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Bori

বড়ি
BOH-ree

Sun-dried lentil dumplings used in Bengali cooking.

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Meaning & usage

Bori are small dumplings made from ground lentils, shaped by hand and dried in the sun. They are fried or cooked into vegetable dishes and curries to add texture and flavor.

In a sentence

The lau ghonto was finished with crisp fried bori.

As seen in crosswords

Bori is a 4-letter answer. A typical clue:

“Sun-dried lentil dumplings used in Bengali cooking” (4)

Category: Food Origin: Bengali Script: Bengali

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