I am so so so much excited to write and share this recipe with you because for living the last 10 years in Europe I have knew this specific leafy vegetable to be found in Denmark! Yes I am talking about the Jute mallow or in Bangla we call it Paat Shak. It has many …
Continue reading Jute Mallow Stir Fry – Paat Shak Bhaji (পাট শাক ভাজি)
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)
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 …
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)
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 )
I have a love-hate relation with Potol. I never liked it in curry but like it better when fried. By the way, you may ask, what is a Potol? Potol is a vital summer vegetable in Bangladesh, also known as Pointed Gourd in English (scientific name: Trichosanthes dioica) because of pointy ends on both side. …
Continue reading Potato Potol Curry – Alu Potoler Jhol (আলু পটলের ঝোল )
Well, it is raining again in Copenhagen...long gloomy days, with chilled wind, nothing will make this kind of days better unless you have jhal muri with dudh cha! You may wonder what is jhal muri and what is dudh cha? Jhal means spicy and muri is puffed rice- so literally jhal muri means spicy puffed …
Kolmi Shak or Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) is one of the most common leafy vegetable in Bangladesh. It is grown next to water areas hence the name and it is mostly grown during summer (in Bangladesh). However in many countries, especially in USA, it is considered as weed, even though the water spinach has lots …
Continue reading Water Spinach Stir Fry – Kolmi Shak Bhaji (কলমি শাক ভাজি)
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)
It's mango recipe again! Yes, I will keep posting about mango until the season is over, may be even after that! My love for mango is too big to covered by any recipe book! Don't you blame me, this magical fruit is behind all these chaos! Today we are going to make sweet and sour …
Continue reading Sweet and Sour Mango Ball – Tok Misti Aamer Golla (টক মিষ্টি আমের গোল্লা)
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 )
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)
My father's favorite veggie was radish. I hated it as a kid, also not a big fan either now, but my husband also is a big fan of radish (I don't know why,lol). So to occasionally change the taste and to remember my father, I buy this particular veggie and cook in different ways. In …
Continue reading Potato Radish Winter Curry -Alu Mular Shiter Torkari (আলু মূলার শীতের তরকারি)
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)
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)
Few days ago, the Muslim people in the world celebrated one of the their biggest religious festival - Eid ul Azha. It is usually celebrated by sacrificing animal and sharing the meat with others. That's why it is bit tough to eat something vegetarian, let alone vegan during Eid festival. But today I am sharing …
Continue reading Spicy Rice – Chaul Biriyani (চাউল বিরিয়ানি)
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)
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