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Terms in Bengali 571-580 of 696

রস(ras)

[Bengali]

The literal meaning is juice. It is generally used to mean the first tapping of syrup from the date palm. It is often drunk, rather than kept as gur.

রসমালাই(rasmalai)

[Bengali]

Rasgullas, a kind of sweet made from semolina and chenna, a fresh, creamy curd cheese, cooked in cream, flavoured with saffron and pistachio nuts and floating in syrup.

রসগোল্লা(rasogolla)

[Bengali]

Small balls of semolina and cream cheese cooked in light syrup flavoured with cardamom, served cold or warm.

রসমালাই(rassomalai)

[Bengali]

Rasgullas, a kind of sweet made from semolina and chenna, a fresh, creamy curd cheese, cooked in cream, flavoured with saffron and pistachio nuts and floating in syrup.

রসুন(rasun)

[Bengali]

Garlic

রেজালা(rezala)

[Bengali]

A Muslim dish of khashi, goat, with yoghurt sauce, milk, spices and lots of green chillies.

রিঠা(rita)

[Bengali]

Rita rita is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae. It is slow breeding fish species seen in Indian subcontinent

রুই(rooi)

[Bengali]

Buffalo fish. A carp-like fish which can grow to a large size. It is found commonly in rivers and freshwater lakes in and around South Asia and South-East Asia. It is highly regarded fish eaten on auspicious occasions. The roe of rohu is also considered as a delicacy by Oriyas and Bengalis. It is deep fried and served hot as an appetizer as part of an Oriya and Bengali meal. It is also stuffed inside pointed gourd to make potoler dolma which is considered a delicacy. Rohu is also served deep fried in mustard oil, as kalia which is a rich gravy made of concoction of spices and deeply browned onions and tok, where the fish is cooked in a tangy sauce made of tamarind and mustard.

রসুন(roshun)

[Bengali]

Garlic

রুই(rui)

[Bengali]

Buffalo fish. A carp-like fish which can grow to a large size. It is found commonly in rivers and freshwater lakes in and around South Asia and South-East Asia. It is highly regarded fish eaten on auspicious occasions. The roe of rohu is also considered as a delicacy by Oriyas and Bengalis. It is deep fried and served hot as an appetizer as part of an Oriya and Bengali meal. It is also stuffed inside pointed gourd to make potoler dolma which is considered a delicacy. Rohu is also served deep fried in mustard oil, as kalia which is a rich gravy made of concoction of spices and deeply browned onions and tok, where the fish is cooked in a tangy sauce made of tamarind and mustard.