VegetablesA 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.
VegetablesCabbage, usually cooked as a curry or bhaji, can be turned into koftas that are crisp outside and soft inside.
LivestockEgg makhmali, boiled eggs in a smooth cashew, onion and coconut milk sauce, is an easy, homely dish for a day off.
VegetablesGoat meat can also be made into a bharta, a mash with its own history and taste in rural Bengali kitchens.
CropsWinter bean seeds cooked with mung or masur dal make a simple, nourishing dal to eat with hot rice.
CookingCarrot rasmalai, made with ordinary household ingredients, brings a new colour and flavour to a familiar dessert for festivals or guests.
CropsSoft date halwa can be made at home with dates, ghee, a little sugar, raisins, nuts and rose water.
CropsHalwa made from protein-rich chana dal is a tasty, homely sweet to serve guests on Shab-e-Barat.
CropsPabda fish cooked with sour-sweet jujube in a lightly spiced gravy brings something new to the kitchen in jujube season.
CropsA recipe for spicy duck bhuna cooked with ground spices and coconut milk, a favourite for a Bengali holiday lunch.
CropsA recipe for chingri polao, fragrant rice cooked with spiced prawns, for a family meal on a day off.
FisheriesA simple recipe for prawn roast, a change from the usual chicken, beef or mutton roast.
VegetablesA recipe for niramish cauliflower rezala, a mild, milk-based vegetarian dish for winter.
CropsChapti pitha, a savoury winter rice cake, is quick to make from dry rice flour and goes well with hot tea.