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Kolkata Restaurants
Posted by
Suresh Hinduja
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20 May 2010
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Calcutta AAHELI
The name of this traditional restaurant is derived from the Arabic word, Aahel meaning pure and unadulterated. Aahel s an authentic Bengali restaurant in the centrally located 'Peerless Inn' hotel on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in Calcutta.
Aahel s authentic both in food and it's ambience. The Hostesses wear the traditional Bengali white saree with red border in a style typical of Bengal. The stewards are Dhoti and Kurta clad. Food is served in plates and bowls made of Bell metal. Even the water is served in a shinin etal tumbler.
The Restaurant opened in 1993 and since then has become very popular amongst all communities. The tour of any foreigners visiting the City on holiday or business is incomplete without a visit to Aaheli to relish the true Bengali cuisine. Aahel s also popular with the film personalities of Mumbai.
The traditional welcome begins as you enter the restaurant with the sari clad hostess doing a 'Namaskar' with folded hands and a warm smile. The restaurant plays soft Bengal usic and alcohol and smoking are not allowed. The wall has some lovely terracotta panels and the menu is made like a 'Kulo' (winnowing fan). The menu card is full of mouth-watering delicacies- both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Do not miss eating here on your trip to Calcutta, now known as Kolkata.
by Monideepa Banerjee
The name of this traditional restaurant is derived from the Arabic word, Aahel meaning pure and unadulterated. Aahel s an authentic Bengali restaurant in the centrally located 'Peerless Inn' hotel on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in Calcutta.
Aahel s authentic both in food and it's ambience. The Hostesses wear the traditional Bengali white saree with red border in a style typical of Bengal. The stewards are Dhoti and Kurta clad. Food is served in plates and bowls made of Bell metal. Even the water is served in a shinin etal tumbler.
The Restaurant opened in 1993 and since then has become very popular amongst all communities. The tour of any foreigners visiting the City on holiday or business is incomplete without a visit to Aaheli to relish the true Bengali cuisine. Aahel s also popular with the film personalities of Mumbai.
The traditional welcome begins as you enter the restaurant with the sari clad hostess doing a 'Namaskar' with folded hands and a warm smile. The restaurant plays soft Bengal usic and alcohol and smoking are not allowed. The wall has some lovely terracotta panels and the menu is made like a 'Kulo' (winnowing fan). The menu card is full of mouth-watering delicacies- both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Do not miss eating here on your trip to Calcutta, now known as Kolkata.
by Monideepa Banerjee
