Have I mentioned in my earlier post that Bottle Gourd aka Lau is known as the King Vegetable in Bangladesh? If I said that before, pardon me but I am saying it again, bottle gourd is the KING of all vegetables! It is so versatile that it can be cooked in so many different ways …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Curry with Coriander – Lau Dhone Patar Jhol (লাউ ধনে পাতার ঝোল )
Here comes my another not-so-favorite-but-I-have-no-other-vegetable-to-cook-hense-the-big-radish recipe! It was my belated father's most favorite vegetable, as I have mentioned it several times in my previous blog posts. Usually the radishes in Bangladesh are smaller and different in colors and only to be grown in winter. Basically radish aka Mula is a winter vegetable and every family …
I have a love-hate relation with Potol. I never liked it in curry but like it better when fried. By the way, you may ask, what is a Potol? Potol is a vital summer vegetable in Bangladesh, also known as Pointed Gourd in English (scientific name: Trichosanthes dioica) because of pointy ends on both side. …
Continue reading Potato Potol Curry – Alu Potoler Jhol (আলু পটলের ঝোল )
Previously I wrote a recipe on green papaya stir fry. So today's recipe will be a Bengali style stew with Bangladeshi spices. In Bengali or Bangla language we call the stew "Jhol." There are many kinds of jhol, spicy, non spicy, with lots of spices or no spices. Usually we make this non spicy, no …
Continue reading Papaya Stew Bengali Style – Peper Jhol (পেঁপের ঝোল)
My father's favorite veggie was radish. I hated it as a kid, also not a big fan either now, but my husband also is a big fan of radish (I don't know why,lol). So to occasionally change the taste and to remember my father, I buy this particular veggie and cook in different ways. In …
Continue reading Potato Radish Winter Curry -Alu Mular Shiter Torkari (আলু মূলার শীতের তরকারি)
You might have eaten lentil soup or even lentil patty in a burger. But have you ever eater curry with lentil patty? Yes, today I will write a hearty, warm and delicious recipe of lentil patty curry. When you bored of lentil soup (daal) or stir fried veggies, you can make this fantastic combination of …
Continue reading Lentil Patty Curry – Daal Borar torkary (ডালবড়ার তরকারি)
Do you know that Jack-fruit (Kathal - কাঁঠাল) is the national fruit of Bangladesh? To the westerners, it is relatively new fruit, compared to mango. Even though it is a fruit and eaten when ripe, we Bangladeshis cook green jack-fruit as a vegetable? And surprisingly it's texture is just like meat, so often it's called …
Continue reading Green Jack-fruit Curry – Echorer Torkari (এঁচোড়ের তরকারি)
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)
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)
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 …
Continue reading Aubergine Potato Curry! – Alu Beguner Torkari (আলু বেগুনের তরকারি)
Curry does not have to be complicated to be delicious! I am going to share with you a simple yet amazing curry stew that you can make with very few ingredients. And what's great about this recipe is you can add more ingredients as you like and it wont compromise with its taste! So why …
Continue reading Mix Veggie Curry!- Pachmishali Sobjir Torkari (পাঁচমিশালি সবজির তরকারি)
Today I will share my most favorite vegetable curry recipe. This recipe is particularly for one of my friend, who cannot digest onion and you can cook this amazing curry recipe without onion, garlic and other spices, but it would still be super delicious! The best part about this recipe is that you can be …
Continue reading Rainbow Veggie Curry! – Pachmishali Sobji / Labra (পাঁচমিশালি সবজি / লাবড়া)
Curry brings happiness, especially if it has aubergine! Today I will share a delicious Bengali curry recipe made with aubergine, potato and cabbage. You can add or omit any vegetable you desire but it still will create a delicacy! You basically need aubergine (round big one), potato and cabbage or any of your favorite vegetable. …
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