Gur’er naru / Coconut and jaggery sweet confection balls
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View ArticleEnchor’er dalna / green jackfruit curry in Bengali style
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View ArticleBengali koraishutir dhokar dalna / Curried spicy green peas & lentil cakes
Koraishutir dhokar dalna is a beautiful variant of the classic Bengali dish dhokar dalna. The spicy peas and lentil cakes are steamed and then fried in enough oil till they turn golden brown. You can...
View ArticleBengali fish stew with summer vegetables / macher jhol – for babies and toddlers
Bengali’s love for fish is an universal truth and so much so that we are often stereotyped by rest of India as only fish and rosogolla eating people. While we love our fish and devour the rosogolla at...
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