Dhaka is known for featuring the National Parliament House which is considered to be the largest shopping mall in South Asia. Aside from this, the city also features other markets where visitors will surely love to shop as well as haggle for the prices they want.
In Dhaka, you will find some delectable dishes that you just cannot miss! There are some mouth-watering dishes and tasty dishes like Seven Colour Tea, Aloo Puri (Fried Flatbread With Potato Dish), and Chana Chaat (Chickpea Salad) and many more. Continue reading to know more.
This unique beverage can be found in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Seven color tea is usually served in a glass or cup and, as the name implies, contains many teas of varying color. These teas are layered on top of each other in a serving vessel with each layer having it's own unique color and taste. Some of the teas used include black and green varieties and the drink also usually contains milk and various spices.
The most popular places to try out Seven Colour Tea are Saiful Islam, BATALOGIANNI and Chacha Feeka Famous Lassi Peray Wali.
Aloo Puri is made with boiled potatoes, flour and spices. It is deep fried and very delicious! It is the perfect food to serve for breakfast or as a snack. A mixture of Indian spices (desi masalas) is added to wheat flour, and boiled potatoes. This is a perfect snack to eat during the evening as you relax!
The most popular places to try out Aloo Puri (Fried Flatbread With Potato Dish) are Puri shop, Oblix` and Punjabi Aloo Puri.
This dish is an Indian chickpea salad that contains many flavorful ingredients. Tangy in taste, chana chaat consists primarily of chickpeas which are mixed with spices and vegetables. Usually it includes cilantro, onions, tomatoes, green chilis and cucumbers. Canned chickpeas are mostly used, although it is acceptable to include chickpeas if they are available as leftovers from another meal.
The most popular places to try out Chana Chaat (Chickpea Salad) are whiskaffair, visiting and Taj Mahal Restaurant and Tea House.
Bhortas or "bhartas" are a traditional group of dishes made up of a combination of mashed vegetables, herbs and sometimes fish, combined with mustard oil, garlic, onions and red chili peppers. The ingredients vary depending on the region, but often include eggplant, potatoes and a wide range of other vegetables that can be steamed, grilled or roasted before combined into the mash. Prawns, ilish (a type of herring) or other fresh or dry fish can also be included.
The most popular places to try out Bhorta are Best Beer and Vegan Tempeh Chili.
This dish is very popular in the country of Bangladesh where it is often served by street food vendors. Chotpoti typically consists of ingredients such as potatoes, chickpeas and onions. The dish is often served with a topping of diced chilis or boiled eggs that have been grated. It can also be topped with tamarind chutney, cumin, coriander leaves and crispy puri.
The most popular places to try out Chotpoti are Chacha Feeka Famous Lassi Peray Wali and Egyptian Nights.
This traditional sweet dish from Bangladesh uses homemade cottage cheese as it's main ingredient. The cottage cheese in chomchom is cooked in a syrup of sugar and usually flavored with lemon juice and cardamom powder. There are several varieties of this dish that can be served with either chopped nuts, malai cream or grated coconut.
The most popular places to try out Chomchom are Egyptian Nights and sweet shop.
This cuisine is considered the national dish of Bangladesh, a country located in South Asia. Ilish macher paturi contains ilish, a type of fish that is closely related to herring. The fish is typically marinated with ground spices before being wrapped in banana leaves and then either steamed or roasted. Ingredients used in this dish generally include mustard paste, chili peppers, mustard oil and turmeric.
The most popular places to try out Ilish Macher Paturi are Best Beer, Downtown Dhaka and Beigel Shop.
Bakarkhani dough is traditionally baked in a tandoor oven, and the bread is often sprinkled with sesame seeds. It has a soft crust on the exterior, while the texture on the interior is tender and flaky. It is also known as shukha (meaning 'dry') naan or shukha roti due to its dry texture.
The most popular places to try out Bakarkhani are The snack, dhaka restaurant and erasmusu.
