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Bengali Recipes

Any food lover would love these delicious Bengali specialities. Fish, Dal, Chicken curry to traditional sweets, here is a selection of Bengali Recipes to choose from.

Kolkata Street Style Jhal Muri (Spicy Puffed Rice) is a popular street food of Kolkata made using puffed rice, onions, tomatoes, and a few other ingredients. Raw mustard oil gives it a very unique flavor (vegan).

Chaat/ Street Food

VIndian Vegan

Jhal Muri Recipe

Bengali Aloo Dum (Alur Dom, Aloor Dum) is a potato curry with fried baby potatoes simmered in spicy onion, tomato, and yogurt-based gravy. Make it using my traditional recipe.

Veg Curries

Bengali Aloo Dum Recipe (Alur Dom)

Basanti Holud Mishti Pulao (Sweet Bengali Polao, Basanti Pulao) is a mildly sweet rice preparation very popular in Bengal. It is served with Kosha Mangsho (Bengali Mutton Curry) for all the festivals and special occasions. Learn to make it in a traditional way (gluten-free).

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Basanti Pulao Recipe (Mishti Pulao)

Made using 5 whole spices, Panch Phoron (Panch Phoran) is a traditional spice mix that is quintessential in Bengali cuisine. It is very easy to make at home using five basic Indian spices. Here is how to make it.

Spice Mixes

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Panch Phoron Recipe (Panch Phoran)

Luchi is a traditional Bengali-style deep-fried puffed bread made using all-purpose flour. Here is how to make it.

Indian Breads

VIndian Vegan

Luchi Recipe

Cholar Dal is a traditional Bengali lentil dish prepared from chana dal (Bengal gram lentil), ghee, coconut, and a few spices. It is sweet and savory and is best paired with luchi or steamed rice. Make it using my easy recipe.

Dal

Cholar Dal

Make Bengali Chaler Payesh (Rice Kheer) using my easy traditional recipe. Serve it for festivals, weddings, or special occasions.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Chaler Payesh

Tomato Khejur Chutney (Tomato and Date Chutney) is a quintessential Bengali condiment that is prepared in all Bengali homes for special occasions, festivals, or everyday meals. Make it using my easy recipe.

Chutneys

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Tomato Khejur Chutney

Begun Bhaja (Bengali Style Fried Eggplant) are thick slices of eggplant coated with a spice mix and fried in mustard oil until crisp. Serve it with dal rice or luchi for a hearty meal (vegan, gluten-free).

Veg Curries

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Begun Bhaja (Baingan Bhaja)

Aloo Sheddo (Alu Sheddho) is basically Bengali-style mashed potatoes. Make them using my easy traditional recipe.

Veg Curries

GFIndian Gluten Free

Aloo Sheddo (Alu Sheddho)

Orange Kheer (Santre Ki Kheer, Bengali Komola Kheer) is a delicious Bengali-style milk pudding flavored with fresh oranges. It is a great Indian dessert to make for festivals and special occasions.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Orange Kheer (Bengali Komola Kheer)

Doi Murgi (Bengali Style Yogurt Chicken Curry) is a simple chicken curry made in every Bengali household. Bone-in chicken is cooked with potatoes in a thin yogurt-based curry. This curry is best served with steamed rice, roti, or luchi (gluten-free).

Chicken Curries

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Doi Murgi

Bengali Style Veg Pulao is a flavorful combination of Gobindobhog rice, vegetables, dried nuts & fruits, and spices. Serve it on its own or with a Bengali curry. Here is how to make it.

Rice

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Bengali Veg Pulao

Bengali aloo posto served in a bowl.

Veg Curries

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Aloo Posto Recipe

Bengali tok dal served in a bowl.

Dal

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Tok Dal Recipe

Bengali Chicken Rezala is a creamy and rich Mughlai curry prepared with chicken, yogurt, cashews, poppy seeds, and a few whole spices. Make it using my easy recipe.

Chicken Curries

GFIndian Gluten Free

Chicken Rezala (Bengali Style)

Make this Bengali Masoor Dal for a comforting meal and serve it with steamed rice and a dry sabji on the side. Here is how to make it (vegan, gluten-free).

Dal

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Bengali Masoor Dal

Kosha Mangsho (Mutton Kosha) is a delicious spicy Bengali-style mutton curry that is full of flavors from mutton (goat meat), spices, and mustard oil. Here is how to make it in traditional style.

Mutton Curries

GFIndian Gluten Free

Kosha Mangsho

Poila Baisakh is the traditional New Year day of Bengali people and the festival is celebrated with processions, fairs, family time, and food!

Bengali

Poila Baisakh Special Menu (Bengali New Year Recipes)

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