Today's recipe is the fastest recipe I have ever made in Vegan Bangla. Usually when we make bhorrta (spread), it tends to be easier and faster than other Bangladeshi recipes. I am going to make green coriander spread today, which has many others ways to make. Remember this is not a chatni recipe. Chatni is …
Continue reading Green Coriander Spread – Dhonia Patar Bhorrta (ধনিয়া পাতার ভর্তা)
I am truly excited to write today's recipe as it involves green jackfruit! Previously I wrote the green jackfruit curry recipe, which is one of the most common recipe in Bangladesh to make with green jackfruit. Today I am writing how to make patty which you can eat as a snack or even make a …
Continue reading Green Jackfruit Patty – Echorer Bora (এঁচোড়ের বড়া)
We Bangladeshis can make bhorrta (spread) out of anything that you can imagine! So here's today I present one of the bhorrta recipe which might seems unusual for you but I promise that if you can handle chili then it would be very delicious for you. Jump to recipe Yes, today I make spread from …
Continue reading Linseed Spread – Tishi Bhorrta (তিসি ভর্তা)
Today's recipe is bit adventurous and improvised. One day I was walking in a park with my friend and found the small yellow plums lying under this beautiful tree and there were so much of them! I didn't know then what was it called, now that I googled it, I know that it's called Mirabelle …
Continue reading Mirabelle Plum Pickle – Mirabelle Plum er Aachar (মিরাবেলে প্লামের আঁচার)
I did not know that the white parts of a watermelon are edible. In Bangladesh those parts are given to domestic animals (like cows or goats). However, during covid time, people had limited movement and they started utilizing every things that possibly can. That's how I came to a youtube video and realized that white …
Continue reading Watermelon Rind Stir Fry- Tormujer Khosa Bhaji (তরমুজের খোসা ভাজি)
Do you know that Jack-fruit (Kathal - কাঁঠাল) is the national fruit of Bangladesh? To the westerners, it is relatively new fruit, compared to mango. Even though it is a fruit and eaten when ripe, we Bangladeshis cook green jack-fruit as a vegetable? And surprisingly it's texture is just like meat, so often it's called …
Continue reading Green Jack-fruit Curry – Echorer Torkari (এঁচোড়ের তরকারি)
I have been waiting to write this recipe ever since I started this blog-inventory! This is my the most favorite Bhorrta aka spread, because it is smokey, spicy and just delicious! The smokiness comes from charring aubergines in direct flame, which definitely I can't do in typical Danish household (thanks to flame less kitchen!). That's …
Continue reading Smokey Aubergine Spread – Begun Bhorrta (বেগুন ভর্তা)
Radish was one of the favorite vegetable of my father. I used to hate it because of its pungent smell. My partner loves this particular veggie too. So for him, I sometimes cook radish and somehow, I started to like it (not love it though). The pungent smell still puts me off. So I understand …
Continue reading Radish in Mustard Sauce – Mular Chochochori (মূলার চচ্চড়ি)
It has been more than a year since I wrote my last recipe blog! I have been postponing it many times already and it took me so much courage to start writing again. Whenever I was thinking to start over again, I don't know, something like guilt or shame overcast my mind. However, I am …
Continue reading Bitter Gourd Fry – Korolla Bhaji (করল্লা ভাজি)
Pumpkin season is on full on now, and there are lots of gorgeous pumpkins in the stores. However, pumpkin in Bangladesh are little sweeter than what I actually get here. I always wanted to make the classic Bangladeshi dish with pumpkin, its called Kumror Chchokka (কুমড়োর ছক্কা). I always read about the dish in many Bengali …
Continue reading Pumpkin with Chickpeas – Kumro Chchokka (কুমড়োর ছক্কা)
First of all, I am really sorry for the long title. It happens when I want to literally translate something from Bangla to English. Anyway, today's dish is another food scrap recipe, meaning that making a delicious meal out of something that are usually thrown out! So today's recipe is called Bhorrta (spread or mash) …
Continue reading Mixed Gourd Peel Spread – Pachmishali Chchokla Bhorrta (পাঁচমিশালি ছোকলা ভর্তা)
I am so excited to share today's recipe! This is one of the most famous and renowned Bangladeshi vegan dish, which is called Alur Daal or Potato Soup. This Alur Daal is from the northern part of Bangladesh, where it gets pretty cold in winter and thus produces a great quality of potatoes in that …
Continue reading Bangladeshi Potato Soup – Alur Daal (আলুর ডাল)
We Bangladeshis love mustard in almost any vegetables and fish. The pungent taste and spicy flavor of mustard satisfy and amuse our taste bud that no other flavor can be compared to this delicacy! However, I am here to write only vegan recipes, so today's post would be about simple, humble okra aka ladies finger …
Continue reading Okra in Mustard – Shorshe Dherosh (সর্ষে ঢেঁড়স)
I have shared already too many recipes of Spinach. They are delicious, healthy and super quick to cook! Today's recipe is one the classic Bangladeshi grandma style spinach which I have found from an amazing storyteller in Facebook. The original recipe is shared here. I wish you could also read and feel her amazing writing! …
Continue reading Spinach Mung Daal- Palong Shak Ghonto (পালং শাকের ঘণ্ট)!
Butternut squash with sesame is bit different and completely new recipe for me! I have found this recipe from the magical writer Smriti Bhodro in Facebook and with her amazing writing skills, I was lost to her memory lane! I am grateful to this writer who are sharing not only the classic Bangladeshi vegan recipes …
Continue reading Sesame Butternut Squash – Til Kumra (তিল কুমড়া)!
Okra, Ladies Finger, Bhendi, Dheros, (scientific name: Abelmoschus esculentus)...no matter what you call it, Okra is one of the most common vegetable in South Asia! In Bangladesh, we call it Dherosh (ঢেঁড়স), in some areas, its called Bhendi (ভেন্ডি)। I really like to know who came up with the name "Ladies Finger." Is it because …
Continue reading Love Story of Okras 2 – Dherosh Bhaji 2 (ঢেঁড়স ভাজি ২)
Bottle Gourd or Lau (Bangla: লাউ) is very common winter vegetable in Bangladesh. I have mentioned it in my other post that the whole plant and all parts of fruit are edible. We Bangladeshis are so amazed by this that we even have a folk song about it. So today I am writing a recipe …
Continue reading Bottle Gourd Peel Fry- Lau er Khosa Bhaji (লাউ এর খোসা ভাজি)
...Spinach or not Spinach, that is the question.....some people like spinach in their pie, some don't like it at all! I like my spinach cooked with garlic and onion then eat with rice. That's why today I am going to share how we Bangladeshis cook it! This is super easy vegan dish to make! We …
Continue reading Spinach in Bangla Way – Palong Shak (পালং শাক)
Today's lentil or Daal recipe is a sort of my improvised version of the classic recipe - how? Because, we Bangladeshis cook either split Muug Daal (Vigna radiata) or Mashur Daal (Lens culinaris) separately, one at a time but never usually together! Each daal has its own unique taste but do you want to know …
Continue reading The Classic Bangladeshi Lentil Soup – Daal (ডাল)
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