,peopleusedtocallthempaisahotelpaishotelpicehotel.Dontworryplease,theseareprettycheap(commercially)andVFMhotelseventoday.

Firstthingsfirst.Today,IllsharemyexperienceinoneoftheoldestbengalipicehotelinsouthKolkatatheAdarshaHinduhotel,gariahatmarket

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Howtogoandwhentogo?

ABong'squest..

OnceinKolkataandespeciallysouthKolkata,youcannotmissthehugegariahatmarketcomplex.Enterthesameandgotothefirstfloorofnewcomplex.Askanyoneforthepicehotels,andyoulllanduphere.Thisplaceoperatesonalldaysandisopenfrom9AMto4PMandagain630PM930PM.

Thehotel(astheycallthemselvesandnotarestaurant)

Thisisalmosta60yearoldplace.TheownersnameisKalipadaMaitywhoisthesecondgenerationbusinessman.Theyserveyoufreshcatchofthedayfromthemarketbelowandhencealltheingredientsarefresh.Aquaguardwaterisserved,henceyouneednotworryonthat,howevermineralwaterisavailableataprice.



Rulesinapicehotel

Thereisnoformalmenucard.Yougetina,seewhatsavailableandgetyourfood.Rice,dal,aloobhajaisstandardfareandotheritems,youvetoorderseperately

Donotfaintifsomeonecomesandsharesyourtablespace.Here,tablesdogetshared Ifyouareavegetarian,youmayoptoffonesuchplace.Thejewelsofthisplaceareitsnonvegdishes Tipthewaitergenerouslywhileleaving.Hellrememberyouonyournextvisit(importantforthe

sizeofthefishpiece)


WhatIgot

AssoonasIsatdownwithmyfriends,wegotservedanemptyplatewithbananaleafcoveredandwaterinearthenbhands.Heaskedforthestandardmeal,whichweorderedconsistingofrice,dal,aloobhajaandpanchmeshelisabzi(mixedveg).



Thericewasservedhotandofagoodquality.Dalwaspreygoodandofahomelytaste.Wemovedtowardsournextdish(Amixedsabziwithpumpkin,brinjal,slicedpotatoandmourolash).Itwasnotveryspicybuttastyenoughtogulpitdownhungrily.

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Nextcamethevarietyofnonvegbrigadeforwhichthisplaceisfamousfor:

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Weweresupposedtohavethisvetkifrywithdalandaloobhajaandwasservedhotfreshfromthekadai.Itswasapprox150grminsizeandgoodforsharingbetween2persons.

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NextwasonehellofaTengrash..Thisisakingsizedoriginaltengracookedinamoderatelyspicyoilygravy.Simplyyummyandwasnishedinnotime.

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The(pabdashinmustardsauce)wasgoodbutpersonallyIfeltisaslessspicythanitshouldbe.Fishpiecewasgoodthoughandthequalitywasawesome

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NowthisisonekoishdishthatIreallyliked.Itscookedinthesameoniongravyastengrabutthetengrawasmoresaunfavoredwhereasthekoiismoregarammasalaavored.

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Afterallthesespicydishes,thestomachneededsomerestandthenextdishprovidedthesame.ItscalledTheboalshiscookedinalessspicymannerwithpotatoandispreygood.Theboalwasmidsizedandnotveryoily..butokyoucanthaveeverything.

Thenext2itemsareextremelypopularinanybengalicuisine/partyandiseasilyrecognizable.

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anextremelypopularmildprawndishcookedwithcoconutmilkandgrated

anextremelypopularmildprawndishcookedwithcoconutmilkandgratedcoconut.Galdaprawnisusedhere.Againamismatch.Ipersonallypreferthisprawnmalaicurrywithoutonion,butthisonehadonioninitandisohoks0whattypewithme.Thefreshnessoftheshsavedthedayformebutmypartnerslikeditthoroughly.well,personalchoice!!!

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Itsbasicallyamildavoredmuoncurrywithpotatocookedwithtenderlambalabengaliishtyle.Thespecialtyofthisdishisithastobelessspicy(yes),hastobewithlessgarammasalaandcuminavored(hellyes)andtobecookedwithpotato(wearebongsremember?)

Well,wearefullandprobablyneedacranetotakeusoutofthetable.Thebill?wishalltheaboveitems,with3vegthali(remembertherice,dal,aloobhaja.)cametoarond720/.Happywewereandblessedthesepicehotelowners.Weleftforthedayfullandhappy..

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