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Choddo Shaak

It is a long held Bengali tradition to eat "Choddo Shaak", a preparation made of 14 different leafy greens, on the day before Kali Puja.... 'choddo saag' was served for lunch ritualistically...it include palong saag/spinach..laal saag/red amarnath...kolmi saag/water spinach..sorshe saag/mustard greens...mulo saag/radish green...pui saag/basella/ Malabar spinach...methi saag/ fenugreek greens/....paat saag / young jute greens/ ....ol kopi saag/ turnips greens.....chola saag/chickpeas green...hincha saag ( it's type of bitter leaves)...lau saag/bottle gourd green...kumro saag/pumpkin green..kochur saag/taro greens ...thankuni pata/mandukaparni or brahmi booti/centella......are few assorted greens...cleaned and fried in mustard oil with just salt and whole red chilly.....nothing fancy but it taste awesome. I am sure you all will love it. Other than traditional and the ritualistic part this greens have much medicinal properties which help to built our immune. Simp

Bhetki Macher Jhol and A Simple Bengali Lunch Menu

Bengal general dishes are very simple and take little time to cook and less spicy. Today I thought to share with you all a very simple Bengali platter. This consist of Bhetki Macher Jhol(barramundi stew) and three fried vegetables with ghee (clarified butter) green chilly and lemon wedge and salt. I hope you all will relish this simple lunch platter.

Paneer Posto/ Indian Cottage Cheese cooked In Poppy Paste Curry

Paneer posto is a delicious creamy dish. Posto in Bengali means paste of poppy seeds which is cooked with veggies , fish and even chicken or just taken raw with mustard oil and hot steamed rice. Today I used that concept of Bengali posto but to it add some ingredients to give it a royal touch. The dish looks very rich but it is not that heavy and not loaded with too much of calories but a simple fast to cook easy delicious dish. The best part of it is poppy seed paste is good to give you a happy sleep so if you have it for dinner a good sleep is ensured. So be happy cook and have fun . I am sure you all will love it. This is special too as I am taking this dish for all my friends in Potluck Party Cyber Style .You too can come and join us there.

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