11 bengali and vegetables Recipes

vegetable oil, panch phoron, dried bay leaves, grated fresh ginger, minced garlic, ground coriander, kosher salt, plain whole-milk yogurt mixed with 1 1/2 tsp. flour, bone-in chicken legs, bone-in chicken thighs, red bell pepper, cut into chunks, yellow bell pepper, cut into chunks, carrots , quartered lengthwise, cut into 3-in. pieces, yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

vegetable oil, bay leaf, panch phoron , bengali five-spice, dried mild red chili peppers or 1 pinch red pepper flakes, onion, chopped, ground turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, salt , to taste, sugar , adjust to taste, grated ginger, butternut squash, peeled , seeds removed, flesh cut into cubes just bigger then the chickpeas, boiling water, canned chickpeas or 15 oz garbanzos beans, drained and rinsed well, ground garam masala, ground fennel seed

tomatoes, coarsely chopped, ground cumin, ground turmeric, salt, water, vegetable oil, thick whitefish fillets, cut into large chunks, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, black cumin seeds, fennel seeds, lightly crushed, fenugreek seeds

channa dal (split peas), water, cinnamon stick, salt, turmeric powder, sugar, cardamom powder, mustard oil (or 3 tbsp vegetable oil with 2 tsp dry mustard powder), ground cumin, minced green chili, red chili flakes, steamed basmati rice , recipe follows, eggplant fitters , recipe follows, eggplant, mustard oil, all-purpose flour, salt, turmeric, cayenne pepper, basmati rice, water (plus additional for washing)

channa dal, water, bay leaves , torn (or curry leaves), fresh chili peppers , slit to remove seeds, but left whole, ground turmeric, asafetida powder, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, fresh gingerroot, finely chopped, creamed coconut, grated, fresh green chile, seeded if desired, and chopped, brown sugar, tamarind paste, garam masala, ground cumin, ground coriander, salt , to taste, ghee, melted, garam masala, fresh cilantro, chopped

baby aubergines, thinly sliced into rounds, good pinch ground turmeric, salt , to taste, red chili powder, vegetable oil, plain yogurt, sugar, cumin seeds , toasted in a frying pan and ground in a clean coffee grinder or pestle and mortar, handful fresh coriander leaves, chopped, to garnish

potatoes, firm (1 1/2 lb/700g), vegetable oil, whole red chilies, white poppy seeds, ground (2 oz/50g), ground turmeric (2.5 ml), red chili powder (cayenne pepper), salt, fresh hot green chili peppers

bitter melons (melon), raw papayas, peeled, raw bananas, peeled, pumpkin, peeled, eggplants (aubergine), sized potato, peeled, ginger paste, panch phoron (equal part of black mustard, fennel, fenugreek, nigella seeds & cumin), cumin powder, poppy seed paste (optional), rice bran or 1 tbsp refined oil, sugar (optional), salt, water

potatoes, brinjal, red pumpkins, flat beans, radish, spinach, bay leaves, dried red chilies, fresh green chilies, turmeric powder, big onion, ginger paste, salt, refined oil, mustard oil, panch phoron (1 pinch each cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, onion seeds, mustard seeds and 1/2 tsp aniseeds), sugar