Vegetables
A New Twist on the Potato Chop: Make Potato Cheese Balls
Potato cheese balls give the familiar iftar potato chop a restaurant-style touch, and they are easy to make at home.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Litchi Trees in Full Blossom in Ishwardi, Hopes of a Bumper Harvest
Around 80 to 85 per cent of litchi trees in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila have blossomed, raising hopes of a bumper crop after last year's losses.
Fruits
No Quality Fruit Under Tk 350 in Rajshahi, Low and Middle-Income Buyers Squeezed
Fruit prices in Rajshahi have risen by Tk 20 to Tk 50 a kg in 10 days, and buyers are leaving shops empty-handed despite Ramadan.
Crops
Swap Cooked Chickpeas for a Sprouted Raw Chickpea Mix at Iftar
A sprouted raw chickpea mix can make iftar lighter and more nutritious than chickpeas cooked with heavy spices or deep-fried.
Crops
Have Nutritious Bottle Gourd Dal at Sehri
Lentils cooked with bottle gourd and a spiced tempering make a light, nutritious and easily digested dish for sehri.
Fruits
High Prices Push Fruit Off Iftar Menus in Dinajpur
Fruit prices in Dinajpur are beyond buyers' reach this Ramadan, and traders fear unsold dates will spoil despite ample supply.
Crops
Make Tasty Keema Beguni at Home
Crisp beguni with a juicy, spiced chicken mince filling is easy to make at home for a different taste at iftar.
Crops
GAU Soybean 6: New Drought-Tolerant Soybean Opens Prospects for Char Lands
Gazipur Agricultural University has developed GAU Soybean 6, the country's first highly drought-tolerant inbred soybean variety, suited to coastal char lands.
Agribusiness
3 Lakh Idle Fishermen Demand Halt to Loan Instalments During Fishing Ban
About 3 lakh fishermen in Bhola, idled by a two-month fishing ban on the Meghna and Tentulia, are demanding a halt to NGO loan instalments and early rice aid.
Vegetables
Add a Tasty Egg Chop to Your Iftar
A crisp, spicy egg chop made with simple ingredients at home can brighten the iftar table.
Crops
Mango Trees Laden With Blossom in Magura, Farmers Hope for a Good Harvest
Mango trees across Mohammadpur upazila in Magura are in full blossom, and growers expect a good harvest if the weather stays favourable.
Vegetables
Make Dinner of Boiled Vegetables with Chilli Bhorta
A healthy hill dish of salt-boiled vegetables with a fiery chilli bhorta, now viral on social media, makes a quick and simple dinner.
Fruits
Apples and Grapes Out of Reach, No Local Fruit Under Tk 100 in Narayanganj
Fruit prices in Narayanganj have eased slightly since the start of Ramadan but remain beyond the reach of ordinary buyers.