The best Chingri Malaikari in Kolkata
Also spelt chingri malai curry, prawn malai curry, golda chingri malaikari and daab chingri. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.6 Ballygunge Place (Ballygunge original)
- Open
- 12.30pm to 3.30pm and 7pm to 10.30pm, daily
- Where
- 6, Dr Amiya Bose Sarani (Ballygunge Place), near Patha Bhavan School, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700019
Order the daab chingri, prawns baked inside a green coconut, or the jumbo prawn malaikari if the coconut has run out. Book ahead, because the townhouse fills for Sunday lunch and turns walk-ins away.
What to orderDaab chingri, or jumbo prawn malaikari with plain rice
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Number 2.6 Ballygunge Place
- Open
- 12.30 to 3.30 and 7 to 10.30 daily
- Where
- 6 Ballygunge Place, off Ballygunge Circular Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700019
Ask for the jumbo prawn malaikari, heads left on, and the gravy gets a deeper crustacean edge. The heritage house fills up for Sunday lunch, so book, and skip the fixed thali.
What to orderJumbo prawn malaikari, heads on
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Number 3.Oh! Calcutta, Forum on Elgin Road
- Open
- About noon to 4 and 7 to 11 daily
- Where
- 4th floor, Forum Courtyard, 10/3 Elgin Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata 700020
Order the chingri malaikari and expect mustard oil and mustard paste under the coconut milk, not just sweetness. At about 795 rupees it is the dearest here, and lunch is quieter than dinner.
What to orderChingri malaikari
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Aaheli (The Peerless Inn
- Open
- 12.30pm to 11pm, daily
- Where
- Aaheli, The Peerless Inn, 12 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Esplanade, Kolkata 700013
Aaheli turned daab chingri into a restaurant dish in this city, and the bell metal service still suits it. Prices are hotel prices, and the thali tends to crowd out ordering a la carte.
What to orderDaab chingri, prawns in tender coconut gravy
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Oh! Calcutta (Forum Mall
- Open
- 1pm to 3.30pm and 7pm to 11pm, daily
- Where
- Forum Mall, 10/3 Elgin Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata 700020
Mustard oil and mustard paste sit behind the coconut milk here, so the malaikari tastes sharper than a home one. Mall parking is difficult, and the kitchen closes between lunch and dinner.
What to orderGolda chingri malaikari
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Bhojohori Manna (Ekdalia, the first outlet)
- Open
- Noon to 10.30pm, daily
- Where
- Shop No. 9, 18 Ekdalia Road, Gariahat, Kolkata 700019
This Ekdalia garage is where the chain began, so take the bagda daab chingri here rather than at a branch. Seating is cramped and there is usually a wait at Sunday lunchtime.
What to orderBagda daab chingri, two prawns in the coconut
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Saptapadi, Purna Das Road
- Open
- Noon to 10.45 daily
- Where
- 49B Purna Das Road, Hindustan Park, Gariahat, Kolkata 700029
The malaikari here is thickened with maize powder and finished with ghee, which makes it creamier than most. The room off Purna Das Road is small, so weekend evenings mean waiting outside.
What to orderChingri malaikari with steamed rice
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Bhojohori Manna
- Open
- Noon to 10.30 daily
- Where
- 13 P.C. Sorcar Sarani, Ekdalia Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700019
The Ekdalia garage where the chain started, and the malaikari is still cooked plainly and priced low. Expect to queue on the pavement at weekends, and the newer branches are not the same room.
What to orderChingri malaikari
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Saptapadi (Gariahat)
- Open
- Noon to 4pm and 6pm to 10pm, daily
- Where
- 48 Mahanirban Road, Gariahat, Kolkata 700029
Their chingri malai curry is thickened with maize flour and ghee, so it eats heavier than the home version. The kitchen shuts in the afternoon; do not arrive between four and six.
