The name goose foot sounds a little funny but in Bangladesh this leaves are very common and simply known as Bothua or Boittha shak (Chenopodium album). It is one of the common leaves found in Bangladesh during winter (Dec - Feb) seasons and many of us likes them best as for their taste and their …
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As Béchamel sauce to France, brown sauce to Denmark, so as Kashundi is to Bangladesh! Kashundi is tangy, spicy mustard sauce blended with green mango and chili that will take your mustard experience to next level. Bangalis eat this kashundi with green mango slices, apples, strawberries, plums or even cucumbers, because why not? Kashundi means …
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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Bori is one of the most traditional and oldest food items in the history of Bangladesh. It is what's called - tofu to our culture, being produced, preserved and eaten for hundreds of years as a substitute of meat. Bori is typically made of pulses - red lentils, Black gram or split peas with sometimes …
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 …
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