Bengal

Puffed deep-fried flour breads served with a spicy, tomato-based potato curry.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Steamed and fried lentil cakes simmered in a fragrant ginger-cumin gravy.

1 hr 35 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Hilsa fish steaks cooked in a pungent mustard and green chili paste.

35 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Jumbo prawns cooked in a rich, creamy coconut milk gravy.

55 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

A fragrant one-pot rice and mutton dish flavored with mustard oil and chilies.

1 hr 45 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Steamed yogurt dessert flavored with saffron and cardamom.

40 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Traditional dry curry made from finely chopped banana blossoms and coconut.

1 hr 20 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Classic Bengali style shallow-fried eggplant slices.

20 min · Serves 2 · Veg

Sweet and savory Bengal gram dal with coconut and aromatic spices.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Slow-cooked, velvety mutton curry with a deep, dark brown gravy.

2 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Sweet and tangy green mango chutney, a summer staple.

35 min · Serves 6 · Veg

A festive dish of crushed fish head cooked with aromatic Gobindobhog rice.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Barramundi fillets marinated in mustard and steamed in banana leaves.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Non-veg

A medley of mixed vegetables slow-cooked with Bengali five-spice.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Winter rice pudding sweetened with date palm jaggery.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Spiced yellow pea curry, a popular street food snack.

8 hr 30 min · Serves 4 · Veg

A bitter-sweet vegetable medley served as the first course of a meal.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Bengali style scotch eggs, breaded and deep fried.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Refreshing buttermilk drink flavored with the fragrant Gondhoraj lime.

15 min · Serves 2 · Veg

A white, fragrant Mughlai-Bengali mutton curry with yogurt and poppy seeds.

2 hrs · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Lentil-stuffed fried bread often served at festive breakfasts.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Fragrant, yellow, sweet-tinged rice using Gobindobhog grains.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Light, creamy Urad dal flavored with fennel and ginger.

45 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Classic Bengali comfort food of potatoes in poppy seed paste.

55 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Bottle gourd stir-fry with sun-dried lentil dumplings (bori).

50 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Pointed gourds stuffed with spiced cottage cheese or shrimp.

1 hr 25 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Carp steaks cooked in a mild, fragrant yogurt gravy.

40 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

A cooling fish curry flavored with fennel seeds.

35 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

A rustic, fiery chicken curry originally served on river steamers.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Rich, dry-style lentil rice served with spicy duck curry.

2 hr · Serves 6 · Non-veg

Roasted yellow moong dal cooked with minced mutton.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Crispy pumpkin flower fritters in a gram flour batter.

25 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Fried bread stuffed with a spiced green pea filling.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Transparent, sweet papaya slices in a thick syrup.

45 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Sweet and tangy tomato chutney with dates and mango pulp candy.

40 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Rice crepes filled with sweetened coconut or kheer.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Small cottage cheese cubes in thickened, sweetened milk.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Bengali street-style spiced black tea with lemon.

15 min · Serves 2 · Veg

Steamed prawns in a pungent mustard and coconut paste.

35 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Multi-layered, flaky, deep-fried bread.

1 hr 30 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Authentic fragrant rice and chicken pilaf from Dhaka's culinary heritage.

1 hr 45 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Climbing perch cooked in a rich mustard oil and cumin gravy.

45 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Spiced fish dumplings made from Featherback fish bronze scraped flesh.

1 hr 45 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

A charred vegetable medley flavored with five-spice blend.

35 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Roasted mung bean and rice porridge, a staple for rainy days.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Finely chopped banana pith stir-fry with coconut and mustard.

50 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Roasted moong dal cooked with fried Rohu fish head.

50 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Eggplant slices in a rich mustard and yogurt gravy.

40 min · Serves 4 · Veg

A celebratory dish of fish head cooked with aromatic rice.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Okra cooked in a pungent mustard gravy.

30 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Crispy fried poppy seed fritters, a delicacy from West Bengal.

