List of Bangladeshi dishes explained
Bangladeshi cuisine refers to the food and culinary traditions prevalent in Bangladesh. Dating far in the past, the cuisine emphasizes fish, vegetables and lentils served with rice. Because of differences in history and Bangladeshi geography, the cuisine is rich in regional variations. While having unique traits, Bangladeshi cuisine is closely related to that of surrounding Bengali and North-East Indian, with rice and fish as traditional favorites. Bangladesh also developed the only multi-course tradition in South Asia. It is known as Bangaliketa styled cuisine. Bangladeshi food is served by course rather than all at once.[1]
Vegetable items
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| | Dish made of mashed potato and dried chilies |
| Begun Bhorta | | Dish made of mashed aubergine, have similarities with Baba ghanoush |
| Lau Chingri | | Spicy curry made with calabash and shrimp |
| Lal Shak bhaja | | Cooked red spinach |
| | Pickle made from green mango |
| | Also known as chapati is a flatbread originating from Bangladesh |
| Shobji (curry) | | Curry consisted of various greens and vegetables | |
Rice items
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| | Special local variety of rice |
| Brown rice[2] | | Special local variety of rice |
| | Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices |
| Bhuna Khichuri | | Rice dish with beef/chicken/mutton |
| Morog Polao | | Bangladeshi variety of high quality rice like Kalijira, chinigura, Ichagura with chicken |
| Kacchi Biriyani | | Biriyani with mutton |
| | Fermented rice, yogurt, salt and seasonings |
| | Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices |
| Red Rice | | Special local variety of rice |
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| | Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices | |
Fish items
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| | Curry made with prawns, coconut, mustard, steamed |
| Nodir (River) Pangas Bhuna | | |
| Horioh machh | | Golden mustard fish curry |
| Ilish Bhaja | | Fried Ilish (Hilsha fish) |
| Koi Macher Curry | | Koi Mach Climbing perch curry |
| | Curry prepared with fish and various spices |
| Magur Macher Jhol | | Magur mach curry |
| Rui Bhaja | | |
| Shing Macher Jhol | | Shing mach Stinging catfish curry |
| | Ilish Hilsha curry with mustard and spices |
| Shutki Bhuna | | Cooked dried fish | |
Meat items
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| | A beef (or mutton) curry, very popular to Bangladeshis. From Chittagong |
| Beef Curry | | Common beef curry in Bangladesh |
| Gorur Kolija Bhuna (Beef Liver Curry) | | Beef liver curry |
| Gorur Vuri Bhaja/Vuna (Cooked beef belly) | | Dish made of beef belly with local spices |
| Chicken roast | | Bangladeshi style chicken roast. Rich lush chicken dish cooked in ghee and an array of aromatic spices. It is a rather sweet curry with extravagant flavours of each spice to create a unique taste. |
| Chicken Curry | | Common chicken curry in Bangladesh |
| Mutton Curry | | Common mutton curry in Bangladesh | |
Lentils/dal and stew
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| | Lentils |
| | A famous stew made of a variety of lentils with beef/mutton. The Bangladeshi version of Haleem is very different from the Hyderabad one. |
| Mishti chholar dal | | Curry prepared with Bengal gram, coconut and sugar |
| MashKalai daal | | Stew/daal of black gram | |
Drinks
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| | Cucumber based drink |
| | Yogurt based drink | |
Pitha
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| | Steamed rice cake made out of freshly ground rice flour with brown sugar syrup or jaggery |
| | Designed rice flour cake |
| | Rice flour cake with coconut and brown sugar | |
Sweets & desserts
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| Chomchom sweets | | |
| | A popular desert. Rasmalai from Cumilla city is the most popular one |
| | Made with variety of items |
| Laddu(Coconut) | | Sweet |
| | Made with flour and syrup |
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| Muri laru | | Sweet Bengali specialty |
| | Dessert made of milk, rice and sometimes jaggery |
| | Sweet |
| | Dessert prepared with cottage cheese, flour and sugar syrup |
| | Dessert prepared with milk and sugar | |
Snacks and street food
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|
| Chotpoti | | Street food, also made in household |
| | A common and popular street snack in Bangladesh specially in Dhaka |
| Dimer chop | | Snacks made from Egg |
| | A common street snack |
| | A popular stew made of variety of lentils with beef/mutton. Bangladeshi version of Haleem is very different from the Hyderabad one. |
| | Made with puffed rice and many other spices |
| | It can be a soft fried bread enhanced by a stuffing of keema (minced meat), egg, onions and pepper;[3] or a paratha stuffed with same things.[4] |
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See also
Notes and References
- http://members.tripod.com/jng_chef/eating_n_serving.htm Bengal
- Web site: CARBS. 2013-12-16. The Daily Star. 2016-04-30.
- Cash and Curry. New York Magazine. 30 July 1973. 73. New York Media, LLC..
- Book: Street Food Around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. 9 September 2013. 9781598849554. 180 . Kraig . Bruce . Colleen Taylor Sen Ph . D. . Abc-Clio .
- Web site: Blog . BD Food . BD Food Menu, Price and Review . BD Food Blog . 31 December 2022 . 5.
