Sobji Bhaji (Fried Mixed Vegetables)

3 cups of single or mixed vegetables 1/8 ts ground turmeric
3 ts cooking oil salt to taste
1/2 ts garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon panchforan

Any of the following vegetables can be used for this : Cauliflower, cabbage, sim, lauo, sweet pumpkin, chichinga, Jhinga, korola, green papaya, raddish,potato etc.

Makes 4 servings ==========================================================================

Borta (Chopped Mashed Vegetables )

1 lb of a single vegetable 1 ts chopped onion
1 Ts fresh chopped coriander or mint leaves salt to taste
1 Ts chopped green chilli 2 ts mustard oil

Any of the following vegetables can be used for this : Sim, eggplant, sweet pumpkin, borboti, korola, green papaya, okra,green banana,potato etc.

Makes 3 servings ==========================================================================

Raddish and Shrimp Bhaji

2 cups peeled and shredded radish 2 ts chopped coriander leaves
2 Ts chopped onion 1/4 ts ground turmeric
4 pared green chillies (optional) 1/4 cup cooking oil
1/4 cup shelled peas 1/2 teaspoon panchforan

Makes 3 servings

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Okra Bhaji

8 oz okra 1/4 ts ground turmeric
2 Ts sliced onion 1/4 ts ground cumin and crushed red pepper
salt to taste 2 ts cooking oil

Makes 2 servings

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Bhuna Niramish

2 lds palwal 1 bay leaf
2 lb potato 2 Ts ground cumin
1 Ts ground coriander 1 cup cooking oil
1/4 cup shelled peanut 2 ts ground turmeric
4 cardamoms 3 one inch cinnamon sticks
2 ts ground red chilli 1 Ts salt
1 Ts sliced ginger 1 Ts sugar

Makes 16 servings

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Fried Vegetable with Egg

1 lb of a single vegetable 2 Ts chopped onion
1/4 ts ground turmeric 1/2 ts salt
1 beaten egg 3 Ts cooking oil

Any of the following vegetables can be used for this : Shredded cabbage,lauo,radish,chichinga

Makes 4 servings

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Alur Dom (Potato Curry)

1 lb potato 1 bayleaf
1/2 ts ground turmeric 2 cardamoms
1/2 ts chilli powder 1/2 cup cooking oil
1/2 ts ground ginger 1/2 ts cumin seeds
1 ts ground coriander 1 ts ground cumin
2 one inch cinnamon stick 2 ts sugar
1/2 Ts salt 2 Ts yogurt(optional)

Makes 6 servings

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Vegetable Fried in Batter

2 cups flour 3/4 cup water
1/2 cups cooking oil 1& 1/2 lb sweet pampkin,
palwal, or cauliflower etc.
2 Ts sugar 2 ts salt

Serving size depends on number of slices.

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Shukta (Vegetable with Lentil )

1 lb lauo 1 ts sugar
1/2 cup mung bean 2 Ts cooking oil
1 cup shelled peas 1/2 ts mustard seed
1/2 ts ground ginger 2 ts chopped coriander leaves
1/2 ts ground turmeric. salt to taste

Makes 6 servings.

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Kanchkolar Dom (Green Banana Curry )

4 green bananas 2 chopped green chilli
2 potatoes 1/4 ts ground cinnamon.
4 Ts soyabean oil 1/4 ts ground cardamon
1 Ts cumin seeds 2 ts sugar
2 onion, minced 2 Ts lemon juice
1/2 ts ground turmeric salt to taste

Makes 6 servings.

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Lubra (Mixed Vegetables Niramnish)

10 oz potato 1 bayleaf
10 oz palwal 1 ts pacnchforan
10 oz chaalkumra 1/2 cup cooking oil
8 oz eggplant 1/2 ts ground turmeric
10 oz sweetpumpkin 1/4 ts red chilli
1 Ts salt 1/2 ts ground coriander
2 crushed green chillies 1/4 ts ground ginger

Makes 8 servings ==========================================================================

Doi Begun ( Eggplant in Yogurt)

1 lb eggplant 1/2 cup yogurt
1/4 ts ground turmeric 1/2 ts roasted & ground cumin
1/4 ts ground chilli 1/4 ts ground black pepper
1/4 ts ground coriander 1/2 ts salt
1 ts ground garlic cooking oil

Makes 4 servings

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Khatta Begun ( Sweet and Sour Eggplant)

2 lb eggplant 1/2 cup seedless tamarind
1/2 ts ground turmeric 1 ts ground cumin
1/2 ts ground red chilli 2 Ts finely chopped onion
2 ts ground coriander 2 ts salt
1 ts ground garlic 3/4 cup cooking oil
1/4 ts ground ginger 1/2 cup sugar
1 ts panchforan 2 bayleafs

English names for Bengali terms used

Sim = Lima beans / Snap beans
Borboti = String Bean
Korola = Bitter melon/groud
Lauo = Bottle groud
Chichinga = Snake groud
Jhiga = Sponge groud/ridge groud
Panchforan (jira,moury,methi,shorisha,Kali jira) = five spices(cumin,aniseed,fenugreek seed,mustard seed, black cumin)