Virtual Bangladesh : Food Recipes

Bangladeshi cooking is a culinary art-form. A taste tantalizing blend of wonderful and fragrant spices that will keep you coming back for more. Many non-Bangladeshis have probably eaten Bangladeshi food without knowing them. For example, over 80 percent of the "Indian" restaurants in the U.K. serve Bangladeshi food. If you loved it, it was probably Bangladeshi.

Bengali cooking is also known for it's wide array of sweets made from milk. Rasho-gollah, kalo-jam, shandesh, mishti doi, shemai, chamcham ... the names go on and on.

Bengali Cooking

Recipe Highlight

Learn more about Bengali cuisine - what is it we love to cook and eat.

What's the difference between a Korma and a Kalia? Find out...

What would a typical meal look like? Coming soon...

Meat Kalia

A kalia is a rich spicy curry. When meat is the main ingredient, potatoes complement the spices very nicely.

Where to get some!

More Recipes

Not a cook? Looking for some yum?

Go the easy way and try some delectable dishes from Bangladeshi restaurants around the world.

Highlights from around the web

Helpful Information

Links change and we may not be able to move fast enough. Do let us know if any of the following links have expired.

Bangladeshi chef's 'Curry Hell'
Tommy Miah's International Indian Chef of the Year Competition ... (Incidentally - Tommy Miah is of Bangladeshi origin)

Don't know the difference between dhonay pAta and dhonay? Check out the Bengali to English glossary of condiments, spices and vegetables.

Here is a handy conversion table to make your cooking math easier.