East Indian Recipes

East Indian cooking is rice anchored, seasoned with mustard oil and panch phoron, and built around freshwater fish, with lunch as the main meal of the day. These 40 recipes follow that rhythm, Bengali and Odia alike.

40 recipes

East Indian

Aam Khatta (Odia Raw Mango Relish)

20 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free

East Indian

Aloo Bhaja (Bengali Fried Potato Strips)

20 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

East Indian

Aloo Chokha (Mashed Roasted Potato)

30 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Heart healthy

East Indian

Aloo Posto (Potato in Poppy Seed Paste)

35 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

East Indian

Arhar Dal (Bihari-Style Toor Dal)

30 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian High fiber Heart healthy

East Indian

Baingan Chokha (Smoky Mashed Roasted Eggplant)

25 min Easy Medium

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Heart healthy

East Indian

Begun Bhaja (Fried Eggplant Slices)

20 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

East Indian

Besara (Odia Vegetables in Mustard-Poppy Paste)

35 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian High fiber

East Indian

Bhuni Khichuri (Rainy-Day Rice-Lentil One-Pot)

45 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Heart healthy Diabetic friendly High fiber

East Indian

Bihari Aloo Dum (No-Onion-Garlic Baby Potato Curry)

40 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Halal Gluten free

Contains Dairy

East Indian

Chakuli Pitha (Odia Savory Rice-Lentil Crepe)

30 min Easy No spice

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Heart healthy

East Indian

Chingri Bhuna (Home-Style Prawn Stir-Fry)

35 min Medium Medium

Pescatarian Gluten free Dairy free

Contains Shellfish

East Indian

Chirer Pulao (Bengali Flattened Rice Pulao)

25 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free

Contains Peanuts Coconut

East Indian

Cholar Dal (Bengal Gram with Coconut)

45 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Halal Gluten free High fiber

Contains Coconut Dairy

East Indian

Chorchori (Bengali Mixed Vegetable Medley)

35 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian High fiber

East Indian

Chuda Dahi (Flattened Rice with Curd)

8 min Easy No spice

Vegetarian Pescatarian Halal Gluten free

Contains Dairy Peanuts

In season: Summer

East Indian

Dalma (Odia Toor Dal with Mixed Vegetables)

40 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian High fiber Heart healthy Diabetic friendly

East Indian

Dhuska (Fried Rice-Lentil Savory Pancake)

40 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free

East Indian

Dim Bhurji (Bengali Spiced Scrambled Egg)

15 min Easy Mild

Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian Eggetarian

Contains Eggs

East Indian

Dim Curry (Bengali Egg Curry)

35 min Medium Mild

Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian Eggetarian Heart healthy Diabetic friendly

Contains Eggs

East Indian

Doi Maach (Bengali Yogurt Fish Curry)

35 min Medium Mild

Pescatarian Halal Gluten free

Contains Fish Dairy

East Indian

Ghugni (Dried Yellow Peas Curry)

45 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free High fiber Heart healthy

East Indian

Kasundi (Bengali Mustard Relish)

20 min Easy Medium

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free

East Indian

Kolkata Egg Toast (Diamond Toast)

15 min Easy Mild

Eggetarian Pescatarian Halal

Contains Eggs Gluten

East Indian

Maccha Besara (Odia Fish in Mustard-Poppy Paste)

35 min Medium Mild

Pescatarian Halal Gluten free Dairy free Heart healthy

Contains Fish

East Indian

Macher Jhol (Light Everyday Bengali Fish Curry)

35 min Medium Mild

Pescatarian Halal Gluten free Dairy free Heart healthy Diabetic friendly

Contains Fish

East Indian

Muger Dal with Fish Head

45 min Medium Mild

Pescatarian Halal Gluten free Dairy free

Contains Fish

East Indian

Murgir Jhol (Bengali Light Chicken Curry)

50 min Medium Mild

Gluten free Dairy free Halal

East Indian

Muri Makha (Bengali Spiced Puffed Rice)

10 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Pescatarian Halal Gluten free Dairy free

East Indian

Musur Dal (Bengali Red Lentil Dal)

30 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian High fiber Heart healthy

East Indian

Odia Aloo Bharta (Mustard-Oil Mashed Potato)

20 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

East Indian

Pakhala (Fermented Rice in Water)

15 min Easy No spice

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free

In season: Summer

East Indian

Posto Bora (Poppy Seed Fritters)

35 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

East Indian

Saga Bhaja (Odia Greens Stir-Fry)

15 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian Heart healthy High fiber Diabetic friendly

East Indian

Santula (Odia Light Sauteed Mixed Vegetables)

30 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian Heart healthy High fiber Diabetic friendly

East Indian

Sattu Paratha (Roasted Gram Flour Stuffed Flatbread)

35 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Dairy free High fiber

Contains Gluten

East Indian

Shorshe Maach (Bengali Mustard Fish Curry)

40 min Medium Medium

Pescatarian Halal Gluten free Dairy free

Contains Fish

East Indian

Shukto (Bengali Bitter Mixed Vegetable Stew)

45 min Medium Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Halal Gluten free Heart healthy High fiber Diabetic friendly

Contains Dairy

East Indian

Tomato Chokha (Roasted Tomato-Garlic Relish)

15 min Easy Mild

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Heart healthy

East Indian

Tomato Khejur Chutney (Tomato Date Chutney)

25 min Easy No spice

Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free

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