Here comes another post about Bottle gourd! I have mentioned it in my other post that the whole plant and all parts of fruit are edible. So today I am writing another recipe using bottle gourd peels, which is normally considered as a waste in western countries. Unlike other gourds, Bottle gourd's skin is very …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Peel Fry.2- Lau er Khosa Bhaji.2 (লাউ এর খোসা ভাজি.২)
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 …
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)
Once again, I come up with another bottle gourd recipe and I don't regret it at all! It is another old and traditional vegan recipe, which is not only tasty but also a great example of using vegetable scraps. We Bengalis never throw vegetable peels away but make different dishes out of them like stir …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Peel Spread – Lau er khosha Bhorta (লাউ এর খোসা ভর্তা)
Bottle Gourd or Water Gourd is a king vegetable in Bangladesh. I have already put many recipes of this king vegetable and yet, more to come. Previously I made bottle gourd leaves bhorta/spread (previous post) and today I am making the spread again but slightly different. As you might already know spread or bhorta is …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Leaf Spread.2- Lau Patar Bhorta (লাউ পাতার ভর্তা ২ )
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 …
Continue reading Goosefoot Leaves Stir Fry -Bothua Shak Bhaji (বথুয়া শাক ভাজি)
Moringa is a super food- we all know that by now. I mean it has been popular among westerners only since last decades, but I remember from my childhood, my mother used to make various dishes with moringa leaves. It is mostly known as drumstick tree because the fruits resemble a lot like a long, …
Continue reading Moringa Fritters – Sojne Patar Bora (সজনে পাতার বড়া)
Borboti or Long Bean, was one of the least favorite vegetables when I was a kid! It is not because how it looked like, but mostly because how it was cooked. However, when I myself learned cooking, I discovered that you can make any veggie taste better and change your entire experience if you cook …
Continue reading Long Bean Spread – Borboti Bhorta(বরবটি ভর্তা)
Here I come with my second post of the year 2024! It was such a busy month that even though I made a lot of vegan meals, neither I could take any picture nor write a post. So after passing almost a whole first month of the year, here I come today with my one …
Continue reading Nigella Seeds Spread – Kalijira Bhorrta (কালিজিরা ভর্তা)
Pickle season is over long ago, but a pickle lover like me won't stop eating them no matter the season. Anyway, this would be my last pickle recipe of this year. So I am introducing my own recipe of green apple chatni. The green apples I picked from Møns Klint, so this will be always …
Continue reading Apple Pickle – Apple er Chatni (আপেলের চাটনি)
How to make guava pickle, Bangladeshi guava pickle.
We Bangladeshis eat all kinds of leafy greens! Leafy greens or as we call it shak in Bangla, is full of vitamins and minerals, good for health and digestion. Although it often regarded as poor people's food, but how does it matter if its nourishes you? So today I am making a most traditional Bangladeshi …
Continue reading Mixed Leaves Stir Fry – Paach Mishali Shak Bhaji (পাঁচমিশালি শাকভাজি )
I have been longing for these Kathaler Bichi (jackfruit seeds) for so many years, literally! I don't like jackfruit that much, even though it is the national fruit of Bangladesh, because it has a really strong sweet and distinct aroma that not everyone can like it. But yes, I do like the unripe jackfruit and …
Continue reading Jackfruit Seed Spread – Kathaler Bichi Bhorrta (কাঁঠালের বিচি ভর্তা)
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)
I never thought that I would grow Lal Shak in my own kitchen garden, harvest them and eat them while living in Denmark! I tried to grow them before but the mission was failed. This year, even though the summer was too wet, the Lal shak (red amaranth) grew in my small garden and I …
Continue reading Red Amaranth Stir Fry – Lal Shak Bhaji (লাল শাক ভাজি)
Mustard plant is abundant here in Denmark. Thought it never hit me that I can grow some here in my kitchen garden and cook them. Stir fried mustard leaves are very common and healthy meal in Bangladesh. It is full of fibers and vitamins, aids in digestions and constipation. Some may find the leaves taste …
Continue reading Mustard Leaves Stir Fry – Shorisha Shak Bhaji (সরিষা শাক ভাজি)
The mango season now is on full thrust in Bangladesh. If you are lucky to visit Bangladesh now, you will be welcomed with delicious, sweet, "gach paka" (well ripe) different varieties of mangoes! In Bangladesh, we not only eat sweet mango, but also eat green mangoes in different ways - like pickles, chatni, curry etc. …
Continue reading Tangy Mango Lentil – Tok Aam Daal (টক আম ডাল )
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)
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 …
Continue reading Black Gram Soup – Mashkolai Daal (মাসকলাই ডাল)
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