Haryana Sweets, Kankurgachi, Kolkata

Kolkata is a Bengali city. Without doubt. But the Bengaliness of Kolkata does not mean in any way that the city does not welcome people from all across the country. The city welcomes hordes of people all over the country with arms wide open and imparts in all its residents certain values and characteristics which make them and the city inextricable Bengali in nature, and also largely in language spoken. There is no MNS equivalent enforcing the diktat in Kolkata but the people from the other states inevitably learn and start conversing in the language of the state. Kolkata belongs as much to the Marwaris, Biharis and Tamilians as it does to the Bengali, and the cosmopolitan nature is seen not only in the constitution of the population but also in the food habits of the residents.
If the roll and the 'phuchka' are Kolkata's most popular snack through the day, the morning belongs to the Kachori and the Aloo Subzi. Aloo Subzi called Aloo Tarkari, and the Kachori, pronounced Kach'oo'ri is easily the most popular breakfast in the city of Kolkata. The food is available at most street corners in Kolkata. The menu : Hot Kachoris, Aloo Subzi, some Samosas rounded off by Jalebi and a cup of tea. Positively brilliant and a great way to start the day.
Haryana Sweets in Kankurgachi is one of the more famous shops serving the Kachori - Aloo breakfast in North Kolkata. The claim to fame, the obvious quality and the effort to create the smallest Kachoris you will ever see, yet each piece cooked with better care and precision than the larger variety at most street corners. Haryana Sweets is a treat for the regular Kolkatan for the smaller variety of Kachori and to the visitor to begin the Kolkata day in trademark fashion. A great breakfast, if slightly unhealthy, but what the hell, when in Kolkata, you just cannot worry about health when it comes to food. Also, do please remember to have a Jalebi to end the meal. Food in Kolkata is never complete without a sweet to round of the meal. It is part of being Bengali!
A meal for two at Haryana sweets will cost you approximately Rs 40/-. The Kachoris come for Rs 2/- each
How to get there: Haryana Sweets is on the main road from Kankurgachi Mod towards Phul Bagan, it is a 50 m walk from the cross road. It will fall to your left.