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Bengali Recipes

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

A bowl of churmur chaat, an Indian street food snack, is garnished with chopped cilantro, pomegranate seeds, and crushed puri, and placed on a tray with extra puri and spices in the background.

Chaat/ Street Food

VIndian Vegan

Churmur Chaat Recipe (Kolkata Street-Style)

Kosha mangsho served in a bowl.

Mutton Curries

GFIndian Gluten Free

Kosha Mangsho Recipe (Bengali Mutton Curry)

Bengali chicken rezala served in a bowl.

Chicken Curries

GFIndian Gluten Free

Chicken Rezala Recipe (Bengali Style)

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

GFIndian Gluten FreeVIndian Vegan

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

A bowl of creamy Chaler Payesh, is garnished with chopped almonds, pistachios, and rose petals, placed on a rustic burlap cloth with whole almonds and cardamom pods in the background.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Chaler Payesh Recipe (Bengali Rice Pudding)

A bowl of chunky Tomato Khejur Chutney with visible cashew nuts sits on a wooden board, surrounded by fresh tomato slices and cashews.

Chutneys

GFIndian Gluten FreeVIndian Vegan

Tomato Khejur Chutney Recipe

A plate of golden-brown Begun Bhaja, garnished with fresh cilantro, surrounded by green chilies, lime slices, herbs, and pieces of flatbread on a dark surface.

Veg Curries

GFIndian Gluten FreeVIndian Vegan

Begun Bhaja Recipe (Baingan Bhaja)

A plate of aloo sheddo balls garnished with chopped cilantro, served with a bowl of yellow dal topped with oil and dried red chilies, plus green chili, lemon wedges, and cilantro on the side.

Veg Curries

GFIndian Gluten Free

Aloo Sheddo Recipe (Bengali Alu Sheddho)

A bowl of orange kheer topped with orange segments and chopped nuts sits on a piece of burlap, with halved oranges and scattered nuts nearby on a dark surface.

Indian Sweets & desserts

GFIndian Gluten Free

Orange Kheer Recipe (Bengali Komola Kheer)

A bowl of Doi Murgi chicken curry with potatoes in a rich, orange sauce, garnished with dried red chili. Lemon wedges and fresh cilantro are scattered around on a dark surface.

Chicken Curries

GFIndian Gluten Free

Doi Murgi Recipe (Bengali Style Yogurt Chicken Curry)

A bowl of Bengali Style Veg Pulao with visible rice, carrots, beans, cauliflower, peas, cashews, and whole spices, garnished with fresh coriander, placed on burlap with herbs and green chili peppers scattered around.

Rice

GFIndian Gluten Free

Bengali Veg Pulao Recipe

A wooden bowl filled with Aloo Posto, garnished with fresh herbs. Red chili peppers and green cilantro are scattered around the bowl on a dark surface.

Veg Curries

GFIndian Gluten FreeVIndian Vegan

Aloo Posto Recipe

A bowl of Tok Dal topped with a tempering of dried red chilies and spices, served in a white enamel pot. In the background, there is a plate of small, round, green herb-topped snacks and fresh green chilies and herbs.

Dal

GFIndian Gluten FreeVIndian Vegan

Bengali Tok Dal Recipe (Kancha Aamer Diye Toker Dal)

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

GFIndian Gluten FreeVIndian Vegan

Bengali Masoor Dal

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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