Bengali Dinner

Shumon’s sister, Trina was in town, she was travelling from her home in Alaska to her family’s home in Bangladesh. Shumon asked if he could host a dinner at our house, because we had more room than his. We of course offered our house. His sister wanted to cook a Bengali Beef Curry for us. I am sure she used an old family recipe that was in her head. No recipe, no cookbook, just food as she was brought up to make and eat. Being Muslim, beef is ok for them to eat. We are used to eating curries in India, but the cow is sacred there, and we have never had a beef curry. We purchased the required meats at McCall’s Meat and Fish. Tina did all of the cooking, and it was excellent! It was so good, in fact, that we didn’t have any leftovers!

We started with a Watermelon and Feta Salad from Plenty byYotam Otttolenghi. We have made this dish several times this year. I would have to say, this is probably the single best new dish we have served all summer. We have served it several times and it always is a hit. It is also easy. Seriously, if you haven’t made this, you should! You can get the recipe from our blog of: June 16, 2012. Click the date to get the recipe. With the curry she served Rice and a delicious Daal.

For dessert we had a Lemon Brule Tart from Proof.

It was great having Tina cook for us. It was just like Mom’s home cooking, if your mom spoke Bengali!