Bengal cuisine

Examples

Bangladeshi cuisine

culinary traditions of Bangladesh

Characteristic parts

Achar

Indian pickled vegetables and fruits

Akhni

Bengali rice dish

Aloo gosht

Curry with meat and potatoes

Baingan bharta

South Asian dish of puréed grilled eggplant

Basmati rice

A variety of long-grain rice

Beguni

Bengal region brinjal dish

Besan laddu

Sphere shaped sweet originating from the Indian sub-continent

Bharta

Indian fried mixture of mashed vegetables

Bhel puri

Indian snack

Biryani

rice dish from the Indian/pakistani subcontinent

Bombay biryani

rice dish from the Indian/pakistani subcontinent

Chaat Masala

spice mix, used in Pakistani and Indian Cuisine

Chai

flavoured tea beverage made from milk, aromatic spices and herbs

Chapati

unleavened wheat flatbread eaten in South Asia

Chettinad biryani

rice dish from the Indian/pakistani subcontinent

Chevdo

Savory Indian snack food

Chhena

type of cheese curds originating in India

Chicken Jalfrezi

Indian curry dish with chicken

Chicken Tikka Masala

Indian curry

Chikki

Peanut-based confection

Chilli paneer

fresh cheese common in the Indian subcontinent

Cholar Dal

Chole bhature

Indian and Pakistani dish with poori, chana masala, and halwa

Chomchom

traditional Bengali sweet

Chorchori

vegetable dish in Bengali cuisine

Chotpoti

Bengali street food with potatoes and chickpeas

Curry

dish whose origins are in South and Southeast Asian cuisines

Curry sauce

dish whose origins are in South and Southeast Asian cuisines

Dahi vada

Indian snack

Dal

Indian soup or stew made with legumes

Indian blend of ground spices

Ghugni

Indian snack

Gosht

class of South Asian meat dishes typically constituent of goat meat

Haleem

Indian subcontinental stew

Halwa poori

dish notable in Indian and Pakistani cuisine, consisting of poori bread with chana masala, along with halwa

Indian deep-fried pastry with spicy filling

Kosha mangsho

South Asian curry dish that is prepared from mutton

Laddu

Sphere shaped sweet originating from the Indian sub-continent

Lamb curry

South Asian curry dish that is prepared from mutton

Lassi

yogurt-based drink from Indian subcontinent

Luchi

deep-fried flatbread made of wheat flour

Malabar spinach

Leaf vegetable, grown in Asia and Africa

Malai laddu

Sphere shaped sweet originating from the Indian sub-continent

Malpua

pancake served as dessert or snack, originating from the Indian subcontinent

Naan

Asian flatbread

Panch phoron

South Asian spice blend

Paneer

fresh cheese common in the Indian subcontinent

Pani puri

Indian snack

Panta bhat

Traditional Bengali/ Assamese dish

Paratha

Fried flatbread originating in the Indian subcontinent

Phuchka

Indian snack

Pitha

dessert from Bengal, Assam and Odisha

Puri

Deep-fried unleavened bread from the Indian subcontinent

Raita

Indian side dish of yogurt with vegetables or fruit

Rasgulla

syrupy dessert popular in the Indian subcontinent and regions with South Asian diaspora

Roti

South Asian rounded flatbread, characteristically unleavened

Saag

Indian dish of stewed greens

Saag paneer

Cooked greens with cubes of cheese

Sandesh

Bengali confectionery

Shingara

Baked dish common to South Asia and the Middle East

Shukto

One kind of Bengali Cuisine

Spice tempering

South Asian cooking technique

Suji ka halwa

Semolina halva

Tandoor

cylindrical clay or metal oven used in Asian cooking

Tandoori

cylindrical clay or metal oven used in Asian cooking

Tandoori chicken

Indian subcontinent chicken dish

Tarkari

General term for spicy vegetable curries in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh

Tikka

type of Indian or Pakistani food

Tikka masala

Indian curry

Has characteristic parts: Achar^hi Akhni Aloo gosht Baingan bharta^hi Basmati rice Beguni Besan laddu^hi Bharta^hi Bhel puri^hi Biryani Bombay biryani Chaat Masala Chai Chapati Chettinad biryani Chevdo Chhena^hi Chicken Jalfrezi Chicken Tikka Masala Chikki Chilli paneer Cholar Dal Chole bhature Chomchom Chorchori Chotpoti Curry Curry sauce Dahi vada Dal^hi Dal bhat^ne Doodh pati chai Garam Masala Ghugni Gosht Haleem Halwa poori Ivy gourd Jalfrezi Kachori Kosha mangsho Laddu^hi Lamb curry Lassi Luchi Malabar spinach Malai laddu^hi Malpua Naan Panch phoron^ne Paneer Pani puri Panta bhat Paratha^hi Phuchka Pitha Puri^hi Raita^hi Rasgulla Roti^hi Saag^hi Saag paneer^hi Sandesh Shingara^bn Shukto Spice tempering Suji ka halwa Tandoor Tandoori Tandoori chicken Tarkari^ne Tikka Tikka masala