Bangladeshi Cuisine

26 dishes · Community built

Bangladeshi Dishes

#1

Shorshe Ilish

Hilsa fish steamed in a pungent black mustard seed and green chili paste.

#2

Panta Bhat

Fermented overnight rice soaked in water, served with green chili, onion, and fried fish.

#3

Chingri Bhorta

A smoky, spiced mash of dried shrimp, mustard oil, and chili.

#4

Beef Rezala

Tender beef simmered in a rich, mild yogurt and cashew sauce, a festive Bangladeshi dish.

#5

Bhuna Khichuri

A fragrant one-pot rice and lentil dish, fried first for extra depth.

#6

Chotpoti

A tangy, spiced chickpea and potato snack topped with tamarind sauce and boiled egg.

#7

Beguni

Sliced eggplant dipped in a spiced chickpea flour batter and deep-fried until crisp.

#8

Bhaja Muri

Puffed rice tossed with mustard oil, chopped vegetables, and spicy chanachur mix.

#9

Hilsa Fish Curry

Bangladesh's national fish, simmered in a pungent mustard seed gravy.

#10

Roshogolla

Spongy cheese balls simmered in light sugar syrup.

#11

Fuchka

Crisp hollow shells filled with spiced mashed potato and tangy tamarind water.

#12

Bangladeshi Shutki Bhuna

Dried fish cooked down with onion and chili into a pungent, richly spiced dish.

#13

Roshmalai

Soft cheese dumplings soaked in a lightly thickened, cardamom-scented sweet milk.

#14

Chomchom

A soft, oval-shaped milk sweet coated in coconut, a beloved Bangladeshi dessert.

#15

Bhapa Pitha

A steamed rice flour cake filled with sweetened coconut and jaggery, a winter treat.

#16

Kala Bhuna

Deeply browned, slow-cooked beef in a thick, dark spiced sauce, a Chittagong specialty.

#17

Chui Jhal

Beef or duck curry flavored with chui, a spicy tree bark unique to Bangladeshi cuisine.

#18

Aloo Bhorta

Mashed potatoes seasoned with mustard oil, onion, and chili, a simple everyday side.

#19

Morog Bhuna

Chicken slow-cooked in a deeply spiced, dry-ish sauce, a beloved Bangladeshi curry.

#20

Bhuna Gosht

Meat slow-cooked in a thick, richly spiced, reduced sauce until deeply flavorful.

#21

Chingri Malai Curry

Prawns simmered in a rich, mildly spiced coconut milk curry.

#22

Bangladeshi Paratha

A flaky, layered flatbread, pan-fried until crisp, a staple Bangladeshi breakfast bread.

#23

Kacchi Biryani

Fragrant layered rice cooked with raw marinated mutton in a sealed pot, a festive Bangladeshi specialty.

#24

Mishti Doi

A sweet, caramelized fermented yogurt dessert, typically set in small clay pots.

#25

Jali Kabab

Lacy, net-like fried minced meat patties, a distinctive Bangladeshi kebab.

#26

Morog Polao

Fragrant rice cooked with chicken in a mild, aromatic broth.

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