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Showing 1–44 of 44 recipes in Dessert

Spiced Poached Pears and Apricots
breakfast

Spiced Poached Pears and Apricots

Cardamom and Coffee Cake
Cake

Cardamom and Coffee Cake

Cook: 1 hour
Cinnamon and Nutmeg Pancake Syrup
syrup

Cinnamon and Nutmeg Pancake Syrup

Prep: 15 minsServes 4
Sondesh/Sandesh – A Traditional Bengali Sweet Recipe
DessertSweet

Sondesh/Sandesh – A Traditional Bengali Sweet Recipe

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutesServes 16
Roshogolla – Famous Bengali Sweet
Dessertmisti

Roshogolla – Famous Bengali Sweet

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 25 minutes
Milk Caseine or Chhena
Dessert

Milk Caseine or Chhena

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 5 minutes
Carrot Cake
family recipe

Carrot Cake

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 1 hour
Mango Relish – Aam er laundho
DessertMango

Mango Relish – Aam er laundho

Tomato Mustard Chutney (Bengali Tomato Shorshe Chutney)
Chutney

Tomato Mustard Chutney (Bengali Tomato Shorshe Chutney)

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 30 minutesServes 4
Dudh Chitoi/Vijano Pitha Recipe
CakePitha

Dudh Chitoi/Vijano Pitha Recipe

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 2 hours 30 minutes | Total: 2 hours 45 minutesServes 10 pc
Falooda by Rakibul Haque
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Falooda by Rakibul Haque

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 20 minutes | Total: 50 minutesServes 4
Creamy-Chira by Zaria
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Creamy-Chira by Zaria

Prep: 30 minutes | Total: 30 minutesServes 3
Lau Er Laddu (Bottle Gourd Laddu) by Tania Ahmed
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Lau Er Laddu (Bottle Gourd Laddu) by Tania Ahmed

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 40 minutes | Total: 10 minutesServes 4
Honey Malpua with Thandai Rabdi by Bindiya Bhagnani
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Honey Malpua with Thandai Rabdi by Bindiya Bhagnani

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 1 hourServes 6
Mango Yogurt (Aam Doi) – Refreshing Dessert
Mango Yogurt

Mango Yogurt (Aam Doi) – Refreshing Dessert

Prep: 4 hours | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 30 minutes
Gulabjamun by Sharmin Jhahan Sadia
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Gulabjamun by Sharmin Jhahan Sadia

Prep: 40 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 10 minutesServes 6
Nishasta Halwa by Tahmina Akter
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Nishasta Halwa by Tahmina Akter

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 9 hoursServes 6
Sagu Danar Pudding by Sharmin Akter
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Sagu Danar Pudding by Sharmin Akter

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 1 hour | Total: 15 minutes
Kunafa by Naina Zaman
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Kunafa by Naina Zaman

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 1 hourServes 6
Nawabi Shemai by Umme Shihan
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Nawabi Shemai by Umme Shihan

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 20 minutes | Total: 50 minutesServes 6
Shahi Tukra by Afroza Sultana Chompa
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Shahi Tukra by Afroza Sultana Chompa

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 1 hourServes 4
Shahi Tukra by Afroza Sultana Chompa
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Shahi Tukra by Afroza Sultana Chompa

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 1 hourServes 4
Mihidana/Bundia Laddu by Hafsa Taslim
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Mihidana/Bundia Laddu by Hafsa Taslim

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 40 minutes | Total: 10 minutes
Shahi Firni (Rice Pudding) Recipe by Habibun Nahar Riva
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Shahi Firni (Rice Pudding) Recipe by Habibun Nahar Riva

Prep: 1 hour | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 1 hour 30 minutesServes 4
Mango Morobba by Nazneen Khanam
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Mango Morobba by Nazneen Khanam

Prep: 40 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes | Total: 10 minutesServes 8
Shujir Halwa
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Shujir Halwa

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 25 minutes | Total: 35 minutesServes 4
Narkel Naru/ Coconut Laddu by Nusrat Farzana
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Narkel Naru/ Coconut Laddu by Nusrat Farzana

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutesServes 6
Nolen Gurer Payesh by Nusrat Farzana
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Nolen Gurer Payesh by Nusrat Farzana

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 30 minutesServes 6
Sweet Watermelon Semolina Dessert/Mishti Recipe
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Sweet Watermelon Semolina Dessert/Mishti Recipe

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 30 minutesServes 4
Sponge Rosogolla by Lucky Akhter
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Sponge Rosogolla by Lucky Akhter

Prep: 1 hour | Cook: 30 minutesServes 4
Bikrampur’s Traditional Bibikhana Cake/Pitha
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Bikrampur’s Traditional Bibikhana Cake/Pitha

Serves 4
Kheer Patishapta Pitha by Lucky Akhter
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Kheer Patishapta Pitha by Lucky Akhter

Prep: 1 hour | Cook: 1 dayServes 8
Moongpakon Pitha (Yellow Lentil Pancake) by Hafsa Taslim
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Moongpakon Pitha (Yellow Lentil Pancake) by Hafsa Taslim

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 20 minutesServes 4
Narikel/Coconut Chomchom by Ummay Kafia Kakon
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Narikel/Coconut Chomchom by Ummay Kafia Kakon

Prep: 40 minutes | Cook: 1 hourServes 8
Kheer Recipe by Warla Rahman Maha
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Kheer Recipe by Warla Rahman Maha

Prep: 2 hours | Cook: 30 minutesServes 6
Patisapta Pitha
Dessert

Patisapta Pitha

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 30 minutesServes 8
Bottle Gourd with Milk
Dessert

Bottle Gourd with Milk

Serves 4
Shemai Pitha
Dessert

Shemai Pitha

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 35 minutesServes 4
Shahi Payes by Tanzina Hossain Nira
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Shahi Payes by Tanzina Hossain Nira

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 45 minutesServes 6
Carrot Halua
Dessert

Carrot Halua

Serves 6
Shahi Tukra
Dessert

Shahi Tukra

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 10 minutesServes 4
Banana Pitha
Dessert

Banana Pitha

Prep: 5 minutes | Cook: 10 minutesServes 6
Egg Halwa
DessertEgg

Egg Halwa

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 20 minutesServes 8
Sweet Vermicelli with Egg
Dessert

Sweet Vermicelli with Egg

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 15 minutesServes 6

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