
Warm weather Biryani and Chicken Chaap

A Bengali Lunch - Plain Rice, Eggs Kasha, Mocha Chingri (Banana Flower with White Prawns) and Jhuri Alu Bhaja

Don`t Miss the Mangsho`r Jhol !

Scrambled eggs and toast at Chhayabrita.

The Hearty Chicken Stew at Chhayabrita.

Jol-Khabar for Latecomers to Chhayabrita - Crispy triangular parathas with a bowl of heaped mutton keema

Maggi Parathas Achari Alu`r Dum

We're serving : Luchi, Begun Bhaja, Alu'r Chenchki (with diced not sliced potatoes), Sweet Chhola'r Dal with Ghee Fried, and Narkel Dim-er Kaalia (actually a dry dalna)

A Simple Dinner of fried rice and chilli chicken laid out for guests at first floor.

A Traditional Lunch - Plain rice, prawns fried in the light batters, jhuri alu-bhaja , Musur Dal, and a salad of diced vegetables (but mostly cucumbers and peppers) & Mangsho`r Jhol

A Breakfast, Calibrated for Your Health and Safety.

A Weekend Lunch - Plain rice, Jhuri Alu Bhaja (on plate), Patol Bharta (on plate), Musur Dal with Prawns and Roasted Garlic, Sada Egg Curry (made with ghee) & Katla Machher Kalia

Monsoon Lunch at Chhayabrita : Plain rice ; tok-mishti musur dal with aam ; rui maachher dim-er bora ; uchhe-alu bhaja ; paanch mishali chuno maacher (puti, talch, mourola, kholsh, chandaa, kucho chingri) jhaal and mrigel maachher jhol.

Plain Rice, Jhuri Alu Bhaja,Light Masoor Dal, Alu-Kudri`r Posto and Parsh, Maacher Shukto

A Sunday Breakfast for Two : A spiced omelette each, toasted local bread, chilli butter and two kinds of homemade jam, pineapple (red cap) and mixed fruit.

Breakfast under the brumal sun.

Lunch in a Festive Time, at Chhayabrita : Rice, Rich Enchorer/Kaanchkala`r/Chhana`r/Keema`r/Mocha`r/Kofta Curry, Jhinge`r Malaikari, Jhuri Alu Bhaja, Doi Maachh (Rui) with a Garnish of Ghee Fried Onions

A Sunday's Lunch at Chhayabrita - Plain Rice,Bangali Musuri'r Dal,Jhuri Alu Bhaja (a Chhayabrita staple),Doi Maachh (using fresh Rohu),Jhingey'r Malaikari,Paneer Paturi

'The proof of the pudding is in the eating.' Despite the plainness of manner in which it's served, it might just prove delicious.

Preserve and condiments, all home made with sugar, sugar-free & jaggery.

Our Anytime Service of Photano Cha and Biscuit

It's Suppertime at Chhayabrita, Sweet Dry-Fruit Pulao, Batter Fried Mushrooms, Chhana'r Dim & Pepper Chicken.

At Chhayabrita, Beer Sheer ar Bemalum Adda!

Lunch at Chhayabrita, Plain Rice, Fish Chop, Light Mung Dal with Lebu Pata. Shuktoni, Enchorer Kofta Curry & Chhayabrita Special Mangsho.

We're Having the Sun to Tea Today at Chhayabrita

A Lucullan Lunch at Chhayabrita in the Midst of High Summer - Mishti Pulao, Mixed Salad, Ghee Dim (this time with omelettes) Chhayabrita Special Chicken Korma & Mango Pudding

A Coincidental Breakfast of Dosas on Thiruvonam.

Jaya, With a Bowl of Freshly Made Taler Bora a la Chhayabrita.

Luchi, Alu'r Chhenchki and Mishti Chholar Dal.

A Vernacular Breakfast of Chhayabrita - Karaishutir Kochuri, Mishti Kumro'r Dum, and Sita-bhog.

Delight in Your Own Company At Chhayabrita, Supper for the Solo Traveller. Fragrant Fried Rice with Lime Leaves and Peas, Fresh Salad, Pepper Chicken, Hot and Sour Aubergine with Sesame Seeds & Caramel Custard

Laying the Table for Lunch to Delight, at Chhayabrita.

