Image Courtesy: Canva
No Bengali celebrations are complete without relishing a huge spread of the yummiest dishes. Dedicated to the dearest sons-in-law, indulging in a gastronomic feast is a major part of Jamai Sasthi celebrations. Here are some of the most famous delicacies savoured on this day.
Image Courtesy: Canva
The gastronomic breakfast kickstarts with fulko luchi. Not two or three but the plate is filled with at least four to five luchis to begin with.
Image Courtesy: Canva
To savour soft luchis, the most famously prepared side dishes are alur dom and chholar dal. Ghugni is also served with luchi for breakfast.
Image Courtesy: Canva
Along with a few Bengali sweets, seasonal fruits such as mango and litchi are served as well.
Image Courtesy: Canva
To beat the sweltering heat, a glass of refreshing aamer sorbot is relished a couple of hours before lunch. It is made with raw mangoes.
Image Courtesy: Canva
Let's start the bhuribhoj (Bengali feast)! In-laws cook yummy Basanti pulao for lunch. Many people often add steamed rice to the menu too.
Image Courtesy: Canva
Though most Bengalis do not like eating vegetarian food on a special day, paneer bhapa is often prepared as a side dish to pair pulao with.
Image Courtesy: Canva
Is it even a Bengali food spread without several options for fish preparations? One of the loved dishes to gorge on is chingri malaikari.
Image Courtesy: Canva
Each bite of this steamed bhetki delicacy melts in your mouth. Loaded with coconut and mustard paste, this dish is a burst of flavours.
Image Courtesy: Canva
From weddings to birthdays, auspicious Bengali celebrations are incomplete without enjoying ilish maach for lunch.
Image Courtesy: Canva
After savouring mouth-watering fish, the next dish on the menu is usually mutton biryani.
Image Courtesy: Canva
A bowl of rich mutton kosha tastes the yummiest with biryani. If someone does not like eating mutton, chicken recipes are prepared as well.
Image Courtesy: Canva
Chutney is an absolute must before ending the scrumptious meal. Mango chutney and fried papad is a foodie match made in heaven.
Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons
At least five to six varieties of mishti are also a part of the lavish lunch menu. Rosogolla, sondesh, malai chom chom, ros malai, mishti doi, and more appetising sweets are served for jamai.
Image Courtesy: Canva
Yes, all these preparations for only one day look extravagant but Bengali in-laws make sure to treat their sons-in-law with the best and everything grand on their special day.
Image Courtesy: Canva