Must-have dishes in Bengali cuisine - from begun bhaja to daab chingri

It is said that  rule of Nawabs has deeply influenced Bengali food which is a combination of subtle and fiery flavours.  delicate balance between main ingredients and seasoning plays a key role in defining typical flavour of Bengali cuisine. Here are a few famous dishes from West Bengal.

Jhal Muri

Jhal is spicy and Muri is puffed rice. little snack made by puffed rice tastes sour, spicy and tangy all at same time. It has zing of lemon and is super delicious. re are various accounts of British favouring this light snack during Queen's rule in India.

Begun Bhaja

Begun Bhaja is also kwn as Baingan Bhaja and is most loved dish of West Bengal. It is a pan-fried or shallow fried marinated slices of eggplant. It is fried in mustard oil and baingan is coated with rice flour.

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Aloo Posto

Aloo means potatoes and posto means poppy seeds in Bengali. It is traditional Bengali recipe of potatoes with a lightly spiced poppy seeds paste.

Sukto

This auntic traditional Bengali dish has a sweet and spicy flavour. Shukto is a traditional Bengali dish where vegetables are cooked with poppy seeds and mustard. It is a very soothing summer dish, especially for summer.

Kanchkolar Kofta

Kofta is thing but fried balls and can be made with various vegetables and meat. Bengalis are fond of kofta and it is a popular style of cooking in Bengali kitchen. Making kofta is actually a very invative way to make a vegetable more interesting. Raw bananas are t liked by many, especially kids, and thus this kofta curry can be used to introduce a healthy variant at dinner table.

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Chingri Macher Malaikari

Chingri is thing but prawns. Every Bengali swears by this, and surprisingly so do rest of us. Bringing toger goodness of prawns, cream and coconut milk, this is a must-have dish!

Daab Chingri

Daab is tender coconut. So dish is made by cooking prawns in mustard so when both flavours are mixed toger it just gets better.

Muri Ghonto

While India stands divided over which biryani is best, Bengalis created a -nsense fish pulao with stand-out ingredient of a fish head. Combined with rice and a pre-fried fish-head, this dish is a Bengali staple.

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Sandesh

most popular sweet from Bengali state, this dish is made of khoya, a version of condensed milk and is heavenly to taste. This sweet is t overly sweet thus allowing people with a n-sweet tooth to enjoy too. One should definitely try this delectable West Bengali dessert.

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