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)
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)
Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetable, that's why I often try to make curry with it (well, one reason is in Denmark, there are not many fresh vegetable available -_- )! I love to eat local and seasonal veggies but in Denmark, many veggies are quiet unknown to me. But recently, I found out …
This is my first inspired recipe that I am going to share with you. I "discovered" kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) and its amazing use after coming to Scandinavia. In Denmark, it is usually eaten in Christmas as "GrønlangkÃĨl," which is sauteed kale in cream and butter. You can make variety of dishes with Kale …
Continue reading Kale Potato Stir Fry! – Kale Alu Bhaji (āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
Who does not like potato? You must have eaten potatoes in hundred of different ways, but today's potato stir fried recipe is very simple and very authentic Bangladeshi recipe, which is mostly known as Alu Bhaji (Alu=Potato, Bhaji = Stir fry). However, in Bangladesh, this is mostly eaten in breakfast with hand made flat bread …
Continue reading Potato Stir Fry – Alu Bhaji (āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
Khichuri (āĻāĻŋāĻā§ā§āĻŋ) is the most favorite of all comfort food among Bangladeshis. We somehow find affinity of rainy days with Khichuri and dash of hot spicy spreads (Bhorrta), egg omelettes, a piece of fried Hilsa....Well the list goes on. Anyway, it's for sure that this rice lentil dish would give you the ultimate taste of …
Continue reading The ultimate friendship of Rice and Lentil is called Khichuri (āĻāĻŋāĻā§ā§āĻŋ)!
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 …
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