Black Gram Soup – Mashkolai Daal (মাসকলাই ডাল)

Black gram or Vigna Mungo is a common pulse crop grown in Northern Bangladesh. It is also known as black mung bean and widely used in South Asian cooking. This pulse has slimy texture when cooked. In Bangla, it is called mashkolai daal (মাসকলাই ডাল) or masher daal (মাসের ডাল)। Jump to recipe In my …

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Green Papaya Stir Fry – Kacha Pepe Bhaji (কাঁচা পেঁপে ভাজি)

Happy New Year 2023 and Happy Veganuary! Being vegan in January has become a recent trend. I guess everything is about following trend. Anyway, with or without being a part of the recent trend, I am writing today my first recipe of 2023. It is a recipe of green papaya or pepe (পেঁপে ) as …

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Parsnip Stir Fry – Parsnip Bhaji (পারস্নিপ ভাজি)

Today I am going to write another improvised vegetable recipe, which is a very typical vegetable in Europe but not found in Bangladesh! The veggie is called Parsnip! It looks like white carrot, taste almost sweet like carrot with a hint of spice and a great addition to any curry or soup! However, I am …

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