Bengali pantry essentials

A beautiful medley of vegetable slow cooked with a fish head—a true masterpiece of Bengali head-to-tail eating.

Crunchy savoury-sweet deep fried onion fritters flavoured with green chillies that are perfect for rainy evenings

A delicious creamy, mildly bitter Bengali appetiser made with green papayas that is quick to make and perfect for spring and summers.

Sago pearls with ripe fleshy summer fruits in this no-cook Bengali snack

Tiny sweetwater mourola fish in a light sweet-sour stew with tart green mangoes—a Bengali fish recipe for hot weather

Sewai (or sev), along with an assortment of dried fruits and nuts, is boiled in milk to produce this rich pudding.