Durga Puja behind bars: From Mutton kasha to luchi cholar dal on menu for West Bengal’s inmates

Officials accidental this is done by redeeming a tiny information of the fare a fewer months earlier the festive play truthful that nary other outgo is incurred.

“Jails are correctional homes. Before the festivities, inmates constitute to america for amended food. With the paper this year, we anticipation to bring smiles among the inmates arsenic portion of the betterment process,” said a elder jailhouse authoritative of Barrackpore sub-correctional home.

“The inmates who enactment arsenic cooks and helpers successful the jailhouse canteen volition marque the delicacies for the 5 days of festivities,” said a elder jailhouse serviceman from Burdwan cardinal correctional home.

“In our luncheon connected Dashami, we are readying to service biryani. On Ashtami, khichuri, labra, luchi aloor dum and payesh volition beryllium determination for the inmates. Apart from atom and vegetables connected different festive days (Sasthi, Saptami, and Nabami), we volition service mutton kosha, chickenhearted curry, and food curries. For dessert, we volition person crystal cream,” said a elder jailhouse authoritative astatine Alipore correctional home, besides known arsenic Presidency cardinal jail.

Apart from Sandip Ghosh, an accused successful the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and execution and fiscal scam cases, Presidency jailhouse houses erstwhile acquisition curate Partha Chatterjee and erstwhile nutrient curate Jyotipriyo Mullick (they are accused successful schoolhouse recruitment and ration scams respectively).

This year, Barrackpore peculiar jail’s paper for inmates features dishes similar begun bhaja (brinjal fry), chilli fish, jalebi, and katla macher kalia (matured Katla carp successful a gravy made of reddish onions, ginger, and yoghurt sauce).