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Bengali

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Aar Macher Matha Phoolkopi Data Chochori

  • February 12, 2026
  • Sayani Sengupta
This Bengali-style Korai Chochori is made with Aar maach head, mustard, and winter vegetables.
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Saffron Sandesh

  • March 11, 2025
  • Swapna Mazumder
A quintessential Bengali sweet, Sandesh can take on a multitude of flavours, no matter how technique-driven its preparation is.
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Patishapta

  • February 24, 2025
  • Ishani Banerjee
Every year, the arrival of the harvest festival brings the sweet aroma of Patishapta, a traditional Bengali dessert, to Ishani Banerjee's home.The recipe for this simple delicacy, passed down over generations, represents rich, nuanced familial ties and maternal love.
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Patla Macher Jhol

  • February 6, 2025
  • Inseason Fish
This Bengali recipe from sustainable seafood initiative InSeason Fish highlights the bold, meaty flavours of the tonguesole fish,abundantly available in December along both coasts of India.
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Didu’r Payesh

  • January 12, 2025
  • Anindita Ghose
Preparing payesh is a celebration of love, patience, and tradition, with each spoonful telling a story of familial bonds and shared meals.
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Aamra Chutney

  • May 23, 2024
  • Sienna Cafe
In Bengal, chutney is made with seasonal sweet and sour fruits. This recipe for chutney from Sienna cafe uses aamra, also known as hog plum. Hog plum, which tastes like a sharper and more acidic green apple, shines in chutney, pickles, and jams.
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Sama Chal Potol

  • December 23, 2023
  • Sayani Sengupta
Made with barnyard millet and pointed gourd, and paired with a cooling raita, this pulao is the perfect dish for a hearty and nourishing lunch.
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Maacher Tel Chocchori

  • October 11, 2022
  • Avinandan Kundu
A rich and flavourful Bengali dish of fish offal and pumpkin, as shared by Avinandan Kundu.
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