Radhuni (Celery Seeds) is one of the most important spices used in Bengali kitchens. This typical spice cultivated extensively in south-east Asia including India & Bangladesh. This spice is used for marination & seasoning of various food items including chicken/mutton and baking. This spice is a must in Bengali Panch Phoron which is used in dishes like Sukto and many others.
A blend of five aromatic seeds that are each an important component of any spice box.
Paach phoron, literally five spice, contains fenugreek, black mustard, nigella, cumin and fennel seeds, in the same quantities each. Each of these aromatics is strong enough to hold its own, yet eager to work with others. This gives this blend an interesting piquancy that is almost instantly identifiable.
A must for Bengali and Bangladeshi cuisine, this is quite popular in north India as well.
While this can easily be made at home, keep a packet of our Five Spice Mix handy if you want the surety of premium quality and perfect proportion.
Shukto or Shuktoni is a Bengali cook's most well-kept secret. A mix of fresh summer vegetables ranging from raw bananas to radish and of course, bitter gourd, lightly cooked in milk, this is a dish that's perfectly representative of the delicacy that characterises Bengali cuisine.
The light touch required for a perfect shukto is a matter of years of practice and rather difficult to achieve. Sunrise Shukto Masala has been brought to the market just for this reason. So that any Bengali away from their mother or away from home can still savour shukto when they feel like it.
Buy Benimadhab Sil Directory Panjika (1424) Online from Bong Haat. Bengali Calendar1424 (2017-2018) by Benimadhab Sil. This Directory Panjika is in the form of a calendar and it contains Bengali ceremony date and time, marriage date and time and lots of important information regarding astrology, planet, festivals. Benimadhab Sil Full Panjika (1424) will provide event time & date, marriage date & time, Annaprashan date & time and other auspicious date & time for the month 14th April 2017 to 13th March 2018.
Gupta Press Directory Panjika 1426 (2019-20) published by Gupta Press (Durga Charan Gupta) in Kolkata. Gupta Press Directory Panjika is a Bengali Panchang/Almanac which was first published in 1869 from Kolkata to cater to the growing necessity of having a codified book of ceremonies; something like a reference frame, a book of lists, an ephemeris rolled into one that would satisfy the entire cross-section of the populace. An almanac in the Bengali vernacular, it proved to be the first commercial venture in the area of operation. True there were others Bengali Panchang/Almanac, but none at such a refined or large scale.
Gupta Press Directory Panjika 1427 (2020-21) published by Gupta Press (Durga Charan Gupta) in Kolkata. Gupta Press Directory Panjika is a Bengali Panchang/Almanac which was first published in 1869 from Kolkata to cater to the growing necessity of having a codified book of ceremonies; something like a reference frame, a book of lists, an ephemeris rolled into one that would satisfy the entire cross-section of the populace. An almanac in the Bengali vernacular, it proved to be the first commercial venture in the area of operation. True there were others Bengali Panchang/Almanac, but none at such a refined or large scale.