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Bhapa chicken: steamed chicken in mustard and poppy seed paste
A light Bengali steamed chicken recipe: boneless chicken marinated in mustard, poppy seed and cashew paste with yoghurt, then steamed in a pressure cooker.
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CookingRasgulla with stevia instead of sugar: an easy home recipe
A cup of fresh chhana, stevia or another sugar substitute, a little flour, semolina and cardamom make rasgulla at home; but made without sugar it is still not carbohydrate-free, so people with diabetes should watch the portion.
CookingMouri potol without onion or garlic: pointed gourd in a fennel, cashew and poppy seed gravy
A vegetarian mouri potol made without onion or garlic, with fried pointed gourd, roasted fennel, yogurt and cashew-poppy paste, to serve with luchi, paratha or plain rice.
CookingMake Japanese okonomiyaki at home with cabbage, eggs and meat
Cabbage, flour, eggs and thinly sliced meat, all easy to find in Bangladesh, make a home version of okonomiyaki, Japan's popular thick savoury pancake.
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Four festive desserts with no added sugar, from date sandesh to sweet potato halwa
Dates, nuts, oats and sweet potato make four home desserts with no added sugar; people with diabetes still need to watch the portion.
CookingCafé-style creamy prawn pasta at home: ingredients and method
250 g of pasta, a cup of prawns, 100 g of cheese, mayonnaise and milk make a thick, creamy prawn pasta that comes together quickly.
CookingA soft cake made with seasonal palm fruit puree, easy to bake at home
Half a cup of palm fruit (taal) puree, a cup of flour, two eggs and a third of a cup each of milk powder and oil make a fluffy cake, baked at 130 degrees Celsius for 35 to 40 minutes.
CookingAn afternoon snack with a surprise: brinjal chop stuffed with potato and egg
Thin slices of brinjal folded around spiced potato and boiled egg, dipped in a gram flour and rice flour batter and fried crisp: a recipe from Sarabangla.
CookingKetchup without tomatoes: how to make Filipino banana ketchup at home
Born of a wartime tomato shortage in the Philippines, banana ketchup is made from ripe bananas, vinegar, onion, garlic and spices; Ajker Patrika gives a home recipe.
CookingVegetarian biryani with cauliflower, carrot, potato and paneer
Ghee-fried paneer and vegetables, basmati rice and a touch of nutmeg and mace make a meat-free biryani at home; NTV gives the ingredients and steps.
CookingMezbani bhuna with chicken instead of beef, using a home-roasted spice mix
The fiery flavour of Chattogram's mezbani does not need beef: two kilos of chicken, eight whole spices roasted and ground at home, and four steps of cooking.
CookingHow to make a fragrant tea with nigella seeds, black pepper and ginger
Boil half a teaspoon each of nigella seeds and whole black peppercorns with a third of a teaspoon of chopped ginger in 500 ml of water for 5 to 7 minutes, then strain it over tea leaves.
CookingSoft, puffed luchi at home: the ingredients and the frying trick
A cup of flour, two tablespoons of wholemeal atta, a little oil and kalonji, kneaded into a firm smooth dough and fried on medium to high heat, give luchi that puffs up; a recipe from Agricare24.