Bengali

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Terms in Bengali 591-600 of 696

শাল্গম(salgham)

[Bengali]

Turnip

সন্দেশ(sandesh)

[Bengali]

A sweet similar to rasgulla, made with milk solids, chhana, but sweetened with gur in the cooking instead of boiled in syrup.

শাড়াশি(sarashi)

[Bengali]

Tongs for removing vessels from the fire.

সরস্বতি পুজা(Saraswati puja)

[Bengali]

A Spring festival of Saraswati, the goddess of learning.

সর্ষেশাক(sarisa shaak)

[Bengali]

Spinach-like, peppery mustard leaves

সিম(seam)

[Bengali]

Field or lablab bean. Like a coarse, floury broad bean (US: fava bean).

Seasons in Bengal

[Bengali]

The clalendar in Bengal is solar, and based on 6 seasons of approcimately two months each. These are: Grishma - Summer Barsha - Monsoon Sharat - Early Autumn Hemanta - Late Autumn Sheet - Winter Basanta - Spring The Monsoon lasts well into what is supposed to be early autumn.

সেওয়াই(sevai)

[Bengali]

Vermicelli. Thin, fried, string-like preparation made from gram flour.

শাক(shaak)

[Bengali]

A descriptive word meaning any leafy greens cooked as a vegetable.

মেথিশাক(shaak methi)

[Bengali]

Fenugreek leaves. Both the leaves and seeds are used, in the same way as they are for coriander (US: cilantro). The flavour of the seeds is improved by light frying. The leaves are very small.

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