Fuchka, also called puchka, is a snack food made of a round, hollow deep-fried flatbread filled with spiced mashed potatoes mixed with sour and spicy water. It is a popular dish in the Indian subcontinent and is the most famous street food in Dhaka. Most people eat fuchka in the evening.
The most popular places to try out Fuchka are Egyptian Nights and Best fuchka in dhaka.
Jilapi is made by deep-frying maida flour batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup. This dessert can be served warm or cold. They have a somewhat chewy texture with a crystallized sugary exterior coating. Citric acid or lime juice is sometimes added to the syrup, as well as rose water. Jalebi is eaten with curd or rabri along with optional other flavors such as kewra. This dish is not to be confused with similar sweets and variants like imarti and chhena jalebi.
The most popular places to try out Jilapi are razzak jilapi corner and Best Beer.
This type of cuisine is a very popular street food snack that consists of puffed rice and assorted spices. Jhalmuri can be found at numerous street food vendors in Bangladesh. In addition to a large assortment of spices, this dish usually contains vegetables and mustard oil. It also usually comes with chanachur which is a mixture of dried ingredients such as lentils, peanuts, chickpeas and others.
The most popular places to try out Jhalmuri (Spicy Puffed Rice Salad) are Jhal/Jhaal Muri Kolkata, The Spruce Eats and BATALOGIANNI.
This food is a type of oven-baked and leavened flatbread that is often found in the cuisines of India, Indonesia, Western Asia and the Caribbean. The ingredients in naan typically include milk, yogurt, wheat flour, cooking fat, water and Baker's yeast. While similar in appearance to 'roti', naan bread is generally thicker and also includes some type of filling.
The most popular places to try out Naan (Ovenbaked Flatbread) are Santoor Restaurant, Oblix` and Egyptian Nights.
Mughlai paratha, or stuffed flatbread, is a crisp, flaky pan-fried flatbread stuffed with eggs, onions and chiles and spiced with turmeric. Some varieties of the dish also include minced chicken or mutton keema. It is said that the dish was originally prepared for the royal court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir by his cook, Adil Hafiz Usman, who was originally from West Bengal.
The most popular places to try out Mughlai Paratha (Stuffed Flatbread) are Chacha Feeka Famous Lassi Peray Wali and Oblix`.
Pithas are a type of food that comes from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent and are often eaten in Bangladesh and India. Pitha can be either sweet or savory depending on how it is prepared. They are commonly made from dough or batter and then steamed, fried or griddled.
The most popular places to try out Pitha (Rice Cake) are pitha restaurant and Chacha Feeka Famous Lassi Peray Wali.
Paratha is a one of the original old-school street foods in Kolkata and Dhaka. It is popular as a breakfast food or snack. Paratha is made by cooking or baking whole wheat dough on a tava, a disc-shaped griddle, and finishing it off with shallow frying. It can be stuffed, most commonly with spiced mashed potatoes or dal. It is often topped off with a pat of butter, or with pickles, chutney, dahi, raita or meat or vegetable curries.
The most popular places to try out Paratha are Dilli Hotel, handi and Lucknow Dhaka.
Roasted chicken is a dish prepared by roasting chicken over a fire, with a rotisserie, or in a home oven. The chicken is usually roasted in its own fat and juices. In Bangladesh, roasted chicken is traditionally served on special occasions such as weddings, but has recently become more popular as a street food and can be found at vendor stalls.
The most popular places to try out Roasted Chicken are Best Beer and Egyptian Nights.
Originating from the Indian subcontinent, rasmalai is a dessert that takes a long time to prepare, but is worth the effort. The cheese curds (called chhana) are made from the milk of water buffalo or cow, coagulated by lemon juice. The whey is strained out, and they are pressed into shape. They are then added to a cardamom-seasoned clotted cream known as malai.
The most popular places to try out Rasmalai (Cheese Dumplings Soaked In Milk) are Best Beer, Egyptian Nights and erasmusu.
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