# List of Bangladeshi dishes

Bangladeshi cuisine refers to the food and culinary traditions prevalent in Bangladesh. Dating far in the past, the cuisine emphasizes fish, vegetables and lentils served with rice. Because of differences in history and Bangladeshi geography, the cuisine is rich in regional variations. While having unique traits, Bangladeshi cuisine is closely related to that of surrounding Bengali and North-East Indian, with rice and fish as traditional favorites. Bangladesh also developed the only multi-course tradition in South Asia. It is known as Bangaliketa styled cuisine. Bangladeshi food is served by course rather than all at once.[self-published source?]

## Vegetable items

| Name | Description |
| Aloo Bhorta | Made of mashed potato and dried chilies and onions |
| Begun Bhorta | Dish made of mashed aubergine - similarities with Baba ghanoush |
| Lau Chingri | Spicy curry made with calabash and shrimp |
| Lal Shak bhaja | A stir fry-like dish made with Red Amaranth |
| Aam er achar | Pickle made from green mango |
| Ruti | Also known as chapati is a flatbread originating from Bangladesh |
| Shobji | Curry consisted of various greens and vegetables |

## Rice items

| Name | Description |
| Lal Bhaat | Special local variety of rice |
| Biryani | Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices |
| Bhuna Khichuri | Rice dish with beef/chicken/mutton |
| Morog Polao | Bangladeshi variety of high quality rice like Kalijira, chinigura, Ichagura with chicken |
| Kacchi Biriyani | Biriyani with mutton |
| Panta bhat | Fermented rice, yogurt, salt and seasonings |
| Polao | Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices |
| Bhaat | Shada Bhat or Staple food |
| Tehari | Special local variety of rice, meat, potato and spices |

## Fish items

| Name | Description |
| Chingri Malai curry | Curry made with prawns, coconut, mustard, steamed |
| Nodir (River) Pangas Bhuna | Curry of river Pangasius pangasius |
| Horioh machh | Golden mustard fish curry |
| Ilish Bhaja | Fried Ilish (Hilsha fish) |
| Koi Macher Curry | Koi Mach Climbing perch curry |
| Machher Jhol | Curry prepared with fish and various spices |
| Magur Macher Jhol | Magur mach curry |
| Rui Bhaja | Fried Rui fish, a common dish in Bangladesh |
| Shing Macher Jhol | Shing mach Stinging catfish curry |
| Sorshe Ilish | Ilish Hilsha curry with mustard and spices |
| Shutki Bhuna | Cooked dried fish |

## Vegetables and fish together

| Name | Image | Description |
| Fulkopi diye Shing mach ( Cauliflower with Stinging catfish) | | Cauliflower curry with Stinging catfish |

## Meat items

| Name | Description |
| Beef Kala bhuna | A beef (or mutton) curry, very popular to Bangladeshis. From Chittagong |
| Beef Chui Jhal | A beef (or mutton) curry, very popular to Bangladeshis. From Khulna |
| Beef Curry | Common beef curry in Bangladesh |
| Gorur Kolija Bhuna (Beef Liver Curry) | Beef liver curry |
| Gorur Vuri Bhaja/Vuna (Cooked beef belly) | Dish made of beef belly with local spices |
| Chicken roast | Bangladeshi style chicken roast. Rich lush chicken dish cooked in ghee and an array of aromatic spices. It is a rather sweet curry with extravagant flavours of each spice to create a unique taste. |
| Chicken Curry | Common chicken curry in Bangladesh |
| Mutton Curry | Common mutton curry in Bangladesh |

## Lentils/dal and stew

| Name | Description |
| Dal | Lentils |
| Haleem | A famous stew made of a variety of lentils with beef/mutton. The Bangladeshi version of Haleem is very different from the Hyderabad one. |
| Mishti chholar dal | Curry prepared with Bengal gram, coconut and sugar |
| MashKalai daal | Stew/daal of black gram |

## Drinks

| Name | Description |
| Borhani | spicy yogurt drink |
| Lassi | Yogurt and water based drink |
| Faluda | Sweet, cold dessert drink made with milk, vermicelli, basil seeds, and flavored syrups |

## Pitha

| Name | Description |
| Bhapa pitha | Steamed rice cake made out of freshly ground rice flour with brown sugar syrup or jaggery |
| Nakshi Pitha | Designed rice flour cake with jaggery or sugar syrup dipped on it |
| Kuli Pitha | Rice flour cake with coconut and brown sugar |

## Sweets & desserts

| Name | Description |
| Chomchom misty | Dessert: cottage cheese, flour, sugar syrup, originated from the district of Tangail |
| Rasmalai | A popular desert. Rasmalai from Cumilla city is the most popular one |
| Falooda | Made with variety of items such as fruits and ice cream |
| Laddu | a type of round sweet |
| Jilapi | Made with flour and syrup |
| Mishti doi | Dessert: curd, sugar syrup and /or jaggery |
| Muri laru | Bengali sweet snack made of puffed rice |
| Payesh | Dessert made of milk, rice and sometimes jaggery |
| Pera | Sweet |
| Roshogolla | Dessert prepared with cottage cheese, flour and sugar syrup |
| Shandesh | Dessert prepared with milk and sugar |

## Snacks and street food

| Name | Description |
| Chotpoti | Street food, also made in household |
| Fuchka | A common and popular street snack in Bangladesh specially in Dhaka |
| Bhelpuri | Popular Bangladeshi specialty street snack similar to Fuchka |
| Dimer chop | Snacks made from Egg |
| Doi Fuchka | A common street snack |
| Haleem | A popular stew made of variety of lentils with beef/mutton. Bangladeshi version of Haleem is very different from the Hyderabad one. |
| Jhalmuri | Made with puffed rice and many other spices |
| Mughlai paratha | It can be a soft fried bread enhanced by a stuffing of keema (minced meat), egg, onions and pepper; or a paratha stuffed with same things. |
| Dal Puri | Deep fried flat bread made from maida |