Kala bhuna

Bangladeshi meat curry

Kala bhuna is a meat curry made of beef or mutton, originated in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Different types of spices are needed to prepare this traditional dish of Chittagong. In Bengali, the word kala means black and bhuna denotes a South Asian style of cooking where spices and ingredients in curries are fried until richly flavoured and thickened. Kala bhuna gets its name from its appearance, as the meat goes blackish during a long process of deep frying it with plenty of spices. It has become popular also in other Bangladeshi cities like Sylhet, Khulna, Dhaka etc. Nowadays, this dish is a favourite delicacy in mezban feasts, at the Muslim holiday of eid, Bengali Muslim weddings, and in sehri or iftar during the time of Ramadan. Usually, Kala bhuna is eaten with plain rice, pilao, paratha, naan or roti.