Nobin Chandra Das — Local services in Kolkata

The 1868 established shop where Rassogolla was first created

In 1868, Nobin Chandra created "Rosogolla" – which was to be his arguably most significant creation.

Bengalis and Rosogolla are almost synonymous. The sweet relation between the Bengalis and Rosogolla was established officially when “Banglar Rosogolla” was awarded GI status in 2017. Apart from this NC Das is also credited with creating other sweets like Darbesh, Baikunth Bhog and Debo Sandesh.

While there are multiple claims based on oral tradition about "Chenna" based sweets across other parts of eastern India, documented facts indicate that the process of "Chenna" making was introduced first into Bengal by the Dutch colonists of Bandel in the late 18th century. While a form of cottage cheese may have been extant in Indian culture for millennia, the "chenna" manufactured in those days was made by using citric acid derived from natural fruit extracts. This was a coarse and granular variety with no binding capacity and could not be made to shape into a firm and defined form. Dutch and Portuguese colonists introduced into India lactic acid (extracted from whey) to curdle milk, in the late 18th century, along with acetic acid. Nobin Chandra benefited from this knowledge that created the fine, smooth modern "chhena" with high binding capacity, which was the basic raw material on which he experimented.

However, despite synthesizing the superior variety of "Chenna" using Dutch and Portuguese technology, confectioners across Bengal were unable to bind it into a firm form because lumps of "Chenna" in boiling sugar syrup would either form burnt clumps or crumble. Nobin Chandra's experimentation using the technology of reverse osmosis (which was commercialised in Bengal in the early 1820s) finally helped him arrive at the appropriate variety of "Chenna" with the right binding capacity to form the basis of the Rosogolla. (Source Wikipedia and...

Famous Sweets from one of the authentic shop ... "Nobin Chandra Sen"

The famous sweet shop "Nobin Chandra Das" This shop is located at North of Kolkata on Jatindra Mohan Avenue and just before the takeoff point of Bhupen Bose Avenue. If one intends to come to this famous confectionary may catch metro rail - reach Sovabazar Metro Station and from there it is about a 400 metre walk. Many public conveyances/ taxis are available from Esplanade / Shyambazar. From Howrah one may avail of ferry service ,cross Ganga, to Bagbazar Launch Ghat and therefrom it is less than 20 minutes walk. It was so exciting to find such high class sweet shop near at hand, we did not think twice - entered the shop and started with big size "Rosogolla" followed by "Sandesh" & just to change sweet mouth one "Singara" (Samosa) and then again took "Malpoa" and finished with "Rosogolla" No, there was no ill effect afterwards. Costs were reasonable also.

Late Nobin Chandra Das was inventor of famous "Rosogolla" and that is why he was also known as "Columbus of Rosogolla". His son Late K C Das expanded the confectionary to a great height.

Everybody knows that sweets of West Bengal are famous and if anybody want to taste good sweets may reach "Nobin Chandra Sen". There is no seating arrangement and one has to eat sweets standing in the airconditioned shop or take the parcel to home or...

Just moved to Kolkata and have been going around the city to know the city better not only about its culinary habits but more so about the famed Bengali sweets. Heard about a famous sweet shop by the name of Nobin Chandra Das located at 77, Jatindra Avenue, Kolkata. The entrance was dirty. The shop was crowded and the single person manning the counter was unable to handle things smoothly. Becoz of Puja maybe staff were on leave but one had to wait to get their attention. Management has to be better. Tried a few sweets and of course the famous Rosogolla for which the shop is known for as having invented the Rosogolla. But believe me the so called famous Rosogolla is just a hype. It is no better than a sponge ball which one has to chew through. The other sweets like Aam Pasand, Jalbhara, Champakali, Abarkhabo , etc are way below expections of what I had percieved before venturing out to taste the famous Bengali sweets. I would not rate the sweet shop as very high but just average. Not anything out of the world types. I guess maybe the quality has gone down over the period of time as I'm tasting the sweets at this shop for the first time but the sweets are not savoury. Just try on your own risk. Better options for sweets are there in the city of Joy. Thus proves that only name does not stand the test of time if one can't maintain...