Aminia is a long-running restaurant brand in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, known for its Mughlai cuisine, particularly Kolkata-style biryani, kebabs and curries. It is one of the older establishments associated with the city's tradition of Muslim-influenced eateries that developed in central Kolkata during the twentieth century.
Key facts
| Name | Aminia |
|---|---|
| Type | Restaurant |
| Cuisine | Mughlai, Indian |
| City | Kolkata |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
Overview
Aminia is part of the cluster of Mughlai restaurants that shaped the food culture of central Kolkata, a city where biryani, rezala, chaap and kebabs form a distinct regional variation of North Indian Muslim cooking. The Kolkata biryani style, which typically pairs rice and meat with a boiled potato and a soft-boiled egg, is a signature item on the menu of restaurants of this category, including Aminia.
Cuisine and menu
The restaurant is generally associated with the following kinds of dishes:
- Mutton and chicken biryani in the Kolkata style
- Mughlai curries such as rezala and korma
- Kebabs and chaap preparations
- Indian breads including roti, naan and paratha
- Traditional desserts such as firni
Significance
Restaurants like Aminia are part of Kolkata's culinary heritage, alongside other established names in the city's Mughlai dining scene. They serve a broad cross-section of patrons and are commonly referenced in writing on the city's food history, particularly in discussions of how Awadhi cooking traditions were adapted in Bengal after the nineteenth century settlement of Wajid Ali Shah and his retinue at Metiabruz.
Related topics
References
- Wikidata entity: Q19460599