Christmas brings in traditional feels for Anglo-Indian families in Kolkata

re’s a nip in Kolkata air and that can mean only one thing, Christmas is around corner. latest pop songs to Christmas carols, and people humming along while getting ir lists toger: cake, presents, trees and lights, menus for family lunch or dinner. Food ends up being centrepiece of every festival celebrated in Kolkata, and Christmas is exception to this. From fruit cake to rose cookies, homemade wine and traditional lunches and dinners, Christmas in Kolkata is a wide range of culinary delights.

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Many people rely on local breadman and his ready-made cakes, most Anglo-Indian families prefer to make ir own; that is to say, y mix ingredients at home and n take mix down to local bakery for baking. Besides traditional fruit cake, or Chrismassy musts are kull-kulls, rose cookies, homemade wine, and salted beef. As said, re was a time when most families would make se dishes at home but w that is rare as people find it difficult and very time consuming to make se sweets and prepare food at home. In fact, people wadays bring all of sweets readymade or order it from ir local market as y feel that it saves m from chaos and hustle. 

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People are likely to find kofta curry and yellow rice with three different types of vindaloo and some kind of roasted stuffing. Anglo-Indians get more traditional if y are going for a fancy dinner. re will be at least a couple of roasts. Turkey and duck are cooked, but y are hard to cook and a bit over budget so many people go for chicken instead. Stuffing made from liver and gizzard is a must, with dollops of garlic butter, parsley and dill. One can go crazy with salads. From Russian to parsley potato (tossed with bits of crispy bacon, and bacon oil goes in as well) to potato and mayonnaise with juicy pineapple bits and finely chopped green peppers, and even fresh salad on a bed of lettuce. All this rounded off with soft bread rolls. Anglo-Indians definitely kw how to be merry on Christmas day.

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