A gift in the mail.

I went down to check the mail today, and I received a package! I rarely receive any mail anymore, other than the occasional bills, notifications, or mail from the Student Loans Nazi’s. I knew what it was, my friend told me he was sending it a while ago, but totally forgot about it until I saw it! My friend from Toronto sent me a copy of the Bangladeshi Curry Cook Book that is compact, but FILLED with awesome recipes. Maybe this is a hint to make me master these recipes, so I can be his perfect house wife. HAHahahaha… (I love you but, nope it’s not going to work). Regardless of the supposed motives (that I might have just conjured up for fun), I really really really appreciate this amazing gift and I have already spent a good hour reading the recipes and thinking about what to make first.

This book was written by Siddiqua Kabir, a mathematician turned into a Food and Nutrition specialist, and she has a cooking program on the Dhaka TV channel (or so the back flap says). Wow, that’s quite the leap, eh? Math to food? I mean, Architecture to Food seems a little obscure, but I could tell you all there is to know about how it’s very related. Anyway, I’m ecstatic that I am able to cook authentic, traditional Bangladeshi food with the help of this book. Now my house is going to smell like curry.

A beautiful postcard that came with the book         So many curry recipes!

Egg curry with coconut milk                                      Vermicelli with Milk dessert (I love the illustrations)

There is a thorough explanation of different types of spices, types of cooking methods, description of Bhaji, Dal, Niramish, Korma, Pullao…. wow…

Thank you SO MUCH Faiyaz!