50 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Roasted raw mango summer cooler with smoky undertones.

25 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Sweet and spicy green mango pickle with panch phoron.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 20 · Veg

The iconic soft, spongy cottage cheese balls in sugar syrup.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Spicy mashed shrimp with mustard oil and onions.

30 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Kolkata's street-style spicy puffed rice snack.

20 min · Serves 2 · Veg

Spicy dried-style crumble made from Bombay Duck fish.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Traditional Bengali rice pudding flavored with cardamom.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Soft, melt-in-the-mouth sweet made with minimally cooked Chana.

40 min · Serves 12 pieces · Veg

Classic pumpkin and black chickpea dry curry.

50 min · Serves 4 · Veg

A crisp, layered flatbread from Old Dhaka, perfect with tea or meat.

2 hr 15 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Malabar spinach cooked with fried Hilsa fish head and seasonal vegetables.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

A rich, festive carp curry with a thick onion and yogurt gravy.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Pointed gourds stuffed with spiced cottage cheese and dry fruits.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Freshly made cottage cheese dumplings in a ginger-cumin gravy.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Veg

Smoky mashed eggplant with mustard oil, dried chilies, and onions.

35 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Prawns steamed in a bowl with mustard, coconut, and oil.

35 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Taro stolons cooked with small prawns and plenty of garlic.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

A British-era mutton curry featuring eggs and potatoes.

1 hr 45 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Finely chopped banana blossoms cooked with coconut and chickpeas.

1 hr 20 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Creamy white urad dal flavored with fennel and ginger.

40 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Traditional roasted eggplant mash with raw mustard oil and aromatics.

30 min · Serves 2 · Veg

A mushy, mixed vegetable medley cooked during Pujas.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Fish cooked in a fragrant gravy flavored with King of Lemons.

40 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Traditional fermented sweet yogurt with a caramelized flavor.

8 hr 45 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Sweet coconut truffles made with jaggery or sugar.

45 min · Serves 10 · Veg

Roasted yellow moong dal with ginger and green peas.

40 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Deep-fried puffed flour breads served with a spicy, thick potato gravy.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Hilsa fish steaks steamed in a pungent mustard and coconut paste.

40 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

The iconic street snack of puffed rice with pungent mustard oil.

15 min · Serves 2 · Veg

A dry, aromatic rice and lentil preparation served during festivals.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Veg

Chicken cooked in a rich, creamy poppy seed paste.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Deep-fried spiced potato fritters, a staple evening snack.

45 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Light fish stew with potatoes and cauliflower, a winter specialty.

50 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Thin eggplant slices dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried.

30 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Spiral sweets made from fresh cottage cheese and khoya.

1 hr 10 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Rich, aromatic rice and meat khichuri from Old Dhaka.

1 hr 20 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Bottle gourd greens cooked with seasonal vegetables and mustard.

50 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Sweet fritters made from the pulp of ripe sugar palm fruit.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Delicate Pabda catfish in a silky mustard and nigella seed gravy.

35 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Rice pudding sweetened with date palm jaggery.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Slow-cooked mutton ribs in a rich, spicy, oily Mughlai gravy.

5 hr 30 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Eid special vermicelli pudding with dates and dry fruits.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 6 · Veg

Hard-boiled eggs in a white, mildly spiced onion and yogurt gravy.

45 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Sweet and tangy chutney with mango pulp cakes and dates.

30 min · Serves 4 · Veg

Puffed deep-fried bread served with a simple, white potato curry.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Veg

A refreshing summer lentil soup made with raw green mangoes.

45 min · Serves 4 · Veg

A vegetarian version using Govindabhog rice and cabbage.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 4 · Veg

A white, fragrant Mughlai-Bengali curry with yogurt and nuts.

1 hr 15 min · Serves 4 · Non-veg

Sweet and crispy fritters made from overripe bananas.

35 min · Serves 4 · Veg