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Potato Bhorta - Bangladeshi Comfort Food

Lail Hossain finds cooking to be an explosion of creativity.…

Bhortas are the simplest form of comfort food in Bangladesh. It’s basically anything good mashed together and served with rice.
By Lail Hossain

Potato Bhorta - Bangladeshi Comfort Food

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Potato Bhorta – Bangladeshi Comfort Food

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  • Author: Lail Hossain
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x
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Description

Bhortas are the simplest form of comfort food in Bangladesh. It’s basically anything good mashed together and served with rice.

Ingredients

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  • 2–3 medium size potatoes
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil
  • 4–5 garlic cloves
  • 2–3 red chilies
  • 1/4 onion, thinly sliced
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Roast garlic and chili on stove or in oven
  2. Boil potatoes until soft
  3. Peel potatoes and mash smoothly
  4. Mash garlic, chili and salt together, add onion
  5. Add mashed potatoes
  6. Add oil and mix well

Notes

This is the original way of making Bhorta

Adjust chili and garlic according to taste

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins

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Lail Hossain finds cooking to be an explosion of creativity. She is enthusiastic about modifying a laborious step of an old recipe, and experimenting with different ethnic recipes by adding her own spin to it yet keeping the recipes simple, healthy, and delicious. Originally from Bangladesh, Lail shares her journey of food, creativity and family in her blog "With A Spin". She is also very passionate about highlighting Bangladeshi cooking to the international culinary space.

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  • Thank you for sharing this! I am having new friends over in a few days for dinner. They are from Bangladesh. I was hoping to find something simple to serve them that would honor their home. Every place has comfort food, I so glad to find something I will be able to make.

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