Radish was one of the favorite vegetable of my father. I used to hate it because of its pungent smell. My partner loves this particular veggie too. So for him, I sometimes cook radish and somehow, I started to like it (not love it though). The pungent smell still puts me off. So I understand …
Continue reading Radish in Mustard Sauce – Mular Chochochori (মূলার চচ্চড়ি)
It has been more than a year since I wrote my last recipe blog! I have been postponing it many times already and it took me so much courage to start writing again. Whenever I was thinking to start over again, I don't know, something like guilt or shame overcast my mind. However, I am …
Continue reading Bitter Gourd Fry – Korolla Bhaji (করল্লা ভাজি)
We all love to have healthy options sometimes. For us Bangladeshis, the healthy option is hand made flat bread or as we call it - Ruti (রুটি). Even though we love rice but sometimes we skip it in order to stay healthy or loose some weight. So ruti can be a good alternative if you …
Today 25th October 2020 is our 6th marriage anniversary! Today's recipe is that's why has the same taste bounce like our marriage - sweet, sour and spicy! Today's recipe is called Anarosher Ombol (Ombol means sour) or Sweet and Sour pineapple and it is usually eaten as a sweet and sour treat after a meal …
Continue reading Sweet and Sour Pineapple – Anarosher Ombol (আনারসের অম্বল)
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)
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 …
Continue reading Bangladeshi Potato Soup – Alur Daal (আলুর ডাল)
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)
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)
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, …
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)
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 (বেগুন এর টক). 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 (বেগুনের টক)
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 (ঢেঁড়স), in some areas, its called Bhendi (ভেন্ডি)। 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 (ঢেঁড়স ভাজি ২)
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