Posts tagged “Bangladeshi recipes”

6 Degchi posts about bangladeshi recipes, newest first. Latest: Machher Jhol Recipe: Thin Bengali Fish Curry. Oldest: How to Make Chitoi Pitha at Home (Rice Flour Pan Cakes). Machher jhol is the thin, turmeric-yellow fish curry Bengali homes cook on an ordinary weekday. Here are the two versions in our library, side by side, and the small moves that stop the fish breaking.

Machher Jhol
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Machher Jhol Recipe: Thin Bengali Fish Curry

Machher jhol is the thin, turmeric-yellow fish curry Bengali homes cook on an ordinary weekday. Here are the two versions in our library, side by side, and the small moves that stop the fish breaking.

Usama Alam · 8 November 2026 · 5 min read
Chicken Qorma
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Chicken Qorma vs Korma: What Actually Differs

Qorma and korma are one word spelled two ways, but the two chicken recipes in our library cook very differently. Here is a side-by-side, and which one to make tonight.

Usama Alam · 8 November 2026 · 5 min read
Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard Sauce)
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Shorshe Ilish: Bangladeshi Hilsa in Mustard Sauce

Hilsa in mustard gravy is the celebrated dish of Bengali cooking. Here is how to make the paste without bitterness, cook the fish without breaking it, and eat it safely around the bones.

Usama Alam · 5 November 2026 · 5 min read
Dhakaiya Beef Tehari
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Dhaka-Style Tehari Explained: Mustard Oil, Beef and One Pot

Dhaka tehari cooks small beef cubes right into the rice with mustard oil and green chilli. Here is what makes it different from biryani, where the name comes from, and how to cook it.

Usama Alam · 5 November 2026 · 5 min read
Dhakaiya Beef Tehari
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Beef Tehari Recipe, Bangladeshi Style: Cut, Oil, Water

A beef tehari recipe lives or dies on three choices: the meat, the mustard oil and the water. Here is the reasoning behind each, using amounts from our Dhaka-style recipe.

Usama Alam · 5 November 2026 · 5 min read
Chitoi Pitha (Rice Flour Pan Cake)
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How to Make Chitoi Pitha at Home (Rice Flour Pan Cakes)

Chitoi pitha is a soft, slightly tangy rice flour disc cooked under a lid. Here is how the batter works, how to cook it without a clay mould, and the two classic ways to serve it.

Usama Alam · 3 November 2026 · 5 min read