As inspired and succeed by making Mirabelle plum pickle, today's recipe will be Victoria plum pickle. I received these beautiful plums from my colleague Maria, who has two large trees full of Victoria plums. I asked her specifically for the green, unripe ones which are much better to make pickle with. I just love that …
Continue reading Victoria Plum Pickle – Victoria Plum er Aachar (ভিক্টোরিয়া প্লামের আঁচার)
Hog Plum or in Bengali as we call it, Aamra is my second most favourite fruit after mango. It is not as popular as other fruits in Bangladesh but Aamra is high in vitamin C and other minerals and often much cheaper. Well, I care about the taste of the fruit, even though I don't …
Continue reading Sweet Spicy Hog Plum Pickle – Jhal Misti Aamrar Achar (ঝাল মিষ্টি আমড়ার আঁচার)
Have you ever heard of Elephant apples? No, it does not look like elephant but yes it is one of the foods eaten by elephants. And guess what, it is eaten in Bangladesh too! Not as raw as elephants does, but in various ways like in daal, chatni or as pickles. My favourite way to …
Continue reading Elephant Apple Pickle – Chaltar Achar (চালতার আঁচার)
It's the time for mango pickle again! Even if we don't get ripe Bangladeshi mango in Denmark, we get green mangoes in local Indian stores. I wait for this time of the year to buy and make mango pickle, to at least get some taste of Bangladesh! Today's recipe is tangy mango pickle, a very …
Continue reading Tangy Mango Pickle – Aamer Tok Achar (আমের টক আঁচার)
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 …
I really love Khoi. It takes me back to my childhood and reminds me of my grandmother. She used to bring it to our city house when she visited us. Typically khoi is eaten in the country sides, as they are prepared in most conventional way - with hot sand. Khoi or popped rice, puffed …
Continue reading Sweet Popped Rice – Khoi er Murki (খই এর মুড়কি)
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 my most favourite pickle recipe so far. I love garlic and I love pickle. No wonder I would love when two of them are combined - Garlic pickle. This recipe I got from another amazing Bangladeshi cook Rumana. Her garlic pickle recipe is full proof, fantastic and super tasty that you must try …
Continue reading Garlic Pickle – Roshuner Achar (রসুনের আচার)
This is the easiest and quickest pickle recipe I have ever made. It is delicious, tangy, spicy and adds a load of flavor to your food. So if you ever have extra lime lying around in your house, you should try make this too. Sometimes due to sickness, our taste bud does not work. This …
As we say in Bangladesh, mango is the king of fruit. When I was studying my bachelor in agricultural science, I learned that there used to be two thousand different kinds of mango variety in Bangladesh. Now we have only few variety of mangoes left, yet they mesmerize me with their unique taste and sweetness. …
Continue reading Green Mango Pickle – Kacha Aamer Achar (কাঁচা আমের আঁচার)
Today 25th October 2020 is our 6th marriage anniversary! Today's recipe is that's why has the same taste bounce like our marriage - sweet, sour and spicy! Today's recipe is called Anarosher Ombol (Ombol means sour) or Sweet and Sour pineapple and it is usually eaten as a sweet and sour treat after a meal …
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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)
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