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Merryland Chicken
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Merryland Chicken

Merryland Chicken Recipe  Anyone following Generation of Flavors knows my dislike towards chicken. I have no hatred towards the animal or its meat. But I…

Spiced Meat Curry
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Spiced Meat Curry

Brown Meat (Spiced Meat Curry) Recipe  Beef is the most popular red meat in Bangladesh. Mutton is a distant second. But since I grew up in a Hindu…

Boti Kabab – Spiced Meat Skewers
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Boti Kabab – Spiced Meat Skewers

Lamb Boti Kabab Recipe  I live in one of the two Bihari diasporas in Dhaka, so whenever I leave my house my lungs are filled with the smell of kebabs…

Cashew Meat Curry (Badami Gosht)
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Cashew Meat Curry (Badami Gosht)

Badami Gosht Recipe  Badami Gosht or badami Mangsho was never in my mother’s cooking list. She always preferred a kind of mutton rezala, or some variation…

Galouti Kebab – Soft & Spiced Minced Meat
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Galouti Kebab – Soft & Spiced Minced Meat

Galouti Kebab Recipe Galouti Kebab is one of the many favorites in the streets of Dhaka. Not just in Dhaka, or Bangladesh, Galouti Kebab is very popular…

Chapli Kabab – Spiced Minced Meat Patties
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Chapli Kabab – Spiced Minced Meat Patties

Chapli Kabab Recipe Chapli Kabab or Chapali Kabab is a name I am loosely familiar with. It’s a kebab, I never gave it much more thought. So before today…

Handi Kabab – Slow-Cooked Spiced Meat
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Handi Kabab – Slow-Cooked Spiced Meat

Handi Kabab Recipe When I hear the word kebab,the most immediate image that comes to my mind is of various types of grilled or roasted meat, mostly on…

Lal Poa Fish: A Very Bengali Seafood Experience
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Lal Poa Fish: A Very Bengali Seafood Experience

Lal Poa Fish, A Very Bengali Seafood Experience Red/Lal Poa fish, also known as the yellow croaker fish, is well-known for its tender, juicy meat that peels…

Citrus Meat Curry (Narangi Gosht)
Beef Curry

Citrus Meat Curry (Narangi Gosht)

Narangi Gosht Recipe  Narangi Gosht was an absolute mystery to me, and Ms Shortcut Sokhina. None of us had ever heard of the dish, half of the time we…

Minced Meat Kababs (Special Shami Kabab) – Spiced & Savory
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Minced Meat Kababs (Special Shami Kabab) – Spiced & Savory

Special Shami Kabab Recipe:  Today’s recipe is a special one, partly because it has a special in it’s name but mostly because Shami Kabab is an absolute…

Kala Bhuna
Beef

Kala Bhuna

Kala Bhuna Kala  bhuna  is a dish of tender meat, typically mutton or beef curry that originated in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This traditional dish is…

Beef/ Mutton Chaap
Beef

Beef/ Mutton Chaap

Beef/Mutton Chaap, a popular delicacy in South Asian cuisine, is a dish that satisfies the cravings of meat lovers with its succulent and flavorful meat. It…

Stick/ Kathi Kabab by Salowa Shampa
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Stick/ Kathi Kabab by Salowa Shampa

Stick/ Kathi Kabab Stick/Kathi Kabab, also known as Seekh Kabab, is a popular grilled meat dish originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is made by…

Shahi Tukra
Dessert

Shahi Tukra

Food blogging is all the rage, and Farhina Tahrim Hasan, better known as @tahrimeats, is one of the reigning foodies in Bangladesh. From sushi to red velvet…

Kata Moshlar Beef
BeefCurry

Kata Moshlar Beef

In Bengali, this beef delight is known as “Kata Moshlar Mangsho,” This literally translates as “cut spiced meat” (which I definitely have not opted to use for…

Meat Potato Curry
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Meat Potato Curry

This meat aloo dish is a part of my childhood nostalgia. It takes me back to my childhood days when my mum used to make it for us and we used to be all…

Fried Mixed Vegetable
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Fried Mixed Vegetable

Bengalis’ obsession with meat and fish is not a crazy myth. However, our food consists of more than just non-vegetarian and pescatarian dishes. There is a…

Beef Brown Meat
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Beef Brown Meat

When it’s a rainy day or on any occasion like Eid or for guests, Khichuri or Pulao or even with plain rice and beef brown meat is a heavenly combination. So…

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