Original Indian Chinese in Kolkata | Kolkata Style Chilli Chicken | Chicken Wonton | Kunal Vijayakar

[@ArvindGupta-lx4pf]

Monica is a pioneer no doubt, but over time her food has got more and more Indian-ised - Ah Leung is where you still get the old style tangra food...having said that Calcutta is still the home of Chin-dian food..

[@val-schaeffer1117]

She herself mentions in the video that Indian palate loves more deep fried texture in food, which is different from original Chinese, which is more sauted and boiled.

[@sujanbhattacharjee3871]

U could also try the unnamed outlet right beside Laotse temple for authentic food.

[@ArvindGupta-lx4pf]

@@sujanbhattacharjee3871 Really? Never tried that, thanks for the up - when I am facing Laotse Temple is it on the left or right? Will definitely try it..

[@avijitdutta_ad]

Yes I second your statement but Kimfa is still the best of the lot in Tangra

[@josephgomes3316]

Missing kolkata

[@hpwan2]

I'm Chinese and I had no idea that something called Indo-Chinese food exists until my Indian colleague told me. so my wife and I tried it one day and it was simply amazing. 😂😂

[@saikulkarni7867]

You should visit India - there are food which even you'll wonder if it's Chinese or not 😂

[@kunaljitsarkar5624]

Yeah do visit.... Speciali this place Kolkata Tangra china town.

[@Shouryavardhansinghtawar-qv4uk]

@@kunaljitsarkar5624 there are 2800+hakkas Chinese in Tangra? Yes or No how many Chinese are there in Kolkata and Mumbai?

[@QamruddinKhan-hf4dn]

Try Chinese bhel and chinese bhajiya in Mumbai 😂😂😂

[@vishalshaw1829]

You Chinese people copy whole world.. we Indians copied your food 😂😂

[@sankhdeepmitra5332]

The warmth and humility with which Ms. Monica served and had a conversation with Kunal was heart warming. While India gets its money from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore... Kolkata is where it gets its soul. The contribution of Kolkata to the shape of Indian cuisine is far too often undermined. One of the best episodes in years.

[@fattymoddy]

BS! She fed him well just because of the publicity she got from this KZbin blogger. Joint like Kim Fa, which is so popular and famous, don’t need his publicity.

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Thank you!

[@abdhfhhffh]

Without Kolkata Indias eastern part will be taken by China ... Kolkata is 100 times more important than Mumbai for India.... After adani port in Gujrat Mumbai is a strategically useless city 😅😅😅😅

[@sandipbhowmick8140]

Pl keep in mind Kolkata is 3rd in terms of GDP of Indian cities even in it's current "non-est" form, much ahead of Bangalore, Hyderabad and even Chennai.

[@proudtobeaninfidelkafirand7471]

Money talks. This is the laid back mentality of coastal Bengalis costing dearly since 1970s.

[@rangandasgupta166]

Thank you so much Kunal Ji for this wonderful episode. I am a "Probashi" Bengali from Kolkata settled in Mumbai since last 16 years. Every time we visit Kolkata, we make it a point to have the delicious food of Beijing not once but at least twice. I miss it too much. Next time you visit Kolkata, pls do try out Meifoon. Thanks again and cheers for bringing in plate-loads of joy from all over yhe country through your episodes ❤

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

So nice of you

[@TT-rz5hi]

Dada..Mumbai er manush ra ki maach khae toh..tai na ? Shomudrer pashe jehetu...Ar pao bhaji khaite exactly kemon bhai ektu boilen kindly. Amar khub iccha try korar.

[@thegalaxyon]

soundtrack name at the end of the video please please@@KhaaneMeinKyaHai

[@TeilorJoe]

​@@TT-rz5hi Pav Bhaji khete onek ta burger er mtoi lage.. The difference is the filling is of Indian style torkari in between breads and a lot of other green stuffings.

