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)
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)
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)
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 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! …
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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 …
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Zucchini is not my favorite vegetable. Somehow I don't find it super delicious and its full of water, so whenever I try to cook zucchini, they loose consistency and texture. Plus, in Denmark, zucchini is super expensive,as one zucchini cost almost the same as a kilo of potato! Well, in abroad I miss lots of …
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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)
Bottle Gourd or Lau (Bangla: লাউ) 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 …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Peel Fry- Lau er Khosa Bhaji (লাউ এর খোসা ভাজি)
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 (চাল কুমড়া ভাজি)
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 (শীম) 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 (শিম আলু ভাজি)
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 …
Continue reading Bangla Style Fried Rice – Bhaja Bhat (ভাজা ভাত/ ভাত ভাজি)
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 …
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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 …
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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 "Grønlangkål," which is sauteed kale in cream and butter. You can make variety of dishes with Kale …
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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 …
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