Bengali cuisine has some unique characteristics that set it apart from the rest of the country’s food styles. Hailing from Eastern India, Bengali food makes use of mustard oil and a mixture of five seeds and spices called the panch phoron to get a special flavour. We present you over 200 Bengali Veg Recipes.
Bengalis prefer to make a meal of rice rather than rotis, and love peppy dishes like the Baingan Bhaja, Bati chorichori, Bengali-style okra had with Luchi which is favourite Bengali puri. They also have other Bengali Rotis like Aloo Ki Puri or Helathy Stuffed Luchi. Popular Bengali Dals are Bengali Matarsutir Dal and Bhaja Moong Dal Shobji Diya.
At night, Bengalis like to have a portion of khichdi with a simple raita. To get a true taste of Bengali Dishes, have a go at the Khichdi Bengali Style
The mithai of the region is also quite unique, characterised by the abundant use of chenna, a special type of cheese made by curdling milk. Bengali sweets like Rasgulla, Rasmalai, Chum Chum and Bhappa Doi are famous all over the country. Enter this section to make all these delectable Bengali treats in your own kitchen!
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Snacks are had in the evening with tea, or any time during the day to kill a sudden hunger pang. Like most others, Bengali cuisine too has two types of snacks – freshly prepared ones as well as jar snacks. This section has a range of must-try snacks like the Jowar Til Nimki and Meva Moodi.
Paneer Bhapa is a unique snack, which gets an inimitable flavour by virtue of being cooked inside banana leaf pockets. Cottage cheese that has been marinated in lemon juice is coated with a tongue-tickling masala of coconut and mustard, wrapped in banana leaves and cooked for a few minutes till the flavours fuse.
Meva Moodi snack is crunchy salted dry fruits and puffed rice coated with melted jaggery tossed in pure desi ghee. Crisp and chewy, this is best savoured with your fingers while it is still warm. Meva Moodi snack derives its origin from the streets of Calcutta. Meethi moodi essentially means sweetened puffed rice or mamra. A special kind of jaggery called Nalini Gur is used for it.
Healthy Bengali Snacks
Pyazi! A traditional Bengali snack, the Pyazi is deep-fried onion bhajiya with a touch of kalanji. We present you a healthy version cooked in just 1 tsp of oil. Ghugni, a Bengali style recipe which is enjoyed as a snack by most. Not being cooked in too much oil, it is healthy. Another healthy snack Matarsutir Kochuri is baked rather than deep-frying, the calorie-count is also absolutely under control.
Bengali Dry Snacks
Nimki is an all-time favourite Bengali jar snack, which has a very appetizing flavour and extremely interesting mouth-feel!
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When in the mood for Bengali rotis or Bengali puris, Bengalis go for tasty choices like the Khasta Roti, Ajwain Roti, Aloo ki Puri or Luchi, together with an apt subzi or curry to go with it.
A Bengali favourite, Luchi is nothing but plain flour puris that taste great with Subzis / Curries . A dollop of ghee added to the dough makes the Luchi really crisp and flaky. These white and fluffy puris are a real delicacy, which will be loved by your whole family.
This Khasta Roti, with its traditional texture and flavour, has the power to recreate a haveli ambience right in your dining room! There is something about the Khasta Roti that unfailingly reminds one of grandma’s patient and loving style of cooking, a laid back lifestyle free of stress and worries.
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Bengali cuisine offers a wide range of rice dishes to choose from. A rice dish served with a dal or curry is enough to make a full meal. At night, Bengalis like to have a portion of khichdi with a simple raita. To get a true taste of Bengali cooking, have a go at the Khichdi Bengali Style and other rice dishes.
Khichdi Bengali Style is aromatic and also laden with veggies and dal. In short, it is a flavoursome and power-packed meal. The use of crushed spices instead of whole or powdered ones brings about a significant change in the recipe – you will notice it when you prepare the khichdi.
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Bengali Dal Recipes, Bengali Curry Recipes. Bengalis love to have more of rice than rotis. You will find that the repertoire of Bengali dals includes several tasty options like the Bengali Matarsutir Dal, Khalo Dal, Jackfruit Curry, Masur Dal, etc., which pair up perfectly with rice.
Bengali dal recipes is broken into healthy Bengali dals, dry Bengali dals and simple Bengali dals for you.
You would definitely have used green peas as part of many a recipe, but now try this Bengali Matarsutir Dal that is made exclusively with green peas and just a dash of common spices to pep it up.
A dal prepared with chilkewali urad dal also has a really rich flavour, aroma and texture. Khalo Dal is one such preparation, in Bengali style which is suitable for Diabetics and has only 118 calories per serving.
