5 Must-Have Bengali Dishes

Jun 13, 2024, 10:13 IST

WION Desk

West Bengal is quite famous for its mouth-watering cuisine. Here are 5 Bengali dishes that you must try:

1. Aloo Potol Posto

This dish contains potatoes, pointed gourd, poppy seeds and red and green chillies. This spicy potato preparation tastes great along with hot steamed rice.

2. Chholar Dal

This dish is the perfect combination of sweet and salty. It is made of chana dal along with spices like bay leaves, cinnamon and coconut chunks. One of the simpler, yet classic dishes of Bengali cuisine, it pairs well with steamed rice.

3. Ilish Macher Jhol

This is one of the staple foods of West Bengal. A fish curry preparation that is made with Nigella seeds and chilli which gives it a pungent smell.

4. Alur Dom

A very easy-to-prepare yet tasty Bengali delicacy. It is a combination of potatoes along with spices and seasoned with coriander. It is usually consumed along with luchi, a deep-fried, maida-based Bengali-style chappati.

5. Misthi Doi

A perfect way to end your meal. Misthi Doi is sweetened yoghurt that makes for a healthy and delicious dessert.

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