List of Bangladeshi dishes

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][self-published source?]

Bangladeshi dishes edit

 

Vegetable items edit

Name Image Description
Alu Bhorta   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
Mango pickle   Pickle made from green Mango
Ruti   Also known as chapati is a flatbread originating from Bangladesh
Shobji (curry)   Different green or other vegetables

Rice items edit

Name Image Description
Black rice[citation needed] Special local variety of rice
Brown rice[2] Special local variety of rice
Biryani   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
Panta bhat   Fermented rice, yogurt, salt and seasonings
Polao   Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices
Red Rice[2] Special local variety of rice
Rice   Shada Bhat or Staple food
Tehari   Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices

Fish items edit

Name Image Description
Chingri Malai curry   Curry: prawns, coconut, mustard, steamed
Nodir (River) Pangas Bhuna   Curry of river Pangasius pangasius
Horioh machh[citation needed] Golden mustard fish curry
Ilish Bhaja   Fried Ilish (Hilsha fish)
Koi Macher Curry   Koi Mach Climbing perch curry
Machher Jhol   Curry prepared with fish and various spices
Magur Macher Jhol   Magur mach curry
Rui Bhaja   Fried Rui fish, a common dish in Bangladesh
Shing Macher Jhol   Shing mach Stinging catfish curry
Sorshe Ilish   Ilish Hilsha curry with mustard and spices
Shutki Bhuna   Cooked dried fish

Vegetables and fish together edit

Name Image Description
Shing Mach with Fulkopi ( Cauliflower with Stinging catfish)   Cauliflower curry with Stinging catfish

Meat items edit

Name Image Description
Beef Kala bhuna   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 edit

Name Image Description
Dal   Lentils
Haleem   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 edit

Name Image Description
Borhani   Cucumber based drink
Lassi   Yogurt based drink

Pitha edit

Name Image Description
Bhapa pitha   Steamed rice cake made out of freshly ground rice flour with brown sugar syrup or jaggery
Nakshi Pitha   Designed rice flour cake
Puli Pitha[citation needed] Rice flour cake with coconut and brown sugar

Sweets & desserts edit

Name Image Description
Chomchom sweets   Dessert: cottage cheese, flour, sugar syrup, originated from the district of Tangail
Rasmalai   A popular desert. Rasmalai from Cumilla city is the most popular one
Falooda   Made with variety of items
Laddu(Coconut)[citation needed] Sweet
Jilapi   Made with flour and syrup
Mishti doi   Dessert: curd, sugar syrup and /or jaggery
Muri laru[citation needed] Sweet Bengali specialty
Payesh[citation needed]   Dessert made of milk, rice and sometimes jaggery
Pera[citation needed]   Sweet
Roshogolla   Dessert prepared with cottage cheese, flour and sugar syrup
Shandesh Dessert prepared with milk and sugar

Snacks and street food edit

Name Image Description
Chotpoti   Street food, also made in household
Fuchka   A common and popular street snack in Bangladesh specially in Dhaka
Dimer chop Snacks made from Egg
Doi Fuchka
 
A common street snack
Haleem   A popular stew made of variety of lentils with beef/mutton. Bangladeshi version of Haleem is very different from the Hyderabad one.
Jhalmuri   Made with puffed rice and many other spices
Mughlai paratha   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]
Puri Deep fried flat bread made from maida

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bengal
  2. ^ a b "CARBS". The Daily Star. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. ^ "Cash and Curry". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 30 July 1973. p. 73.
  4. ^ Street Food Around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. 9 September 2013. p. 180. ISBN 9781598849554.
  5. ^ Blog, BD Food. "BD Food Menu, Price and Review". BD Food Blog. BD Food Blog. Retrieved 31 December 2022.