FOOD : INDIA’S FIRST KHICHURI STATION HAS BEEN INAUGURATED IN THE CITY OF JOY ON 10 FEBRUARY 2025

BY DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY

KOLKATA, 16 FEBRUARY 2025:

Khichuri Station, is the revolutionary Quick Service Network dedicated to serving handcrafted. nutritious & heritage-rich Khichuri. All set to open India’s first Khichuri Station at Naskarpara, Garfa, Kolkata on February 10th, 2025.

MISSION IS TO MAKE KHICHURIA PEOPLES FOOD:

From vegetarian to non-vegetarian variations, each meal is carefully crafted, packed in a hygienic, ready-to-eat format & offered at affordable prices. Khichuri Station is not just a takeaway food outlet: it’s a movement to revive & celebrate a dish that has nourished generations.

POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE A GLOBAL BRAND:

“We are thrilled to bring this concept. We feel that Khichuri Station has the potential to achieve a global brand. Let everyone in the world experience India’s taste of People & God’s food.” says Mr. Robin Ghosh, Economist & Business Mentor, and the founder of Khichuri Station.

EMPOWERING WOMEN:

Empowering women through entrepreneurship. Khichuri Station aims to create opportunities for women-led businesses, fostering financial independence & community growth. The opening marks a new chapter in Khichuri Station’s journey to establish a nationwide network of QSR outlets that deliver high-quality meals while also fostering entrepreneurship.

SEAMLESS SERVICE:

The brand’s tech-driven operations, efficient supply chain & customer-friendly model ensure seamless service & customer delight.

KHICHURI STATION AT NASKARPARA, GARFA, KOLKATA:

On  10 th February t Khichuri Station at 5, Naskarpara Lane, Garfa, Kolkata 700 031, has been inaugurated by NRI couple, Mr. Bhavani Shankar Basu, author  and painter and his wife, Smt. Dipika Basu in presence of several luminaries.

“ Let us  celebrate good food, good health & a new beginning from the City of Joy,”they said.

Noted Film maker and theatre personality, Mr. Ashok Viswanathan has said that  it is very unique concept and Khicuri has always been a very favourite dish of the bongs globally and he has seen  exclusive Dosa or Bryani Stations before but not a purely Khichuri Station where various types of  freshly cooked mouth watering Khichuri recipes will be served.

ABOUT KHICHURI:

Chanakya, also  known as  Kautilya, from 300 B.C., wrote that the balanced meal for a gentleman should consist of one prastha (about 1.4 pounds) of rice, quarter prastha of lentils, 1/62 prastha of salt, and 1/16 prastha of ghee or oil. He had possibly referred about Khichuri.

In 14^th century A.D., the renowned Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta  also wrote about people in South Asia – especially the poor – eating khichri made with rice, mung dal and clarified butter.