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)
Deshi Shim or Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus) is very popular winter vegetable in Bangladesh. I don't know where the name Hyacinth comes from but I guess the flowers of hyacinth bean looks like hyacinth flower- may be. The bean itself looks like half moon, dark green in colour with deep purple edges. It has a …
Continue reading Hyacinth Bean Spread – Deshi Shimer Bhorta (দেশি শিম ভর্তা)
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 …
Who doesn’t love a warm, hearty lentil soup in winter? In Bangladesh, we have two different kinds of lentils- one is called Moshur daal (Lens Culinaris) and another is called Muug Daal (Vigna radiata). Muug Daal is also called green gram as the beans are covered with deep green husk and has a slightly different …
Continue reading The Classic Bangladeshi Mung Bean Soup – Ghono Muger Daal (ঘন মুগের ডাল)
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)
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 )
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)
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 …
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 …
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)
Puli pitha makes me nostalgic. It reminds of my grandmother (my father's mother), bantering with my cousins about the pitha (because of the special shape of its filling!) and reminds me of winter in Bangladesh! It was a staple in Christmas, that my grandmother used to make a tons of puli pitha, stored in a …
Continue reading Fried Coconut Puli Pitha – Narikel er bhaja puli pitha (নারিকেলের ভাজা পুলি পিঠা)
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