At Chhayabrita, a Varicoloured Applique Runner Makes Happy the Dining Table with Sita Bhog.

Begin your day at Chhayabrita with phulko loochi, begun-bhaja, Mishti Cholar daal, Crispy Aloo Bhaja and Rajbhog.

On Your Long-Awaited Return to Chhayabrita, a "Ghoroa" Meal - Plain Rice, Crispy Fried Onion Rings, Mung Dal with Tomatoes and Peas Tangy Potato Relish with Raw Mango & Chhayabrita Special Mutton Curry.

At Chhayabrita, a Breakfast, Tasty and Simple, But With an Ingredient Out of Place- Scrambled Eggs With Jam-and-Butter Toast.

The Deceptive Alu Tikia at Chhayabrita Could Equal, and Even Surpass, Proust's Madeleine.

Upstairs, in the Dining Nook, at Chhayabrita, a Meal is Served and then the food arrives : Sweet Mouri Parathas, Murgh Chilman Bahar & Sweetcorn Curry.

A Special Lunch, Amid Searing Weather, at Chhayabrita- Plain Rice, Kurmure Kolmi Saag Bhaja,Light Mung Dal with Raw Papaya, Paneer in Fennel Seed Curry & Pabda Maachh'er Panchphoron Jhol .

A Special Summer Breakfast is Served at Chhayabrita - Bread, sponge omelette stuffed with button mushrooms, fresh basil tossed in butter and curried shrimps.

Lunch is ready, at Chhayabrita, and Looks a Mean Meal - Plain Rice, Mugmusur Dal, with tomatoes and onions. Posto Pomfret, Aam Potol and Jhuri Aloo Bhaja.

Libation, with Fish Fingers- A Chhayabrita Weekend Evening.

In the July Rains, A Weird and Wonderful Sunday Late-Lunch at Chhayabrita- Matorshuti -Tangra Khichuri Mulo-Rangalu'r Ambol & Fried Papad.

At Chhayabrita, A Light Supper, Taken Early - Chinese Egg Fried Rice accompanied by Chilli Fish (bekti chunks).

At Chhayabrita, the Late-Season Bel-er Sharbat is Served.

A Continental Lunch at Chhayabrita- Buttered Parsley Rice, French Fries, Basil Tossed Button Mushrooms & White Prawns in Cream Sauce.

Lunch at Chhayabrita: Plain Rice, Light Musur Dal, Maachher Dim'er Bora (fish roe fritters), Muri Ghanto (using Rohu fish) & Dim Bhapa (with country eggs).

At Chhayabrita, Bhadro is Welcomed with a New Set of Bone China Cups.

Your Post-Dinner Adda Accompaniment is Served at the Verandah- Ice cream and Sharbhaja.

A Simple and Memorable Rainy-Day Sunday Lunch, at Chhayabrita- Chal-Chingrir Jhal, the Kolmi Saag-er Bora (in ball form) ,Doi Begun and Malai Chomchom (not shown).

A Platter of Patties etc. that is Served to You With Your Afternoon Tea, at Chhayabrita. Sausage rolls, lemon sponge heart-cakes and cheese-wrapped cocktail sausages.

A Lunch, Light in More Ways Than One, at Chhayabrita. Plain Rice, Jhuri Alu Bhaja, Mishti Mung Daal with Peas & Parshe Maachher Jhaal.

Panivorous Pastimes at Chhayabrita - chicken mayonnaise and chilli-cheese. Both are delicious, and the bread, with its crust removed, is as light as a rolled cloud.

Lunch is Served at Chhayabrita : Plain Rice, Fish Fry (Bhetki Machh), Potoler dorma (with a stuffing of spiced cottage cheese) Makha-Makha Gravy Chicken & Local Rosogolla (not in the picture).

At Chhayabrita, Your Imperfect Breakfast is Served!- Chupshono Luchi, Alu-Patoler Makha-Makha Tarkari, Chaka Begun Bhaja & Bonde.

At Chhayabrita, a Simple Sunday Lunch that Sates the Soul : Plain Rice, Mung Dal (with onions, tomatoes and coriander), Chhanar Dalna (with peas and potatoes), Rui Maachher Kaalia & Misti kumro and Alu Bhaja.

At Chhayabrita, a Chinese Dinner - Egg Fried Rice with Chives and Spring Onions, Chilli Chicken with Gravy, Chingri Cutlets and Prawn Papad.

