Pumpkin season is on full on now, and there are lots of gorgeous pumpkins in the stores. However, pumpkin in Bangladesh are little sweeter than what I actually get here. I always wanted to make the classic Bangladeshi dish with pumpkin, its called Kumror Chchokka (কুমড়োর ছক্কা). I always read about the dish in many Bengali …
Continue reading Pumpkin with Chickpeas – Kumro Chchokka (কুমড়োর ছক্কা)
First of all, I am really sorry for the long title. It happens when I want to literally translate something from Bangla to English. Anyway, today's dish is another food scrap recipe, meaning that making a delicious meal out of something that are usually thrown out! So today's recipe is called Bhorrta (spread or mash) …
Continue reading Mixed Gourd Peel Spread – Pachmishali Chchokla Bhorrta (পাঁচমিশালি ছোকলা ভর্তা)
Sorry for another mustard recipe but we Bangladeshis love mustard so much that we try to cook almost anything with it! I promise that this Mustard Aubergine recipe would be a few ingredients, easy to cook -can be eaten with anything - worth of time kind of recipe! Jump to recipe Beside aubergine, we only …
Continue reading Mustard Aubergine – Shorshe Begun (সর্ষে বেগুন)
Tamarind aka Tetul - when we Bangladeshi, hear the word, our mouth automatically starts watering! We eat tamarind in many ways - pickle, sauce, candy, mash/spread and even act as a vital ingredient to many dishes we make. The fruit grows in brown pod and mostly very sour, that's why it is very good for …
I am so excited to share today's recipe! This is one of the most famous and renowned Bangladeshi vegan dish, which is called Alur Daal or Potato Soup. This Alur Daal is from the northern part of Bangladesh, where it gets pretty cold in winter and thus produces a great quality of potatoes in that …
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We Bangladeshis love mustard in almost any vegetables and fish. The pungent taste and spicy flavor of mustard satisfy and amuse our taste bud in a way that no other spices can do it! Today I am here to write another delicacy yet simple mustard recipe and this time, it is with Malabar Spinach twigs! …
Continue reading Malabar Spinach Twigs in Mustard – Shorshe Pui Data (সর্ষে পুঁই ডাটা)
Today I am going to write another improvised vegetable recipe, which is a very typical vegetable in Europe but not found in Bangladesh! The veggie is called Parsnip! It looks like white carrot, taste almost sweet like carrot with a hint of spice and a great addition to any curry or soup! However, I am …
Continue reading Parsnip Stir Fry – Parsnip Bhaji (পারস্নিপ ভাজি)
We Bangladeshis love mustard in almost any vegetables and fish. The pungent taste and spicy flavor of mustard satisfy and amuse our taste bud that no other flavor can be compared to this delicacy! However, I am here to write only vegan recipes, so today's post would be about simple, humble okra aka ladies finger …
Continue reading Okra in Mustard – Shorshe Dherosh (সর্ষে ঢেঁড়স)
I want to apologize in advance to write too many cauliflower recipes, but hey, I am helpless because where I live, cauliflower is one of the "all year round", "known" and delicious vegetables to get! So here again, I am presenting the delicious, spicy cauliflower curry recipe which I got from an amazing Bangladeshi youtube …
Continue reading Cauliflower Curry – Phulkopir Rosha (ফুলকপির রসা)
Wax gourd is not very common vegetable in European countries, but sure there are many original recipes that can be found in Bangladesh. I have written a detail about wax gourd in my previous post but today I am writing another recipe from the fabulous writer Smriti Bhadra, wax gourd in mustard or as in …
Continue reading Wax Gourd in Mustard – Kumra Besshori (কুমড়া বেশ্বরী)
You probably have tried many recipes of cauliflower but have you ever tried creamy coconutty delicacy of cauliflower? Today's recipe is kind of modern, which I found from a national newspaper of Bangladesh. Thank you Prothom Alo for this amazing recipe! Jump to recipe We need quite a handful of ingredients for this recipe, for …
Continue reading Creamy Cauliflower Curry – Phulkopir Phulkari (ফুলকপির ফুলকারি)
I have shared similar recipe with butternut squash with sesame before but today's recipe is the original one - Pumpkin with sesame seeds. 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 lanes! I am grateful to this writer …
Continue reading Sesame Pumpkin – Til Kumra 2 (তিল কুমড়া – ২)!
I was so excited to found this green tomato from Food Sharing Copenhagen! It has been like forever since I have seen green tomatoes, so I was super excited to cook with these. There are many recipes that can be done with green tomatoes, but all I could think of a childhood memory of sweet …
Continue reading Green Tomato Pickle – Kacha Tomator Achar (কাঁচা টমেটো আচার)
Today I will write another vegan recipe for Chichinga aka Snake Gourd. This tropical vegetable taste something in between cucumber and bottle gourd, but it has crunchier texture than cucumber. I hardly find it in Denmark. Luckily last week, I have got a bunch and decided to make another vegan recipe of this delicious veggie. …
Continue reading Snake Gourd with Mung Daal – Chichinga Ghonto (চিচিঙ্গা ঘণ্ট)
Begun Khasi aka Mutton Aubergine is not a recipe of meat. Its just the aubergine cooked in a way that it taste almost like goat meat! This is what my mother used to cook and I guess this is the traditional recipe from her hometown. Jump to recipe For this recipe, we need thing long …
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Radish is a root vegetable that has really a pungent and not very delicate smell, that's why as a kid, I really hated that veggie! Later I have seen, especially in Europe that radish can be pretty small and cute to eat as a salad and it is actually a very delicious veggie. In Bangladesh, …
I know you have tasted sun dried tomato pesto, but have you ever had a spicy, tangy tomato spread with your bread? I bet this recipe will blow your mind! This tomato chatni (aka tomato spread) is spicy, tangy, full of flavor and easy to make but super delicious! Jump to recipe I have used …
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I have shared already too many recipes of Spinach. They are delicious, healthy and super quick to cook! Today's recipe is one the classic Bangladeshi grandma style spinach which I have found from an amazing storyteller in Facebook. The original recipe is shared here. I wish you could also read and feel her amazing writing! …
Continue reading Spinach Mung Daal- Palong Shak Ghonto (পালং শাকের ঘণ্ট)!
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 (তিল কুমড়া)!
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 (বাঁধাকপি ঘণ্ট)
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