- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:21 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced updated meal choices for passengers on the Guwahati (Kamakhya)-Howrah Vande Bharat Sleeper Train. The revised menu will allow passengers to choose vegetarian or non-vegetarian meals during their journey.
According to the Eastern Railway division of the Indian Railways, the updated menu is designed keeping in mind the preferences of passengers from West Bengal and Assam.
What All You Can Order?
As per the revised menu, passengers can now order ghee rice, basanti pulao, and green peas pulao, accompanied by paratha, along with a selection of dals such as cholar dal, bhaja moong dal, and mixed dal. Other dishes include aloo gajar methi matar bhaja, aloo gobi kadaisuti bhaja and jhuri aloo bhaja.
For main courses, vegetarian options feature matar paneer, chanar dalna, and dhokar dalna, while non-vegetarian options comprise Bengali chicken curry, murgh rogini, and murgir jhol.
Passengers can also order desserts like sandesh, kala jamun and kheer kadam.
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On the return leg, the dinner menu includes jeera rice, jeera corn pulao and kismis pulao, tehdar paratha, mix dal and a choice of vegetable dish such as aloo bhajo, bhendi aloo fry and beans aloo fry.
The main course includes paneer masala and kadai paneer, while non-vegetarian options include Assamese-style chicken masala and chicken curry. Desserts on this leg of the journey include narikal burfi, rasgulla, and lalmohan. Passengers on both services can enjoy morning tea with biscuits and muffins between 6:30 am and 8 am.
Vande Bharat Sleeper Train
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently flagged the country's first sleeper Vande Bharat train between Kamakhya (Guwahati) and Howrah. The train began its commercial operations from Kamakhya on January 22 and from Howrah on January 23. The sleeper version of the semi-high speed train aims to provide a similar comfort and efficiency for long-distance travelling like Vande Bharat.