A Special Chicken Pie Supper on Christmas Eve, at Chhayabrita.

Sunday Lunch at Chhayabrita as a Coda to This Year's Hemanta-kaal - Plain Rice , Bhog'er Aloo Bhaja, Masoor Dal with Lau Kancha Kumro (Raw Pumpkin) and Aloo Sobji, Muri Ghonto and Katla Maachher Kaaliya.

At Chhayabrita, a Butyraceous Breakfast that's a Fresh and Easy and Different and Refreshing Meal- We're serving sandwiches of two kinds chilli-cheese and chicken, the latter laced with butter and mayonnaise- chicken patties and the tingling fresh, sweet-and-slightly-tart pineapple juice.

A Bengali Lunch for the Summer Months, at Chhayabrita-Plain Rice, Jhuri Alu Bhaja, Machh-er Matha Diye Dal, Enchorer Chhenchki Mourola Maachher Tentuler-Tok & Dal-Phela.

Haleem, the Chhayabrita Way, Accompanied by Buttered Local-Bakery Bread; and with Lachha Semai for Dessert.

A Celebratory Supper at Chhayabrita for this Nabobarsho's First Weekend - Enchorer (Raw Jackfruit) Pulao, Sukha Murg Potato and Brinjal Fritters with Coriander.

A Funny Lunch is Served at Chhayabrita, That Too on a New Cotton Runner. Dheki Chhata Rice (Brown Rice), Kachki Maachher Chorchori, Dim Poach-er Jhol & Chicken Liver Masala.

Lunch, on a Summer's Sunday, at Chhayabrita - Plain Rice (each portion served with gandhoraj lebu and a green chilli), Biuli'r Dal, Crunchy Potato, Pumpkin and Brinjal Fritters, Potol Posto, Machher Dim-er Bora & Tel Rui

A Small and Simple but Special Reception, on Your Arrival at Chhayabrita : Chicken patties and sausage rolls are served with orange squash.

A Colourless Meal of Colourful and Well-Contrasted Taste, for Supper, at Chhayabrita : Pineapple Pulao & Safed Murgh.

A Light and Different Biryani Supper at Chhayabrita - Prawn Biryani, Methi Palak Paneer & Green Salad.

A Welcome Snack for You When You Arrive Late-Morning at Chhayabrita - Egg Mayonnaise / Chicken-Chilli Sandwich, Madhu Kotkoti & Liquor Tea.

A Chhayabrita Lunch to Herald the Coming Rains - Plain Rice, Traditional Musur Dal, Palang-saag Bhaja, Jhuri Alu Bhaja, Tok-Mishti Capsicum & Masaladaar Rui Maachh.

A Breakfast, Full of Flavour, at Chhayabrita. Luchi, Begun Bhaja, Kashmiri Alu'r Dum & Deshi Dim'er Kalia.

An Incongruous but Necessary Lunch for Two at Chhayabrita, on a Rainy Sunday - Dheki-Chhanta Chaal'er Bhaat, Methi-Aloo Bhaja Pomfret Curry & Prawn Papad.

A balmy morning breakfast at Chhayabrita with Loochi, Shada Aloor Sabji and Bode. Bon Appetit.

Phulko Loochi breakfast at Chhayabrita with spicy egg curry and to balance it a very light aloo tarkari.

It's a Biriyani Sunday at Chhayabrita. Biriyani cooked over slow fire on a clay oven - aromatic and flavourful, straight from the 'Deg' to the table with raita and salad.

Cool and refreshing Aampora shorbot from mangoes freshly plucked from the garden.
Q. What’s the time at Chhayabrita?
A. It’s mealtime.
In more ways than one, the kitchen is the heart of your Chhayabrita stay, cooking up chunks
of delicious nourishment at a steady pulse through the day, sending them out to be enjoyed
wherever you are ~ on the verendah, in the garden or in bed on a late winter
morning.
When not actually in the thick of things, it ticks away nonetheless. It’s quite commonplace
for your host Mr. Siddique to find inspiration for the next day’s menu in his dreams.
From polao to pyanji, kalia to caramel custard, shukto to chateaubriand.From the deeply
traditional to the outrageously experimental. Whatever your taste buds desire, whenever your
tastebuds desire, just ask.
It’s your own home after all.