Tomatoes Too Costly? Try 8 Bengali Dishes Without The Vegetable

By Risha Ganguly

July 31, 2023

Tomatoes are very expensive in the market, and hence inaccessible to many. Thankfully, Bengali cuisine has several dishes that do not require tomatoes. Here are 8 dishes you can try.

Chingri Malai Curry

Creamy and delicious, this dish is a signature Bengali delicacy.

Aloo Posto

To make it, potatoes are cooked in a poppy seed paste with spices. It is a popular vegetarian dish.

Shorshe Maach

Fish cooked in mustard curry, this pungent dish is indeed a seafood gem.

Shukto

A mixed vegetable dish which is bitter and sweet at the same time, shukto is a must have for festivities.

Mochar Chop

Made with banana blossoms, this starter dish is one of the many vegetarian delights from Bengali cuisine.

Chorchori

A vegetable dish made with bori, moringa drunsticks, saag and brinjal, chorchori goes well with steamed rice.

Basant Pulao

A perfect mix of sweet and savoury, this rice dish is super delicious and goes best with kosha mangsho or dry mutton gravy.

Shukno Aloo Dom

Flavoured with whole spices and a cashew, poppy, giger paste, this dry potato curry pairs well with luchi.