Designed to stimulate the appetite.

Thinly sliced eggplant dipped in a seasoned chickpea flour batter and deep-fried. Aloo Bhaja: Matchstick-thin, ultra-crispy potato fries. Step 3: Dal and Vegetables

Western meals end heavy. Bengali meals hit the brakes. After the mutton, they serve (roasted mango chutney) or Tok Doi (sweet and sour yogurt). It is tart. It is spicy (with black salt and green chilies). And it is served with Papad (crispy lentil wafers).