The Bengali Food Festival @ M Café | The Marriott Whitefield | Bangalore
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Shubho Bijoya!
Last year roundabout this time we gave a couple of posts and labelled them as
Durga Puja and Diwali specials. This time however, there was no such post
fitting the occasion. But history does repeat itself and we had the privilege
of visiting The Marriott, Whitefield and this time for their Bengali Food
Festival.
So, this post is dedicated to all the Bengali people in the
house and in general for everyone in love with Bengali Cuisine.
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| Bengali style puja mandap at the entrance of M Café |
Their caption is exceptionally catchy and it goes by: There
is a little bit of Bengal in “Bengaluru”.
This festival is taking place at the open air dining space
at The M Café.
The setup is quite nostalgic for people like us who have
migrated to other cities for their jobs. It was a heart-warming gesture from
their side. Enough with the sentiments: we can always catch a flight and go
back home so here comes a short and sweet version of what this festival has to
offer.
If you are not familiar with Bengali cuisine, then just have
faith and eat whatever you feel is good and you will not be disappointed.
They have a wide spread starting with a very famous street
food of Kolkata called “Jhal Muri”. They also have an array of Achars and
Chutneys, followed by chicken and mutton chops, Hilsa fry (Ilish), Luchi
Chholar Dal etc.
From the main course they had “Potol Alu Posto”, Bengali
style fish curry, Kolkata Mutton Biriyani, Basanti Pulao, Chicken Kassa and few
other items.
A special item was the Daab Chingri preparation which was
amazing in taste and almost the same as the original. The variations lied in the
balance of sweetness which was done to make sure everyone can enjoy the meal.
However, in some cases the prawns were not cleaned properly and that was a led
down.
The Chicken Kassa tasted brilliant with the Luchi. It had the
perfect spice level so that no one has smoke in their ears. The Luchi and
Chholar Dal is and will always be close to every Bengalis heart, so no comments
here. If the Dal was a little bit sweeter, it would have been perfect.
They also served a Fish Paturi on the table which tasted great
but was nowhere near to the actual Paturi. They used Rohu/Catla for this.
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| Daab Chingri |
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| Bengali Veg Main course |
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| Bengali style fish curry |
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| Kosha Mangsho |
The Biriyani was very flavourful and the mutton pieces were
cooked to perfection. The eggs in the biriyani were characteristic but more
potatoes would have brought out the true beauty.
Other dishes to try are the Potol Posto and the Thor
preparation which were done perfectly. The mutton chops and the chicken cutlets
were radically different from what we understand them to be. Moreover, the
stuffing was insufficient and the flour coating was too thick.
From the desserts: the patishapta was pretty decent. The
original is made with jaggery and coconut but they replicated it with sooji.
The Malpua was overly sweet and too soft. It should have been fried a bit more
to give it the perfect finish. The barfi’s are worth trying but the
disappointing fact was that the Mishti Doi was slightly rancid.
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| Daab Chingri (another view) |
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| Bengali Sweets |
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| You know what these are :P |
So that’s all from our end in a nutshell. The ambiance is
particularly brilliant and will definitely make a Bengali feel at home. The
food should have been better but is still worth trying! Apart from the
mentioned let downs the others were lip smacking.
One can also try the main buffet items too which are not
from the festival menu. There is not much time left as the festival ends on the
22nd, so you know where to head off if you love Bengali food.
The pricing is quite reasonable at INR 1050 + taxes for lunch (12:30-14:30) and INR 1550 + taxes for dinner (19:00-22:30).
The pricing is quite reasonable at INR 1050 + taxes for lunch (12:30-14:30) and INR 1550 + taxes for dinner (19:00-22:30).
Do let us know about your experience if you guys visit.
We’ll be back soon with something appetizing ;)
Till then—stay tuned and bon apetit!
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