[@sudeshnadutta1832]

Monica is an entrepreneur in true sense .I am a Bengali and Bengalis are obsessed for indo Chinese ..she is a owner for Beijing, Mandarin ,Kim ling, Tung fong and the prep are totally different from competitors. Their green chutney of garlic, chilli and vinegar is to die for 🎉❤

[@justketh4298]

also big boss

[@sudeshnadutta1832]

@@justketh4298 bigg Boss owners are different

[@soumyadeepghosh8726]

​​@@sudeshnadutta1832but Ami sunechi Big Boss er malkeen o uni.

[@sudeshnadutta1832]

@@soumyadeepghosh8726 big boss er owner onyo jon...Mir er foodka r ekta episode a dekhiyechilo

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

@@sudeshnadutta1832 Bengalis are obsessed *with (please learn some grammar)

[@samnigam3451]

As a Chinese Food lover i must say shes passionate about cooking. Too bad we dont have Beijing in my city. Pure Authentic Chinese food in Tangra Kolkata lovely episode. God bless Monica Liu 🙌

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@dilipk5384]

Thanks Monica Madam

[@shabbirpenkar1943]

Aah! Indian Chinese food. I was hooked on it in 1980s and 1990s. Since 1998 I am living abroad, first USA and now London UK. In London there are many restaurants professing Indo-chinese cuisine but nowhere can I find the star dishes from my youth such as ginger chicken, garlic chicken etc. On my visits to India, I realise that even there, Indo-Chinese restaurants have gone upmarket with exotic dishes and it is difficult to find anyone using earthy recipes of yore. I have taken to cooking these at home now. But it is difficult to cook up a meal with American chopsuey, ginger chicken and sweet corn soup all in one go!

[@goldenpencil6398]

Born and brought up in Kolkata, now living in Delhi. Kolkata Chinese is iconic. Nothing comes close to it in terms of taste and price.

[@NeutronStar9]

True, real chinese

[@subhajitpaul6655]

Wrong,Shillong is better

[@aryaanparwez9909]

Yeah ok boomer ​@@subhajitpaul6655

[@gktrina]

Omg my childhood memories became Alive with this episode . Beijing was my go to place with my parents all the time . Now that I’m away from home last 21 years and settled in the USA still Beijing remains my all time fav Indo Chinese place . Last went there back in 2014 during my trip to Kolkata /

[@abhisheksaigal666]

I'm from Kolkata and i absolutely love the Chinese food here... Beijing, Golden Joy,Kim Fa ,Kim Ling... All of them absolutely tasty

[@MrHarry1411]

We used to have a lone Indo Chinese aka Tangra restaurant in Bangalore. It was called The Chinese Restaurant on upmarket Brigade Road. That was during the 1950s. Then after the 1961 conflict with China the name was changed to Continental Restaurant. Thats where most Bangaloreans tasted our Chinese cuisine. The popular dishes were Sweet Corn Chicken Soup, Chjnese fried prawns ( somewhat like prawn tempura ) with chilli sauce, Chinese fried chicken, ( dry with a touch of soy ) Chicken fried rice and Haka noodles. I'll give and an arm and a leg for these dishes which the late Mr. James Leong dished out. He was a frugal man riding a Lambretta scooter when he could have easily afgord a car and a chauffeur. Nostalgic memories.

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

thanks for sharing this!

[@porothashawarma2339]

Could almost picture your memories like a short movie , thank you for sharing sir !

[@tamals22]

We in calcutta have a whole Anglo Indian Town with Portugues Ancestery Armenian Town China Town and Afgjan Town . Bengal was ruled by Not Only Brits But Dutch and French too

[@deeptin1171]

Reading This brought back wonderful memories.. continental used to be a family favourite growing up in the nineties

[@disastergaming1009]

Wow what a wonderful lady Monica is And the way kunal appreciated and gave us a deeper insight of the authentic Indo-chinese tangra food just loved it Feels really proud to be born and brought up in such a wonderful city Really blessed

[@senguptasayn]

As a 90s kid,during our annual trip to Calcutta getting packed into yellow taxis and a pilgrimage to Tangra was the highlight of going to Calcutta.sometimes even puking on the way back.failed attempt at making the most of trip to Tangra.

