Pahela Baishakh is the largest and the most popular annual festival in Bangladesh, held in the middle of April. It marks the beginning of the Bengali New Year and celebrated all over the country with colours and traditional food
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Traditional food "panta lilish" In Bangladesh
Panta means "soaked in water" and bhat means "boiled rice". This dish of leftover rice soaked in water to prevent spoiling, is generally served with salt, onion and chili.. In Bangladesh, it is a part of the Pohela Boishakh (Bengali new year festival) festivities.
A wide range of Bengali dishes are made for this special occasion. Panta bhat (rice-based dish) is one of the most popular ones along with Panta Ilish (rice soaked in water), Chot Pati (made of lentils and green chilies) and Elish bhaja (fried hilsa fish).
Pahela Baishakh is the largest and the most popular annual festival in Bangladesh, held in the middle of April. It marks the beginning of the Bengali New Year and celebrated all over the country with colours and traditional food
Pahela Baishakh is the largest and the most popular annual festival in Bangladesh, held in the middle of April. It marks the beginning of the Bengali New Year and celebrated all over the country with colours and traditional food
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ReplyDeleteThe fish is really Yumm but you have to be very careful when you eat because it has many small tiny bones.
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