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Bok Phool Bhaja
Description: These are essentially fritters prepared by frying "bok" or "agasti" flowers after being dipped in gram flour batter. This crispy and golden-fried delicacy is a traditional snack of Bengal. It is considered to be a healthy snack as the "bok" flower is known to be beneficial in treating ailments such as headache, constipation and cough etc.
Type: Cuisine
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-18T07:51:38Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-18T07:51:38Z |
| dc.description | These are essentially fritters prepared by frying "bok" or "agasti" flowers after being dipped in gram flour batter. This crispy and golden-fried delicacy is a traditional snack of Bengal. It is considered to be a healthy snack as the "bok" flower is known to be beneficial in treating ailments such as headache, constipation and cough etc. |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpeg |
| dc.type | Cuisine |
| dc.identifier.other | 305 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-18T07:51:38Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-18T07:51:38Z |
| dc.description | These are essentially fritters prepared by frying "bok" or "agasti" flowers after being dipped in gram flour batter. This crispy and golden-fried delicacy is a traditional snack of Bengal. It is considered to be a healthy snack as the "bok" flower is known to be beneficial in treating ailments such as headache, constipation and cough etc. |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpeg |
| dc.type | Cuisine |
| dc.identifier.other | 305 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
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