[@paulinenanditachakraborty9819]

Beijing is my all time favourite restaurant in Tangra. A lot of memories are attached with family gatherings and good dishes and celebrations around the Beijing restaurant.❤

[@Rob0277]

This episode besides watering my mouth brought tears to my eyes. In the late 90s during my college years, Kim Ling was our go to place especially on dry days (Thursdays at that time). Chilled beer and awesome food nourished our stomachs and souls. ❤

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Well said!

[@vipulmehta2609]

Monica prepared so many mouth watering dishes and in authentic Calcuttan style. What a great combination of Indian and Chinese style cuisine.

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Truly!

[@anandbose4340]

I remember Monica coming to the bank to deposit cash into her account. Was working in teller counter back then in 2002. Beijing had just opened and in our opinion the food in Mandarin and KimLing was better. Sheer nostalgia!!

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

wow!

[@shikhab2250]

Monika is so motherly 😊 the love with which she serves the food!!

[@mitalidas8018]

Hey I am from tangra ,Kolkata and Monica aunty is friend of my father-in-law.she has kimling,beiging.i love her.m proud that I belong to this place .my home is just nearby from Beijing.

[@krvnaick2022]

I am a Goan vegetarian , and I started non veg from Calcutta from 1973. At that time number of CHINESE RESTAURANTS were around my office in RABINDRA SARANI ( Canning street corner where CTO came later.( WALDORF?) Then later till 1992 I would have visited every chibese restaurant in Calcutta.

[@kpmukherjee1993]

Monika mam is the pioneer in chinese cuisine a little differently. Her preparations are so mouthwatering yet simple that I won't be able to express them by mere words.

[@raunaknarayan4393]

Wonderful episode Kunalji. ... Kolkata has this vibrant cross-cultural foodgasm. Be it Tangra style Chinese food, mughlai style biryanis/ niharis, late-night punjabi dhaba food, kachoris from burrabazar, Sweets like rossogollas. You have a unique city, which is a gastronomical treat for many🎉🎉🎉

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

thanks for the love!

[@rohitganguly7646]

Hi Kunal, I would like to recommend you Choi Kim restaurant, located in IC Colony Borivali. You will get the same taste as Tangra as the owners are from there. They also serve Cantonese noodles (but with a different name). I can vouch for the same, as I am from Calcutta grown up eating at Beijing and Kimling.

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Hey! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Rock9175]

I can't agree with you more, small place for 20 years but what taste and consistent over the years.. IC colony Borivli s proud landmark

[@rohitganguly7646]

@@Rock9175 Yes...even in regards to other cuisine there are food joints in Borivali-Dahisar that can give the best joints in Mumbai a run for their money. But i am surprised no one outside the locality is aware of it and no food vlogger explores them.

[@DMangalorean]

Thanks for recommendation will try.

[@J.M.254]

This takes me back to the late 50's, when I first went to Tangra. The foods there are simply amazing. I remember I went with my chinese friend, Peter wong. Back then, some areas smelt of leather as it was also known as Dhapa. Really good memories back then. Miss good old Cal. ❤

[@masoodazam7143]

Lovely to see Kunal sir is exploring my city which presents some of the best foods in the world.

[@amitbrahmo]

Monica Liu is synonymous with Calcutta Chinese cuisine and her eateries in Calcutta are a veritable delight. My particular fave is Tung fong on Free school street near Park street. Beijing is an institution I am told. Never been to tangra, in fact. Mandarin on Sarat Bose road near Southern avenue is humbler but food is good.

[@samnigam3451]

Shes a pure Authentic Chinese Chef and I agree with you. My dad lived in Calcutta for 10 long years park street before coming back to UP. Would love to visit Tangra Park Street n try food at Monica's Beijing Restaurant. Hello from Kanpur city UP.

[@DeV-2909]

Kolkata has mastered this flavor. No other city even comes close.

