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Chef preparing a delicious fish curry at a Bengali wedding in Assam. Fish curry is the dominant kind of protein in Bengali cuisine. Bengalese cannot imagine a meal without fish actually. On a heated oil he puts bay leaf, dry red chillies, mustard seeds and stir fry it. He puts onions and stir fry until slightly brown in colour. Then he adds turmeric powder, stir fry masala nicely until oil starts separating. Bengali cuisine is a culinary style originating in Bengal, a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, which is now divided between Bangladesh and West Bengal. Other regions, such as Tripura, and the Barak Valley region of Assam (in India) also have large native Bengali populations and share this cuisine. With an emphasis on fish, vegetables and lentils served with rice a
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