What to orderChingri malai curry with steamed rice
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Koshe Kosha
- Open
- 11am to 11pm daily
- Where
- 152/1 Bidhan Sarani, near Roopbani cinema, Hatibagan, Kolkata 700006
The north Kolkata branch, by the Roopbani cinema, does a thick creamy prawn malaikari that wants plain rice under it. Bidhan Sarani traffic is heavy, so come by metro to Shobhabazar.
What to orderChingri malaikari, or the daab chingri
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Sonar Tori
- Open
- Noon to 10.30 daily
- Where
- 4th floor, B Block, City Centre, DC Block, Sector I, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064
Bengali and Bangladeshi cooking on the fourth floor of a mall, with the malaikari around 449 rupees. Weekend evenings mean a wait for a table, and the buffet is not where the prawns are.
What to orderChingri malaikari
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Gondhoraj - Flavours of Bengal (Gariahat)
- Open
- Noon to about 10pm, daily
- Where
- Upper floor, Rash Behari Avenue near Zudio, Gariahat crossing, Kolkata 700029
Ask for the galda chingri malaikari, which arrives with a dusting of nutmeg. The restaurant sits on an upper floor above Rash Behari Avenue, so allow time for the lift.
What to orderGalda chingri malaikari with nutmeg finish
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Ilish Truly Bong
- Open
- 11am to 11pm daily
- Where
- 83B Park Street, Mullick Bazar, Kolkata 700016
Lopa Kamilya cooks a family recipe, so the malaikari runs spicier than the coconut milk suggests. It sits at the Mullick Bazar end of Park Street, which is a walk from the metro.
What to orderChingri malaikari
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Swadhin Bharat Hindu Hotel (College Square)
- Open
- About 10.30am to 4pm, then 7.30pm to 10.30pm
- Where
- 8/2 Bhawani Dutta Lane, below Raja Guest House, College Square, Kolkata 700073
A ninety year old pice hotel where jumbo prawns arrive simmered in coconut milk for very little money. Ask at the counter what is left, since dishes run out before the four o'clock close.
What to orderJumbo prawns in coconut milk, with rice and pui chorchori
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Babu Culture (Gariahat)
- Open
- 12.30pm to 4pm and 7pm to 10pm, daily
- Where
- 7/2B Dover Lane, opposite Dover Lane, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700029
Chingri malai curry here is scented with gondhoraj lime leaf, which is a change from the plain coconut version. The kitchen closes mid afternoon, so aim for early lunch or after seven.
What to orderChingri malai curry with lebu pata
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Kasturi, Mustaque Ahmed Street
- Open
- About 12.30 to 11 daily, hours vary
- Where
- 7A Mustaque Ahmed Street, near New Market, Kolkata 700016
Dhaka style cooking near New Market. The chingri malaikari holds up, though the kitchen is better known for kochu pata chingri bhapa. Crowded at lunch, cramped seating, and the hours shift.
What to orderChingri malaikari
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The Bhoj Company (Free School Street)
- Open
- Noon to 10pm, daily; some listings say from 9am
- Where
- 30A Free School Street, Kolkata 700016
Plain, cheap and always busy: the chingri malai curry comes without ceremony, and rice is billed separately. Posted hours differ between listings, so ring ahead before a late evening visit.
What to orderChingri malai curry with rice
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Gondhoraj
- Open
- Noon to 10pm daily
- Where
- 3rd floor, 169 Rashbehari Avenue, near the Zudio building, Gariahat, Kolkata 700019
Galda chingri here, the big freshwater prawns, with nutmeg grated over the coconut gravy before it reaches the table. You want the third floor above the Zudio on Rashbehari, and the kitchen stops at ten.
What to orderGalda chingri malaikari
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Babu Culture
- Open
- Noon to 10.30 daily
- Where
- 7/2B Dover Lane, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700029
Their version drops gondhoraj lime leaves into the coconut gravy, so it arrives smelling of citrus. Dover Lane is narrow, parking is a fight, and the four outlets are not identical.
What to orderChingri malaikari with gondhoraj lebu
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