Looking for a dry Bengali dal, then try Bhaja Moong Dal Shobji Diye brings together moong dal with a horde of colorful, tasty and nutritious veggies! A traditional tempering of whole spices gives the dal a tantalizing aroma while tangy tomatoes and a dash of garam masala are used to boost its flavor. Enjoy this awesome recipe, which pools in the goodness of dal and veggies in a very healthy and tasty way. With lots of fibre and ample nutrients, this dish is diabetic-friendly too.
Simple Bengali Dal
A simple dal from Bengali kitchens, Dal Kalai is made by flavouring cooked urad dal with a paste of saunf and ginger. However, once you try the recipe, you will be awed by its simplicity! Indeed, it is so easy and quick you can make it on the busiest of days.
Bengali masoor dal recipe, a simple, every day dal from the Bengali repertoire, you can whip up masoor dal even when you are in a rush, to serve along with rice or roti. A dash of the traditional Bengali tempering of panch phoron (mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, nigella seeds and fenugreek seeds) makes this nutritious protein-rich dal irresistibly aromatic and also easier to digest.
Bengali curry recipes
Bengali veg curry recipes. Jackfruit curry recipe called Eachor Kosha is a semi-dry vegetable made with jackfruit and potatoes, sautéed in spices and rich cashew paste. Jackfruit is abundantly available all summer.
Vegetable bhuna masala recipe is made from Bhuna Masala, one of the most common everyday spice mixes in Indian cooking. It is made of roasted and powdered spices, and gives the curry a reddish-brown hue, a rich flavour and appetizing aroma.
It hails from Eastern India, and is popular in the North too. The Bhuna Masala is at the heart of this delectable Bengali-style subzi, which features a range of antioxidant and fibre rich veggies along with calcium-rich paneer.
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In love with the flavour of mustard, Bengalis use several types of the seed in their cooking including black and yellow varieties. This, as well as the use of mustard oil and panch phoron, gives their subzis and gravies a special flavour. Have a go at recipes like Bati Chorichori, Bengali Style Okra, Papaya Tarkari and Baingan Bhaja to experience the magic of Bengali cooking.
When something can be cooked quickly and easily, and is also too tasty to resist, it appeals to everybody! such is the case with the Bengali Style Okra. A fine powder of mustard and poppy seeds lends a unique flavour to this subzi.
The use of mustard in many forms – as seeds, paste and oil too – is a classic characteristic of Bengali cooking. In this traditional Bengali -style subzi too, mustard paste is what gives the special flavour. Bati Chorichori, so full of veggies, is a delight to behold and consume.
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Bengalis are very, very fond of sweets. Meals and tea-time would never be complete without snacks and sweets. Rasgulla, especially, is very close to their heart and not a day goes by without them popping at least one Rasgulla into their mouth!
Many Bengali sweets are made with Chenna, a special type of homemade cheese that is similar to Paneer. Bengali sweets name Mishti Doi is baked yogurt with a rich and creamy mouth feel. Try your hand at making ever-popular Bengali mithai like Chum Chum, Bhappa Doi, Fruit Sandesh and Orange Chennar Payesh at home.
While some traditional Bengali sweets take a long time to prepare, quick-fixes are there to make most of them within minutes. In the past, making mithai meant that the women slogged in the kitchen for long hours, constantly stirring the ingredients till they got the right consistency. Now, there are easy methods to make any sweet and substitutes for many ingredients. Mithais like Chocolate Sandesh and Apple Sandesh can be made quickly with the use of paneer along with a handful of ingredients.
This is one sweet the Bengalis cannot live without, and you too are sure to fall in love with it once you taste these super-soft, milk-white Rasgulla. Remember that everything matters in the making of perfect rasgullas -- from the amount of lemon juice used and the lump-free kneading of the chenna, to the consistency of the sugar water.
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Bengali Chutneys and Raitas are popular accompaniments, served with meals as well as snacks or breakfast. Bengali cuisine has a set of unique accompaniments like the Bengali Tomato Chutney and Spinach Raita. This section introduces you to a classic collection of Bengali accompaniments.
This tangy Bengali Tomato Chutney is richly flavoured with panch phoran, a blend of equal parts of mustard seeds, kalonji, cumin seeds, saunf and fenugreek seeds, which is commonly used in Bengali cuisine.
Spinach and curds is always a very nutritious combo, making this raita a must-have. Traces of pepper and sugar make the Spinach Raita tastier, while the green chillies add a bit of fire to an otherwise bland raita.
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