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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Lentil stew made with tomatoes, garlic, onion chili and spices
Dal
Made of mashed potatoes mustard oil, garlic cloves, red chilli and roasted onions. Makes sure: No eggs on top for garnishing
Aloo Bhorta
White basmati rice cooked with carrots, beans, peppers, chili, cashew nuts, raisins and local spices
Veg Fried Rice
Fried okra (Ladyfinger) with roasted onions and Bengali spices
Bhindi Bhaji
Boiled Spinach with onions, almonds and seasonings. Make sure: no ghee is added
Palong Shaak Bhaji
Lightly fried/baked eggplants with masala spices
Begun Bhaja
Kidney beans cooked in a thick curry made from tomatoes, ginger, garlic, red chili
Rajma
Pan fried flat bread made from whole wheat flour. Make sure: Make sure no milk or ghee was used
Paratha
Mixed potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, cabbage, onions, garlic and spices
Sabji / Sabzi
Flat-bread made from white-flour. Make sure: no yogurt is added in the making
Naan Bread
Potato and peas cooked with roasted chili, turmeric, Bengali spices. Make sure: No ghee is used
Sada Alur Chorchori
Lentils and rice stew with chopped onions, garlic cloves, Cooked in masala spices. Make sure: No ghee is used
Khichuri
Fried rice dumplings filled with sugary shredded coconut. Make sure: No milk or ghee was used
Puli Pitha
Rice cakes filled with jaggery/date molasses and shredded fresh coconut
Bhapa Pitha
Simple rice patties
Chitoi Pitha
Dough filled with potatoes and spices. Make sure: No meat is added
Samosa
Dishes that can be Vegenized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Fried crispy wheat balls filled with potatoes, tamarind water, chutney and egg whites. To Veganize: ask for no egg
Puchka/Fuchka
Potatoes, chickpeas, onions, chili, spices and egg whites. To Veganize: Ask to leave the egg whites out of the dish
Chotpoti
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Rosh malai, sandesh, ladoo, kalo Jaam, rasgulla, Chira Moya, all contain dairy products
Bengali Sweets
Made from carrots, milk ghee, semolina, nuts and dried fruits
Halwa
Sweet rice porridge with nuts, will contain milk and ghee
Payesh / Kheer
Sweet yogurt made from milk
Mishti doi
Porridge made from vermicelli (wheat) pasta, milk, sugar, cardamoms, cashew raisins milk and ghee
Semai
Steamed rice cakes, filled with coconut shreds and sugar, commonly made with milk
Bhapa Pitha
Thin crepes filled with sweet date paste. Commonly made with condensed milk
Patishapta
Rice dumpling in milk stew with jaggery and cardamom spices
