Kalai Daler Bori - 250 Gm

Description

Daler Bori is an ingenious way of preserving the lentils for a longer period. You will find several other varieties of boris in use in Bengali cuisine. Some of them are musur daler bori, motor dal er bori and the one that we are about to discuss, i.e. kolai dal or biulir dal er bori. Bengali badi recipe doesn’t limit itself to dals only, in fact there are boris made using chal kumro or ash gourd and lau or bottle gourd as well. These dal er bori can be utilized in several ways in Bengali cooking, thus supplementing the protein intake. In earlier days, the source of protein was majorly restricted to fish and meat. Meat being expensive was often reserved for special occasions. Fish dishes had a regular appearance in everyday cooking, however, it would be denied to several members of the family, such as widows, people observing fasts, etc.