Bela biscuit

Bela biscuit
Course	Afternoon tea
Place of origin	Chittagong, Bangladesh
Region or state	Greater Chittagong
Associated cuisine	Bangladesh
Main ingredients	Milk, butter, baking powder, flour

Bela biscuit (Bengali: বেলা বিস্কুট) is a popular traditional biscuit baked in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a commonly eaten at afternoon tea by people in Chittagong. For 150 years it has been popular with Chittagonian people.^[1]

Ingredients

Bela biscuits are made from flour, sugar, baking soda and other, secret ingredients. Other ingredients that can be added are milk, salt, egg, yeast, cinnamon powder and fennel powder.^[2]

Gani Bakery

Gani Bakery is a bakery at Chandanpura in Chittagong founded in 1880s by Abdul Gani Showdagar which is still notable for it Bela biscuits. According to many, Gani was the first to introduce Bela biscuit in Chattogram inspired by the Portuguese.^[1] In 1945, Gani declared the bakery a Waqf property.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Reeyad, Moheen (21 August 2021). "Chittagong's Traditional Bela Biscuit". Moheen Reeyad. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ বেলা বিস্কুট. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ Hussain, Anwar (2020-01-02). "Why Chittagong's Bela biscuit is still so popular?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

[mr-1] Reeyad, Moheen (21 August 2021). "Chittagong's Traditional Bela Biscuit". Moheen Reeyad. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[2] বেলা বিস্কুট. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[3] Hussain, Anwar (2020-01-02). "Why Chittagong's Bela biscuit is still so popular?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

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