According to the Bengali calender, now its the month of Taal (Asian Palm or Borassus flabellifer). The month is called Bhadra (āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ°) and it is so hot and humid that we say Taal Paka Gorom (āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŽ), which means that the weather is so hot that it will even mature and ripen the Taal. Like this we Bengalis have many idioms connected with this fruit and even rhymes and stories.
It is almost half of Ramadan month has passed. As usual, I am late for recipe uploading, and sorry for that! During Ramadan month, Bangladeshi people breaks the fast eating various traditional foods, like Peyaju(onion fritters), Chola Bhuna(Spicy Chickpea), Beguni(aubergine fritters). All of these are vegan and closely tied with Bangladesh and ramadan month. So …
Continue reading Potato Fritter – Alur Chop (āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒ)
Pitha is one of the most delicious dessert and one of the most toughest things to make (in my opinion). Not only they require many trials and errors but it also need lots of tips and tricks from the experienced ones! Normally I am not very good at making pitha but in Bangladesh many pitha …
Continue reading Poa Pitha/Teler Pitha-āĻĒā§ā§āĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž/āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž
Chitoi Pitha is the most common pitha/cake to be making in Bangladesh during winter. It is made from rice flour, especially after harvesting new rice, the peasant families make this pitha to be eaten with various veggies spread/bhorrta or even new jaggery/gur. It is super healthy, no oil needed to make this and also it …
Continue reading Bangladeshi Rice Cake – Chitoi Pitha (āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž)
What would be the best tea time snack in the gloomy weather? Something that crispy, umami and goes perfectly well with ginger tea or lemon tea? Yes it is Nimki, crispy, easy to make and perfect for a evening snack! There's many version of Nimki in Bangladesh, but today I will make the easiest one. …
Continue reading Crispy Nimki – Muchmuche Nimki (āĻŽā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ)
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 (āĻāĻ āĻāĻ° āĻŽā§ā§āĻāĻŋ)
Alu Puri (āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§ā§āĻŋ) is one of the best and delicious street food in Bangladesh! Alu means potato and puri means round fried dough with stuffings. There are no single street food shop that don't sell alu puri, when it's time for afternoon snacks! There are two different versions, one is with potato which I …
Continue reading Fried Potato Pocket – Alu Puri (āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋ)
We already know Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is very good source of protein. Chickpea is so versatile that it can be eaten raw, cooked, baked, fried or can be made into flour (aka gramflour /Beshon- āĻŦā§āĻ¸āĻ¨). And we all know about the chickpea delicacy - Hummus. Well, I will share today a cooked version of chickpea, …
Continue reading Spicy Chickpea – Chhola Bhuna (āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž)
We all love patty. They pair perfectly with burgers or can be eaten separately dipped with spicy sauces and salads on the side...Don't they add a bit extra joy to your meal? Today I will share a delicious and super crunchy patty recipe...well, it is not exactly as thick as patty because we eat it …
Continue reading Crunchy Lentil Fritter – Peyaju (āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻžāĻā§/ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻžāĻāĻŋ)
Vegan Bangla 