Where to Stay & Eat in Hooghly Travel Guide: Things to Do, How to Reach, Best Time to Visit

Sweetened thick yogurt, served in earthen pots, available at local sweet shops, rupees 40-80

Bengali sweet made from chhena (paneer), various flavors, available at any sweet shop, rupees 15-30 per piece

Deep-fried flatbread with spicy potato curry, popular breakfast, local eateries, rupees 60-100

Fried pastry filled with lentils, served with vegetable curry, breakfast staple, street stalls, rupees 40-70

Staple Bengali meal, various fish preparations, local restaurants, rupees 150-300

Spongy sweet dumplings in sugar syrup, iconic Bengali dessert, sweet shops, rupees 10-25 per piece

Traditional bitter-sweet mixed vegetable curry, served with rice, local Bengali restaurants, rupees 120-180

Prawns cooked in coconut milk gravy, rich and flavorful, specialty restaurants, rupees 250-400