Vande Bharat Sleeper Gets New Meal Menu With Veg And Non-Veg Choices; Check Full Details

The IRCTC has refreshed the Vande Bharat Sleeper menus for the Kamakhya to Howrah corridor, introducing regionally inspired vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, specific to each direction, with morning tea service maintained. The changes reflect local tastes from West Bengal and Assam across meals and desserts.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation IRCTC) has updated food choices on the Kamakhya-Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper train. Travellers now receive structured vegetarian and non-vegetarian menus on both directions. The spread highlights regional dishes from West Bengal and Assam. Morning tea with biscuits and muffins is also standard on both services between 6:30 am and 8 am.

The Vande Bharat Sleeper service between Kamakhya and Howrah runs six days a week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the train on January 17. Commercial trips started from Kamakhya on January 22 and from Howrah on January 23. Eastern Railway states that the revised menu aims to match local food preferences of passengers from West Bengal.

IRCTC menu for Vande Bharat Sleeper Howrah-Kamakhya service

For passengers on the 27575 Howrah-Kamakhya service, IRCTC has planned an extensive dinner selection. The starch section now includes ghee rice, basanti pulao and green peas pulao. These are served with paratha and a rotation of dals such as cholar dal, bhaja moong dal and mixed dal, reflecting eastern Indian cooking styles.

Vegetable sides on the 27575 route include aloo gajar methi matar bhaja, aloo gobi kadaisuti bhaja and jhuri aloo bhaja. Vegetarian main plates feature matar paneer, chanar dalna and dhokar dalna. Non-vegetarian choices include Bengali chicken curry, murgh rogini and murgir jhol. Desserts cover sandesh, kala jamun and kheer kadam.

IRCTC menu for Vande Bharat Sleeper Kamakhya-Howrah service

On the return 27576 Kamakhya-Howrah leg, IRCTC adjusts the Vande Bharat Sleeper menu while keeping similar structure. The rice options change to jeera rice, jeera corn pulao and kismis pulao. These are paired with tehdar paratha and mixed dal. Vegetable dishes on this side include lesera aloo bhaji, bhendi aloo bhaji and beans aloo bhaji.

For the 27576 service, vegetarian main dishes highlight paneer masala and kadai paneer. Non-vegetarian passengers receive Assamese-style chicken masala and chicken curry. Dessert items differ from the onward journey, with narikal burfi, rasgulla and lalmohan served. This pattern shows IRCTC using separate menus for each direction while keeping balanced course structures.

Across both services, IRCTC’s menu planning for the Vande Bharat Sleeper blends Bengali and Assamese flavours, offers defined vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, and maintains fixed tea service timing. With six operating days each week, these meal changes are likely to affect a large group of regular passengers on the Kamakhya-Howrah corridor.