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Sunday, June 17, 2018

Green Beans Shorshe Bata - Green Beans in Mustard Sauce

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Green Beans Shorshe Bata A super speedy alternative to making mustard paste at home is to use hot mustard powder dissolved in water tha...

2018 Father's Day Dinner

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2018 Father's Day Dinner Clockwise from top left: Steamed Rice Easy Tilapia & Cauliflower in Coconut Gravy Masur Dal wit...
Saturday, June 09, 2018

Pumpkin Amish Friendship Bread

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Pumpkin Friendship Bread A Mother's Day gift of Amish Friendship Bread starter batter began my fascination with a century-old tradi...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Phool Kopir Ghonto - Cauliflower, Potatoes & Rice

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Phool Kopir Ghonto The difference between Phool Kopir Ghonto & Phool Kopir Pulao, in my humble opinion, lies in the ratio of caulif...
Friday, May 25, 2018

Burmese Chet-Tha Chin Paung - Roselle Leaves with Chicken

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Chin Paung Chicken Chin Paung Ywet or roselle leaves have a lovely tang. When roselle leaves are not available, sorrel can be substitu...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Astho Kalai Dal - Whole Black Lentils

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Astho Kalai Dal Astho Kalai Dal which simply refers to whole black lentils, are richer than lentils that are served daily, because the b...
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Laksa Khauk Swe - Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup

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Clockwise from top left Laksa Paste  Ohno Khauk Swe in the Bowl  and Garnishes A member of our Burmese food group on Facebook posted the...

Dimer Dhokar Dalna - Steamed Egg Cakes in Tomato & Onion Gravy

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Dimer Dhokar Dalna An interesting variation to Egg Curry , eggs beaten with turmeric powder, salt, minced onions, tomatoes and green chi...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Thursdate Meatball Stroganoff

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Meatball Stroganoff Thursdays are Grand-boy's day, nicknamed Thursdate in our home. One of our three grandsons is picked up at 4 pm...
Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Panch Mishali Tarkari - 5 Vegetables in Coconut Cream

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Panch Mishali Tarkari Gather together all the vegetables you can find, including bits and pieces in the fridge, to compose this simple...
Friday, May 04, 2018

Toasted Mung Dal with Hilsa Head

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Ilish Muro Maacher muro or fish head adds an enormous amount of flavour, also known as umami, to anything to which it is added. Umami, i...
Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Pressure-Cooked Doi Ilish

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Doi Ilish It's not easy to get Ilish Maach, a.k.a hilsa, here unless there is a Bangladeshi market in the neighbourhood or at least ...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Poila Boishak 2018 - Bengali New Year 2018

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Poila Boishak 2018 Clockwise from top left Reshmi Chicken Wings Bhaja Mug-er Dal e Phool Kopi Dim-er Dalna Begun Alu Posto ...

Bhaja Mug-er Dal e Phool Kopi - Toasted Split Mung Beans with Cauliflower

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Toasted Mung Beans with Cauliflower This lentil dish is a great side dish to add to any festive meal.  Split mung beans are toasted to a...

Dim-er Dalna - Egg Curry

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Dim-er Dalna Eggs in any shape or form are easy to prepare for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Hard boiled eggs and boiled baby potatoes in ...
Thursday, April 19, 2018

Begun Alu Posto - Eggplant & Potatoes in White Poppy Seed Sauce

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Begun Alu Posto Alu Posto is a favourite Bengali preparation and adding eggplants to it makes it creamier and more delicious. Japanese e...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Surimi in Black Bean Sauce

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Surimi in Black Bean Sauce " Surimi seafood, often called “Imitation Crab”, is real seafood made with Wild Alaska Pollock, a mild w...
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Reshmi Chicken Wings

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Reshmi Chicken Wings These melt-in-the-mouth, fall-off-the-bone chicken wings were marinated overnight in salt & pepper, oil, and G...
Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Murgi'r Malai Curry - Creamy Chicken Curry

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Murgi'r Malai Curry Malai Curry refers to anything that is simmered in spices and coconut milk.  For those who are allergic or don...
Sunday, April 01, 2018

Tilapia Macher Jhal - Tilapia in Mustard Sauce

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Tilapia in Mustard Sauce The simplest of fish curries, this is a favourite among Bengali families. I love tilapia because it's very ...
Friday, March 23, 2018

Nga Hsi Pyan - Burmese Fish Curry in Red Sauce

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Nga Hsi Pyan The holy trinity or mirepoix in Burmese cooking consists of pureed/pounded onions, garlic and soaked dried red chillies. ...

Fried Okra Smothered in Toasted Chickpea Flour

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Fried Okra Smothered in Toasted Chickpea Flour The alkalinity in okra takes some getting used to, if you're trying it for the first ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Burmese Stir-Fried Spinach & Eggplants

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Burmese Spinach & Eggplants Supermarkets now stock bags and tubs of triple washed spinach which cuts down on prep time. Baby spinach...
Monday, March 12, 2018

Hsi Hta Min - Burmese Golden Rice

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Hsi Hta Min As in any other fried rice recipe, it is best to use day old rice that has been refrigerated overnight so that the rice abs...
Saturday, February 17, 2018

Burmese Stir-Fried Tofu - ShanTofu Kyet

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Shan Tofu Kyet Shan Tofu Kyet originated in the Shan states of Myanmar or Burma.  Made traditionally with yellow tofu (derived from grou...