Once again, I come up with another bottle gourd recipe and I don't regret it at all! Usually bottle gourd is a winter crop in Bangladesh. However, in Denmark it is always available, mostly due to importation in summer from Southern Italy or other warmer countries in Europe. I might have mentioned in one of …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Stir Fry – Lau Bhaji (লাউ ভাজি)
Once again, I come up with another bottle gourd recipe and I don't regret it at all! It is another old and traditional vegan recipe, which is not only tasty but also a great example of using vegetable scraps. We Bengalis never throw vegetable peels away but make different dishes out of them like stir …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Peel Spread – Lau er khosha Bhorta (লাউ এর খোসা ভর্তা)
Bottle Gourd or Water Gourd is a king vegetable in Bangladesh. I have already put many recipes of this king vegetable and yet, more to come. Previously I made bottle gourd leaves bhorta/spread (previous post) and today I am making the spread again but slightly different. As you might already know spread or bhorta is …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Leaf Spread.2- Lau Patar Bhorta (লাউ পাতার ভর্তা ২ )
Black plum (Syzygium cumini) or Jaam is tropical summer fruit and another very mass favorite, close to heart fruits of Bangladesh. It is tangy, sweet, slightly bitter and full of surprising taste. Most interesting about jaam is after you eat half a dozen, your tongue gets stained to bright purple! This brings the memory of …
Borboti or Long Bean, was one of the least favorite vegetables when I was a kid! It is not because how it looked like, but mostly because how it was cooked. However, when I myself learned cooking, I discovered that you can make any veggie taste better and change your entire experience if you cook …
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Chitoi Pitha is the most common pitha/cake to be making in Bangladesh during winter. It is made from rice flour, especially after harvesting new rice, the peasant families make this pitha to be eaten with various veggies spread/bhorrta or even new jaggery/gur. It is super healthy, no oil needed to make this and also it …
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I can neither find the translation nor find the exact species of this Jaam Potato aka Jaam alu. This particular kind of potato can be found in northern parts of Bangladesh and can only be found in late winter (February). Jaam means a kind of berry in Bangladesh and reddish purple in colour when cut. …
Continue reading Mashed Purple Potato – Jaam Alu Bhorrta (জাম আলু ভর্তা)
Today's recipe is the fastest recipe I have ever made in Vegan Bangla. Usually when we make bhorrta (spread), it tends to be easier and faster than other Bangladeshi recipes. I am going to make green coriander spread today, which has many others ways to make. Remember this is not a chatni recipe. Chatni is …
Continue reading Green Coriander Spread – Dhonia Patar Bhorrta (ধনিয়া পাতার ভর্তা)
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