Dinner

Tomato Biryani is a one-pot vegetarian rice dish with Indian herbs and spices.

I mentioned before how big a party Mardi Gras is down in Brazil, which meant I just HAD to cook Brazil. No brainer. Since I moved to Chicago seven years ago (seven!), my list of “to try” restaurants has exploded. Like, I want to eat…

Butter chicken, traditionally known as murgh makhani, is an Indian dish originating in Delhi. It is a type of curry made from chicken with a spiced tomato and butter sauce.

Gujarati Dal is a regional adaptation of traditional Indian lentils and is influenced by an area whose trademark cuisine is vegetarian that combines the sweet and savory.

Tandoori chicken is a Punjabi dish made from chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and roasted in a tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven for a moist and mouthwatering dish.

Bengali shrimp with potatoes is a delicious, high protein dish with southeast Asian flavors, done in thirty minutes or less.

Lamb Rogan Josh is Rogan Josh is an Indian curry characterized by a thick, delicious red sauce with delicate meat, originating in Persia – literally translating as cooking in an oil-based sauce with high heat.

Today’s dish, Tomato Begun, is the Bangladeshi version of a “just home from work, nothing cooked, feeling hungry, and the eggplant needs to be dealt with now” dinner.  It’s easy, healthy, clean, fast and tasty. In short, the perfect meal for Friday night.

Chicken Korma is a dish originating in Pakistan/ the northern-Indian subcontinent, consisting of chicken braised with yogurt, water or stock, and spices to produce a thick sauce or gravy.

When I think of choosing a starch to accompany dinner, I always think of Tom Hanks’ character explaining away his son Jonah’s snarky potato comment in Sleepless in Seattle.  Because in my family, we also chose rice. We were rice men (and women). So this…