CookingA recipe published on 25 April 2026, during a heatwave, turns two green mangoes, mint, sugar, black salt and spices into frozen lollies; here are its steps, what the ingredients are, and WHO advice on sugar, salt and heat.
FruitsGreen mangoes and garlic roasted over a flame, then mixed with dried chillies, salt and mustard oil, make pora amer kaji, a traditional Chattogram sour dish; Jagonews24 published the recipe in April 2026.
The white part of watermelon rind, usually thrown away, can be turned into crisp pakoras that cut waste and make a new summer snack.
CookingA Jagonews24 recipe of 18 April 2026: half the shrimp is ground into beaten eggs, the rest is marinated in salt and turmeric, fried for 2-3 minutes and scattered on top, and the omelette is served with hot rice.
CookingOn 18 April 2026 Jagonews24's lifestyle desk published a home recipe for jelly made from 4-5 green mangoes, sugar, salt and lemon juice. Food-preservation guidance from the US National Center for Home Food Preservation explains why it sets and how to store it safely.
Soybean can stand in for egg in this crisp-outside, soft-inside vegetarian omelette, simmered in a spicy curry.
FisheriesHilsa coated in mustard paste, coconut paste and mustard oil, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed for 20 minutes over a medium flame: a simple bhapa ilish recipe published on 13 April 2026, the day before Pohela Boishakh.
CookingA day before Pohela Boishakh 2026, Jagonews24 shared three simple fish bhortas to eat with panta bhat or hot rice: flaked hilsa with white mustard paste, blended loitta shutki and mashed fried rui, as hilsa prices rose ahead of the festival.
A simple recipe for mola fish chorchori, a traditional Bengali home dish cooked in mustard oil without water.
CookingA cutting method credited to Japan and shared widely on social media, reported by Jagonews24 on 11 April 2026, follows the faint lines inside a watermelon so its black seeds come away in strips instead of being picked out one by one.
Melon, or bangi, is one of the most useful summer fruits, keeping the body cool and hydrated and supplying vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
A simple method for sweet and sour tomato and jujube chutney, a favourite with rice or khichuri.
FruitsOn 7 April 2026 Jagonews24 urged readers to keep watermelon rind for its fibre, citrulline and vitamins. Peer-reviewed studies confirm the rind is rich in citrulline and fibre, though trials of its health effects are small.
