Cooking

How to Make Aparajita Tea

Aparajita tea, an antioxidant-rich herbal tea, is simple to brew at home, though some people should be careful before drinking it.

Jagonews2411 February 20261 min read

Crops

The Magic of Mustard Oil in Mutton, With Recipe

Cooking goat meat in mustard oil adds a distinct, gently pungent flavour and aroma that goes well with rice or roti.

Jagonews2410 February 20261 min read

Vegetables

How to Make Potato Chorchori With Rui Fish Head

Rui fish head cooked with potatoes and local spices makes a hot, slightly dry chorchori that goes perfectly with rice.

Jagonews249 February 20261 min read

Vegetables

A Different Taste From Winter Vegetables: Cabbage Kofta

Cabbage, usually cooked as a curry or bhaji, can be turned into koftas that are crisp outside and soft inside.

Jagonews248 February 20261 min read

Livestock

Put Egg Makhmali on Your Plate on a Day Off

Egg makhmali, boiled eggs in a smooth cashew, onion and coconut milk sauce, is an easy, homely dish for a day off.

Jagonews246 February 20262 min read

Fisheries

Serve Hilsa Pickle With Hot Rice

Hilsa can be made into a tangy mustard-oil pickle that adds variety to everyday meals and keeps well in a glass jar.

Jagonews245 February 20262 min read

Vegetables

Did You Know Goat Meat Can Be Made Into Bharta? Here Is the Recipe

Goat meat can also be made into a bharta, a mash with its own history and taste in rural Bengali kitchens.

Jagonews245 February 20261 min read

Crops

Serve Bean-Seed Dal to Lift a Plate of Hot Rice

Winter bean seeds cooked with mung or masur dal make a simple, nourishing dal to eat with hot rice.

Jagonews244 February 20262 min read

Cooking

Carrot Rasmalai Recipe

Carrot rasmalai, made with ordinary household ingredients, brings a new colour and flavour to a familiar dessert for festivals or guests.

Jagonews243 February 20261 min read

Cooking

Beetroot Halwa Recipe

Beetroot halwa, made with coconut, ghee and cashews, offers a colourful change from traditional halwa for Shab-e-Barat.

Jagonews242 February 20261 min read

Crops

How to Make Date Halwa

Soft date halwa can be made at home with dates, ghee, a little sugar, raisins, nuts and rose water.

Jagonews242 February 20261 min read

Vegetables

Record Harvest Sparks Rush of Free Potato Giveaways in Germany

After Germany's biggest potato crop in 25 years, a Berlin campaign has been giving away thousands of tonnes of surplus potatoes to charities, residents and the zoo.

Jagonews241 February 20263 min read

Crops

Serve Chana Dal Halwa to Guests on Shab-e-Barat

Halwa made from protein-rich chana dal is a tasty, homely sweet to serve guests on Shab-e-Barat.

Jagonews241 February 20261 min read