[@sulaganabiswas]

Awww, the way Monica fed Kunal... just loved the warmth

[@joyeebhattacharya8061]

Loved this episode because this restaurant and this food is very close to my heart. Very fortunate to have grown up eating all this lovely food, used to be the highlight of our annual trips to Kolkata. We have had the good fortune of eating at Kim Ling, Beijing and Mandarin, all owned by the same person and excellent food. Another favourite in Kolkata is in Tiretti Bazaar, called Tung Nam, another gem. Thank you Kunal Sir for houng to Kolkata and talking about the beat food ever. Kolkata food is simply awesome!!

[@sanjoyroy2856]

Monica Liu is an Institution of culinary journeys of Kolkata...❤

[@King-lu4qm]

Her hospitality is on another level

[@Nancy-se1bg]

We used to go to tangra a lot back in 1998 and you find some of the best Chinese food there.. It's simply awesome!

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Very true

[@avijitroy1727]

Monica Mam is awesome...I am regular in this restaurant..she knows the total hospitality

[@dejikay2564]

Was Kimling in Pune (near Ruby Hall) part of her chain? Now it's gone but I have some fantastic memories of it.

[@avishektask]

Chinese foods in Kolkata are just awesome and undoubtedly the best in India. No comparison at all... ❤❤

[@amitavoroy76]

Originally from Calcutta, currently staying and working in Macau SAR and I often try to explain to my colleagues about Calcutta's Chinatown and the Haka dishes one can enjoy. We have been comparing various dishes and the versions found in both Calcutta and in Macau. I'm definitely gonna share this video with my friends and collagenous to get their reactions and feedback. Thank you Khaane Mein Kya Hai team for these wonderful videos, especially the ones focusing on food/dishes from Calcutta (definitely being unabashedly biased😉)👏🙏

[@amitp9103]

This food looks phenomenal ❤ I am from Bangalore We used to have a restaurant called Ginza in church street, MG road next to KC Das sweets. It was the best Chinese food I’ve ever had. This food from Beijing restaurant looks similar to that food. I wonder why they closed down. It’s around 30 years ago and I still remember the taste of that food. 😊

[@Vivechyanityam01]

❤The very thought of China makes me happy... I love their ppl and not to mention....FOOD!🎉

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

absolutely!

[@donnydaniel6674]

Monica looks like Mr Chow sis from Hangover movie...her hospitality towards Kunal was nice ...she said it's right title of this foodie series khaane mein kya hai..

[@ishitapal8304]

I'm a Bengali by birth and grew up in kolkata. I simply love Beijing. I'm a great fan of Chinese food. I cook those stir fried hakka noodles very well. I feel so nostalgic Sir to see you relish bengali style china food.

[@Sumiaro]

Best Chinese food episode. I think Kunal Sir, please correct me, u have interviewed Monica Liu Mam, earlier in one of earlier shows some years ago. Good food, Good host, Good people and Fab episode. Thank you Team Khaane Mein Kya Hai 🙏❤️

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Thanks for the love!

[@Sumiaro]

@@KhaaneMeinKyaHai always

[@4getify]

Hey this is Monica Aunty! Oh I miss her whipping up delicious prawns for me when we went to her house! She's a human dynamo - so full of energy and passion. She's a force of nature, witty, hard working and a lovely person to know.

[@Faith-fj9jt]

I came to Toronto in 1991--and here it is FREDERICKS in Scarborough who still gives out the best HAKKA INDIAN CHINESE food to Indian palate.

[@jackshrimp]

The Chinese restaurants in US & Canada food r nothing like the Indian Chinese restaurants, growing up in Bangalore there used to be famous Continental Chinese Restaurant on Brigade Rd were food was awesome

[@durbanag6061]

Territi bazaar was the original china town in kolkata..later on shifted to tangra

[@game_changer991]

I have heard of Beijing restaurant from my cousins many times.... Next time I'm definitely going there... 😋

[@mayurmahajan1503]

Lovely! Inspiring story! Hope she thrives even more!

