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Bhuno

ভুনো
BHOO-no

A cooking technique in which spices are slowly sautéed until concentrated and aromatic.

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Meaning & usage

Bhuno involves frying spices and other ingredients over medium or low heat until moisture evaporates and the flavors deepen. It forms the foundation of many Bengali curries.

In a sentence

She did bhuno with the onions and spices before the fish was added.

As seen in crosswords

Bhuno is a 5-letter answer. A typical clue:

“A cooking technique in which spices are slowly sautéed until concentrated and aromatic” (5)

Category: Food Origin: Bengali Script: Bengali

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