Leafy Greens Pakora for Tea on a Rainy Afternoon: A Recipe
Crisp pakoras made from any leafy greens, such as spinach, red amaranth or Malabar spinach, make an easy snack with tea on a rainy afternoon.
Crisp pakoras made from any leafy greens, such as spinach, red amaranth or Malabar spinach, make an easy snack with tea on a rainy afternoon.
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A roadside shop at Charatala bazar in Jhenaidah's Harinakunda sells vegetables, tea and paan round the clock with no seller, as customers serve themselves and leave money in a cash box.
Fifteen days of on-off and heavy rain have flooded hundreds of acres of vegetables in Ishwardi, Pabna, leaving crops rotting and farmers in trouble.
Green chilli prices have fallen from last week in Dhaka's retail markets, but eggs, vegetables and other essentials remain expensive, giving shoppers little relief.
Semolina and vegetable pancakes, made without oil, are a healthy and tasty alternative to fried snacks with afternoon tea or for breakfast.
The Teesta began to recede in Nilphamari on 5 August as upstream rain and hill runoff eased, but fear remains after the water damaged seasonal vegetables, groundnut and maize.
Almost every vegetable in Dhaka's kitchen markets now sells for close to Tk 100 a kg, squeezing low- and middle-income families who had turned to vegetables because fish and meat were already out of reach.
Tender ash gourd, now easy to find in the markets, makes a rich curry with prawns and coconut milk.
Taro corms, plentiful in the monsoon, taste even better cooked with prawns, and the pairing is also rich in nutrients.
Green and dried chillies differ in nutrients and their effects on the body, and nutritionists say green chilli is the more nutritious of the two.
With green chillies at Tk 400 a kg, a few pots on a rooftop, balcony or yard can supply the kitchen at little cost and with little effort.