Butternut squash with sesame is bit different and completely new recipe for me! I have found this recipe from the magical writer Smriti Bhodro in Facebook and with her amazing writing skills, I was lost to her memory lane! I am grateful to this writer who are sharing not only the classic Bangladeshi vegan recipes …
Continue reading Sesame Butternut Squash – Til Kumra (āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻž)!
Cabbage is one of my to go veggie. However, there are only a few recipes that I really like. In Bangladesh, we have big headed cabbage grown during winter. In Denmark, cabbage is found all year around, and there are many varieties- like red cabbage, salad cabbage and even savoy cabbage. Today I am going …
Continue reading Cabbage recipe – Badhakopi Ghonto 2 (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ)
I have been meaning to write this recipe for very long time but I rarely have the occasion to make this recipe - Sweet and Sour Aubergine or Begun er Tok (āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ). This is one of the best pair to go with Daal, Polao or any vegetarian dish you make and it brings …
Continue reading Sweet and Sour Aubergine – Begun er Tok (āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ)
Zucchini is not my favorite vegetable. Somehow I don't find it super delicious and its full of water, so whenever I try to cook zucchini, they loose consistency and texture. Plus, in Denmark, zucchini is super expensive,as one zucchini cost almost the same as a kilo of potato! Well, in abroad I miss lots of …
Continue reading Zucchini with Mung Daal Recipe – Zucchini Ghonto (āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ)
Okra, Ladies Finger, Bhendi, Dheros, (scientific name: Abelmoschus esculentus)...no matter what you call it, Okra is one of the most common vegetable in South Asia! In Bangladesh, we call it Dherosh (āĻĸā§āĻā§āĻ¸), in some areas, its called Bhendi (āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋ)āĨ¤ I really like to know who came up with the name "Ladies Finger." Is it because …
Continue reading Love Story of Okras 2 – Dherosh Bhaji 2 (āĻĸā§āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ ā§¨)
Fried squash or pumpkin blossom is one of the most nostalgic food in Bangladesh. It is even mentioned in our literature many times. Even one of the poem about Bangladesh fighting on saving mother tongue called Mago, Ora Bole, where the first line mentions about pumpkin flower. It shows how old and close to our …
Alu Puri (āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§ā§āĻŋ) is one of the best and delicious street food in Bangladesh! Alu means potato and puri means round fried dough with stuffings. There are no single street food shop that don't sell alu puri, when it's time for afternoon snacks! There are two different versions, one is with potato which I …
Continue reading Fried Potato Pocket – Alu Puri (āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋ)
Bottle Gourd or Lau (Bangla: āĻ˛āĻžāĻ) is very common winter vegetable in Bangladesh. I have mentioned it in my other post that the whole plant and all parts of fruit are edible. We Bangladeshis are so amazed by this that we even have a folk song about it. So today I am writing a recipe …
Wax gourd belongs to tropical vegetable family. Wax gourd has many names, like ash gourd,white gourd, winter gourd, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, winter melon, but mainly this veggies is known for its whitish, waxy coat which gives the distinctive look. I was not very fond of the taste of the wax gourd as a child, …
Continue reading Wax Gourd Stir Fry – Chal Kumra Bhaji (āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
Hyancinth bean (Lablab purpureus) is one of the most adored vegetable in Bangladesh. It is dark green, half moon, flat in shape, even sometimes you can find them in dark purple color. We call it Sheem (āĻļā§āĻŽ) in Bangla and there are many awesome vegan recipes with this vegetables, for example, spread (bhorrta), sheem - …
Continue reading Hyacinth Bean Stir Fry – Sheem Alu Bhaji (āĻļāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
The name sounds weird - either Chichinga or Snake gourd. It looks weird too! But it does not mean this tropical vegetable taste weird. Chichinga taste in between cucumber and bottle gourd, but it has crunchier texture than cucumber. As this grow mainly in tropical areas, no wonder I hardly find it in Denmark. Luckily …
Continue reading Snake Gourd Stir Fry – Chichinga Bhaji (āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
Bottle Gourd is very common winter vegetable in Bangladesh. We call it Lau (Bangla: āĻ˛āĻžāĻ) and the scientific name is Lagenaria siceraria. Bottle gourd is also known as Calabash Gourd and the flower is white, fruit is bright green and as it is under pumpkin family, the plant is climbing vine type. The best thing …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Leaf Stir Fry – Lau Shak (āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ)
This is the first Sweets recipe that I am sharing in Vegan Bangla. Normally I don't make a lots of sweets and even if I try, it does not turn out that good...hahaha may be I am not a sweet person that's why! The other reason could be that most of the desserts and sweets …
Continue reading Banana Donuts – Kolar Pitha (āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž)
The purpose of this post is to collect all the food history.Roshogolla is kind of sweets that is very authentic to Bangladesh. It means Sphere of Sweetness (Rosho - Sweetness, derived from Rosh (Syrup) and Golla - Sphere or circle or drop). It is basically made from solid protein parts of the milk, shaped in …
Fried rice is mostly known from South East Asia. But the moms of Bangladesh, who like to save money and food, they make amazing fried rice from left overs! In Bangladesh we eat rice almost three times a day, so it is normal to have leftover rice from day before. There are many recipes of …
Okra, Ladies Finger, Bhendi, Dheros, (scientific name: Abelmoschus esculentus)...no matter what you call it, Okra is one of the common vegetable in South Asia! In Bangladesh, we call it Dherosh (āĻĸā§āĻā§āĻ¸), in some areas, its called Bhendi (āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋ)āĨ¤ I really like to know who came up with the name "Ladies Finger." Is it because its …
Continue reading Love Story of Okras! – Dherosh Bhaji (āĻĸā§āĻā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
Previously I have shared traditional Khichuri (āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ) recipe which is one of the most favorite of all comfort food among Bangladeshis, especially in the rainy days. Yesterday, it was raining in Copenhagen, so I decided to make Khichuri, but with a slightly different recipe. Its called Shobji Khichuri or Vegetable Khichuri, where veggies are cooked …
There has been few similar recipes in my blog, for example, today's recipe with long bean (Vigna unguiculata) and potato stir fry is very similar to Alu Bhaji - Potato stir fry recipe. But it does not make today's recipe any less tastier! Long bean, mostly known as Chinese long bean is full of nutrients …
Aubergine and Potato is a good pair for any dish, especially if its a curry! Today I am gonna share the most common yet easy delicious Bangladeshi Alu Begun Banjon ( Potato Aubergine Curry). The love for aubergine is well known in Bangladesh and there are many folk songs about aubergines and curry made with …
We all know about mashed potato. Its easy, delicious and goes with almost any kind of meal! But have you ever tasted spicy mashed potato filled with mustard oil goodness? This is the most common and easiest Bangladeshi classic recipe. Whenever the family members are too busy to cook, they make this classic Alu Bhorrta …
Continue reading Bengali Style Mashed Potato – Alu Bhorrta (āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž)
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