The Bengali seat at RASA cooks the biye bari menu the way Kolkata serves it: shukto, cholar dal with luchi, begun bhaja, chingri malai curry, kosha mangsho, bhetki paturi, mishti doi and rosogolla made in-house. A Bengali wedding dinner in Bangalore runs about ₹700–₹1,300 a plate in 2026, driven by the fish.
The seat
The Bengali chef keeps two mustard oils and a bag of panch phoron that no other seat may borrow. Bhetki comes in on the morning and is filleted here.
The Bengali community in Bangalore's tech belt is large enough that a biye bari here should taste like one in Kolkata, and mostly it does not, because the kosha mangsho is cooked by a Punjabi hand and the fish is whatever the market had. The Bengali seat sources bhetki and chingri on the morning and cooks them in the two mustard oils the cuisine needs.
The order of courses matters — luchi and cholar dal first, then the bhaja, then the fish, then the meat, then the sweets — and the seat serves it in that order at a plated wedding, or arranges the buffet in it. Durga Puja and Poila Boishakh community lunches are the seat's other season.
What the Bengali chef cooks
- Shukto
- Cholar dal with luchi
- Begun bhaja and aloo posto
- Chingri malai curry
- Bhetki paturi and fish fry
- Kosha mangsho
- Mishti pulao
- Mishti doi, rosogolla, sandesh
From the other seats
Dishes we pair with this cuisine at one event — each cooked by its own chef, never by this one.
- A North Indian tandoor counter for the non-Bengali side
- A Karnataka leaf lunch for a Bangalore-Bengali wedding
- A live jalebi-rabri counter alongside the mishti
Menu
Sample only. Every menu is built with you and cooked for the tasting by the chef who will cook the day.
Bengali catering in Bangalore — questions
Do you get bhetki in Bangalore?
Yes — bhetki, chingri and rui are sourced for the event; bhetki paturi and fish fry are on every wedding menu the seat cooks.
Are the sweets made in-house?
Rosogolla, sandesh and mishti doi are made in the kitchen; nolen gur versions in the winter.
What does a Bengali wedding dinner cost per plate in Bangalore?
About ₹700–₹1,300 a plate in 2026; the band moves with the fish and prawn courses.
Build a Bengali menu with the chef
Date, head count, the cuisines you have in mind. Enough for the first reply to carry a menu and a number rather than a brochure.
What happens after you send the ticket
- A written reply, usually the same day. A first menu built for your occasion, the per-plate figure it comes to, and the two or three questions we need settled before the number is firm.
- A tasting. For weddings and events of size we cook the shortlist for you before you sign. Each cuisine on the menu is cooked by the chef who will cook it on the day.
- The plan for the day. Counters, service staff, timings against your muhurtham or your agenda, and the venue's rules on outside catering, checked with the venue by us.