Deshi Shim or Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus) is very popular winter vegetable in Bangladesh. I don't know where the name Hyacinth comes from but I guess the flowers of hyacinth bean looks like hyacinth flower- may be. The bean itself looks like half moon, dark green in colour with deep purple edges. It has a …
Continue reading Hyacinth Bean Spread – Deshi Shimer Bhorta (দেশি শিম ভর্তা)
Today I have a bit of twist with my recipe! I have been always wanting to present Bangladeshi homemade food as diversified and appealing so that people from different counties and cultures can also enjoy our food. Today I found a recipe that I presented in Danish way and I also ate it, I couldn't …
Continue reading Sesame Seeds Spread – Til er Bhorrta (তিল ভর্তা)
Here comes my another not-so-favorite-but-I-have-no-other-vegetable-to-cook-hense-the-big-radish recipe! It was my belated father's most favorite vegetable, as I have mentioned it several times in my previous blog posts. Usually the radishes in Bangladesh are smaller and different in colors and only to be grown in winter. Basically radish aka Mula is a winter vegetable and every family …
Who doesn’t love a warm, hearty lentil soup in winter? In Bangladesh, we have two different kinds of lentils- one is called Moshur daal (Lens Culinaris) and another is called Muug Daal (Vigna radiata). Muug Daal is also called green gram as the beans are covered with deep green husk and has a slightly different …
Continue reading The Classic Bangladeshi Mung Bean Soup – Ghono Muger Daal (ঘন মুগের ডাল)
I am so so excited to share this olive pickle recipe with you! I have been looking for this specific spicy-tangy olive pickle for a while, and couldn't find it anywhere, not even when I looked for it in Bangladesh two years ago. So, luckily I found olive in Bangladeshi shop in Denmark and without …
Continue reading Olive Pickle – Jolpai er Achar (জলপাই এর আঁচার)
I have made many kinds of pickles, but making chili pickle was a very different kinds of experience, in terms of taste, flavor and type. It has become one of my favourite kind of pickle so far. Not only its very easy to make, but it goes with any kinds of food, as a relish …
Continue reading Green Chili Pickle – Kacha Moricher Achar (কাঁচা মরিচের আঁচার)
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)
According to the Bengali calender, now its the month of Taal (Asian Palm or Borassus flabellifer). The month is called Bhadra (ভাদ্র) and it is so hot and humid that we say Taal Paka Gorom (তাল পাকা গরম), which means that the weather is so hot that it will even mature and ripen the Taal. Like this we Bengalis have many idioms connected with this fruit and even rhymes and stories.
According to the Bengali calender, now its the month of Taal (Asian Palm or Borassus flabellifer). The month is called Bhadra (ভাদ্র) and it is so hot and humid that we say Taal Paka Gorom (তাল পাকা গরম), which means that the weather is so hot that it will even mature and ripen the Taal. Like this we Bengalis have many idioms connected with this fruit and even rhymes and stories.
I personally hate the name 'gourd.' I mean any vegetable name that ends with 'gourd', makes me almost cry. Well, my personal feelings for the name gourd doesn't effect anything, however just for your knowledge, gourd usually refers to all the veggies that belongs to Cucurbitaceae family, same family where cucumber belongs. Basically, Pointed Gourd …
Continue reading Fried Pointed Gourd – Potol Bhaja (পটল ভাজা )
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 …
It is almost half of Ramadan month has passed. As usual, I am late for recipe uploading, and sorry for that! During Ramadan month, Bangladeshi people breaks the fast eating various traditional foods, like Peyaju(onion fritters), Chola Bhuna(Spicy Chickpea), Beguni(aubergine fritters). All of these are vegan and closely tied with Bangladesh and ramadan month. So …
Puli pitha makes me nostalgic. It reminds of my grandmother (my father's mother), bantering with my cousins about the pitha (because of the special shape of its filling!) and reminds me of winter in Bangladesh! It was a staple in Christmas, that my grandmother used to make a tons of puli pitha, stored in a …
Continue reading Fried Coconut Puli Pitha – Narikel er bhaja puli pitha (নারিকেলের ভাজা পুলি পিঠা)
What would be the best tea time snack in the gloomy weather? Something that crispy, umami and goes perfectly well with ginger tea or lemon tea? Yes it is Nimki, crispy, easy to make and perfect for a evening snack! There's many version of Nimki in Bangladesh, but today I will make the easiest one. …
Continue reading Crispy Nimki – Muchmuche Nimki (মুচমুচে নিমকি)
This is super easy, delicious and very traditional recipe from my home! We call it Begun Bhorrta (বেগুন ভর্তা) - Smoked aubergine spread which is our absolute favorite side dish to go with rice. To make this authentic Bangladeshi recipe, I used mustard oil. Yes, mustard oil used to be the key ingredient back in …
Continue reading Aubergine Spread in Bangla way – Begun Bhorrta (বেগুন ভর্তা)
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