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Radhaballabi

রাধাবল্লভী
rah-dha-BALL-ah-bee

A stuffed deep-fried bread from Bengal, often filled with spiced lentils.

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Meaning & usage

Radhaballabi is a traditional Bengali dish consisting of deep-fried bread stuffed with a spiced lentil mixture. It is typically served during breakfast or festive occasions and is often accompanied by curries or chutneys. The dish is named after Radha and Krishna, reflecting its cultural roots in Bengali cuisine.

In a sentence

During the festival, we enjoyed a delicious breakfast of Radhaballabi with spicy potato curry.

As seen in crosswords

Radhaballabi is a 12-letter answer. A typical clue:

“A stuffed deep-fried bread from Bengal, often filled with spiced lentils” (12)

Category: Food Origin: Bengali Script: Bengali

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