[@thyageshnathan598]

Cultures coming together through food is like MAGIC

[@suchetanaik]

Reminded me of Shanghai restaurant in Colorado, Mumbai, Nanking, Kamling in Pune !! 😋

[@burakglobal7370]

No doubt Bhetki fish is my fav. Bhetki is boneless and everything u can make from it.

[@GP-ud7fr]

Fond memories of my city of birth --> Chung Wah, How Hua, Jimmy Kitchen etc .. I am talking about the 70s and 80s likely many are no longer around.

[@girendrakhatry5787]

The best Chinese was available at Peking, park street and Calcutta club during the 70's and early 80's.

[@NikhilBelhekar2179]

Wish we could get this kind of Chinese in Mumbai, Pune.

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

how we wish too!

[@shinjineesen400]

American Chinese fast fpd is also deep fried sometimes. Kung Pao chicken is not deep-fried but sauteed. However, orange chicken and General Tso's chicken are deep fried.

[@Abhi_1996]

Finally Kunal is exploring the most diversified culinary culture of my city. ❤️🔥 Love from Bangalore.

[@debajyotichakrabarti6379]

Happy to have met you at the airport on your way back to Mumbai from this trip! Was a pleasure. Look forward to more such awesome lip smacking content!! :)

[@sumitsachin9963]

Chinese food did not begin at Tangra it started at BBD Bag area near Lalbazzar

[@prakashkeluskar1047]

Kunal sir you are lucky person in earth, 👌👍😋🍽️

[@promitmukherjee1224]

We Bengalis maybe consider this Chinese Food to be second best to our Home cooked Moms bengali food. Bengali Chinese food... Yummy...

[@AIrsCale4]

People r grt, one to another… jst like food from 1 2 another 😊

[@sauravroychow]

Yummy. Can't go wrong with food in Kolkata, and its so much more reasonable.

[@SparkElleBeauty]

I am so glad i came across this video. I talk about kolkata chiense so much and no one understands what i mean. I live in Muscat now, and one of the few things i miss a lot about Kolkata, is this specific chinese food that we get there. We dine in or rather used to dine in beijin frequently. Now i wait to go back to kolkata for this, there is chinese restaurants here too of course, but nothing matches up to our kolkata chinese. I am going to show this video to my friends and they would finally understand what i mean.

[@nikhiljadhav5403]

The way she served you like you are her kid

[@sudippanja9366]

Being a bengali my children is mostly outside bengal...whn I come to Kolkata during my teenage I came to know u my mom cook so many tasty dishes ...this city is good paradise

[@ShaileshDsz]

Love the episodes with Kunal. He is a treasure hunter.

[@monowarabegum2954]

This video made me so hungry and homesick 😢😅❤😋

[@Anwarhussain-mi2vv]

Aap ko kolkata mein dekhkar bahot accha laga🙏

[@ahindutta2346]

She is the face of indian Chinese food ❤❤❤ and Beijing is the heart

[@Rockgirl.4431]

In India Kolkata has best Chinese food restaurants. Tangra is also known as China Town.❤

[@MrRohit192]

May Entrepreneur Monika live to be a 1000 years young serving us the most delicious Indian Chinese

[@mrouth5691]

I miss Calcutta Chinese food. There are some restaurants in the Toronto area that serve Hakka - but nah! And by the way, in Beijing you do get Calcutta type Chilli chicken. I was so thrilled to have it there !!

[@tktyga77]

Keeping the stuff in mind along with the cultural & regional variations in (mainland & Greater) China & India including in martial arts, what do you suppose an inverse of Indian Chinese food might be like (veg & non-veg included) or could be?

[@tony615a]

I am visiting since 2000 . Its same today.

[@abhijitkundu1879]

Sir you came to kolkata and you tasted lipsmacking delicious foods its an honour for every bong and your rehabilitation and adopting the bengali culture all mother and every women who are typically orthodox and family oriented and home maker will cherish this moments Sirthank you n respect too take care n luv uu🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏

[@knottytoob]

Momos, chilli chicken... yaar itni bhook lagi hai! Maaney Tengra/ Calcutta ki yaadein.

