Bengali Food and Stories

How to cook with Nigella Seeds kalojeera bharta - Bengali recipe Kalojeeraa also known as black caraway come from the pods of an annual ... article ..

Ingredients & Food Knowledge Seasonal Ingredients

Mango Sweet Pickle | Bengali-style pickles to tickle your taste buds all seasons

June 22, 2015

Mango Sweet Pickle | Bengali-style pickles to tickle your taste buds all seasons Mango pickle is a popular pickle in India and there are... article ..

Ingredients & Food Knowledge Traditional Recipes Vegetable Dishes

Sojne Phul Tarkari - Moringa Oleifera Flower Curry

March 14, 2015

Sojne Phul Tarkari - Moringa Oleifera Flower Curry The "wonder tree," also known as Moringa Oleifera, has been used ... article ..

Ingredients & Food Knowledge Seasonal Ingredients Snacks

Crunchy Yam Bean Shankhalu Snacks

January 17, 2015

This perennial winter crop of Bengal is known as kesaru or miskri kand in Bihar. It is commonly called “Shankalu” or “Sankesh alu” in West... article ..

Ayurveda & Health Foods Ingredients & Food Knowledge Seasonal Ingredients

Edible Blackberry Malabar Spinach Fruits Mishmash

December 11, 2014

Prawn Pui Metuli Malabar Spinach Fruit Ghonto Prawn pui metuli ghonto, a Bengali winter curry made with Malabar spinach berries... article ..

Cultural Food Stories Ingredients & Food Knowledge Vegetable Dishes

Bengali Thor Chhenchki | Plantain Stem Recipe

August 07, 2014

After removing the layers of the hard outer stem of the banana tree, the tender fibrous inner pith of the stem or core contains many medi... article ..