Dishes prepared on Poila Boishakh

Hilsa fish in mustard sauce

Shorshe Ilish

Prawns cooked in creamy coconut milk

Chingri Malai Curry

Dry fish curry (more common in some households)

Shutki Bhuna

Slow-cooked spicy mutton

Kosha Mangsho

Mashed roasted eggplant with mustard oil and spices

Begun Bharta

Potatoes in poppy seed paste

Aloo Posto

Roasted lentils with coconut and ghee

Bhaja Moong Dal