[@sdasbd66-sy2xl]

Time for real Chinese food as palettes and travel has made the difference more clear in this day and age. As travel to china is now accessible it comes as a shock that the spicy concoction we loved before is very different from chengdu sichuan cuisine and hakka from Taiwan is different too. Uniformity will help Indians make a quick transition when travelling elsewhere

[@apontutul]

Man this is so tempting seeing from outside Kolkata currently

[@Tilly-go3ev]

A wonder stunning hangout with a beautifully, exciting food experience....Thank you both for sharing. #Khaane Mein Kya Hai. WORD!

[@tenzinthinley8764]

Funny that in Bay Area, we have lots of Chinese restaurants but we find almost exclusive Indian clients in sole Indo Chinese restaurant in Fremont located in a shopping area where there are also “ real “ Chinese restaurants

[@VijayNinel]

Which one is that?

[@virendraacharya3572]

One of the best episode Sir

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

thank you so much!

[@vivekshethia9301]

When Kunal sir eats , he is into the dish, flavours exploding in his mouth. But Kunal sir , i know you are non veg lover, but request to also try Veg dishes. Thank you

[@suvadeepmukherjee88]

Thank you Kunal for another lovely episode. We Kolkatans in Mumbai definitely miss the taste of the Chinese food. In Mumbai, Lings and China Valley bear the same taste. Kunal do you agree?

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

Thanks for watching!

[@prabalsaha1]

The best fish in the world is definitely '' elish '' no other fish can match its taste

[@sarb4297]

I remember my school days when we used to eat the best Chinese in Kimling.. Bejing started much later..

[@AnuAdhvaryu]

Very nice Vlog. Thank you from Toronto

[@Livingwithposh]

Beijing Restaurant is our go-to Chinese place. We go there quite often. It’s our family’s favourite.

[@Manishsharmaseven9]

Vijay - Which brand smartwatch are you wearing? Want the similar style for my self. TIA.

[@sangitachowdhury-cj2bk]

I Started My Chinese food from a Shop Name Kim Wah...it was just 5 minutes walk from my Home...My Grand Father started visiting that Chinese Food joint from 1953 onwards...but the saddest part it got shut down after the Owner Left for Heaven in 2018...I really missed the Taste of that Chinese Food from Kim Wah...

[@84mozi]

First one to comment. Most authentic Chinese in India . Beautiful video Kunal sir

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

thank you so much!

[@bibekanandasarangi1300]

ExcellentMONICA and her preparation

[@shivshenoy7687]

Been to most of them ...from the mid 1970s....a time when the quality and taste was exceptional.Stayed in Kolkata for 45 years before relocation...now it is more commercialized. I prefer to go to Golden Joy whenever I am in Calcutta.

[@eshanbandyopadhyay6453]

Sorry to differ, but chinese food did not start in tangra but in Tirrete bazar in kolkata, Nanking was a very renowned chinese restaurant in this area. Tangra became a chinese food hub much much later.

[@glenshea9093]

true... so many small places served authentic food in old chinatown including Fat mama

[@ParakramRana]

“We should eat some vegetables, no?”.. haha. Love your energy!

[@umeshkhalikar6611]

Very iconic and genuine cuisine.

[@KhaaneMeinKyaHai]

truly!

[@madhumurjani465]

Lovely Monica their is no doubt that Kolkata has the best Chinese food Great Good Luck

[@prasannabaruah3732]

Siddharth goes to alot of places but as far as i remember KHAANE MEIN KYA HAI has never visited Northeastern India...😏😏 I hope he visits us someday and tries our food too...

[@weidles]

Not Jan, but in Dec. Chinese food in Calcutta India is the best in the world.

[@suvadeepmallik2087]

Absolutely agree with Monica mam that bhetki is the best fish of the world.

[@igtt205]

As a resident of Tangra ....Golden Joy's food is far much delicious....

[@dfarmer4201]

Lovely listening to Monica Liu.