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Traditional Bengali Recipe. We Bengali are always fond of authentic taste of Bengal's cuisine. There are some vegetables which are not taste in good at all but we bengali still love those vegetables despite it's not likeable taste . Like bitter gourd , its bitterness brings goodness sometimes !! As per nutritional value it is healthy also !!  We bengali believe in such variety of thought or proverb that - start with bitterness and end with sweetness . Quite true . That is why in our bengali culture inspite of bitter taste bitter gourd has a great value and in our bengali thali as a starter with rice fried bitter gourd or Sukto or Mixed veg gravy which I am going to share today will be there too in any auspicious occasion also. And one more thing I had followed up that whenever you are suffering from fever and you are just feeling tasteless , try some food containing bitter gourd to enhance your taste buds . It works just as medicine !!  There are lot of special cuisine in Beng...

Prawn with ridge gourd curry is very popular recipe in Bengal. Bengalis are also very fond of fishes. And prawn is one of them . Though it is said prawn is not a fish still we count it as fish only. In Bengali it is called chingri itself. There are such yummies recipes of prawn which I shared before and today sharing one more delicacy of prawn . Hope you will like it very much. Very simple and easy recipe . It takes very few times to prepare. Overall it is a combination of veg and non-veg . So balanced and tasty too. It can goes very well with plain rice only. So have it with plain rice. As per nutritional value of ridge gourd , its low in cholesterol and saturated fats but high in vitamin C, riboflavin, dietary fiber and full of magnesium, zinc and iron . It is like a vegetable for weight loss plan. Basically prawn has no such beneficial nutritional value being a seafood , it contains protein, calcium and magnesium also. Esho Bosho Aahare - Prawn with ridge gourd curry Ingr...

Friends after a break I am here again . In those days I was busy with some interesting works , so I could not get time to post any of the recipe. Anyway today i want to share with you one bengali traditional cabbage recipe which is mostly done in our every Bengali kitchens. But there are some variation in the recipe preparation, because some like to use onion - ginger paste to it but I always prefer to cook without onion ginger as much as possible for vegetarian recipes.In Bengali cabbage is called badhakopi . Seasonal cabbage tastes better but nowadays all vegetable items are available throughout the year. So there is no limitation to prepare cabbage recipe in  any day. So try this one and relish the dish with plain rice and dal. One trick to buy cabbage , try to buy that cabbage which is more greenish in color and sizes are small too. Its good to taste! As per nutritional benefits cabbage is very healthy and nutritious too. It is a good source of vitamin C and manganese. C...