Delectable dishes
A night of culinary delicacies
Tommy Miah's spread has Chattgaiya essence
Afsar Ahmed
Heritage Restaurant-- this unusual name evokes the thought of Bangladeshi heritage sites and culture. Though it took 34 years for him to return to his homeland, Bangladeshi-born famous chef and popularly known as the Curry King, Tommy Miah's signature restaurant is an edifice of our true heritage. It houses eight different seating arrangements, each named after heritage sites such as Paharpur Bihara, Buriganga, Sundarbans and others.This fusion restaurant recently arranged a Chattgaiya (from Chittagong) Night to promote the heritage and culture of the southeastern part of our country after their huge success of Sylheti Night. Among the popular cuisine of this region is the traditional Mezban (guest) Gosht, a spicy beef curry. Some mouth watering dishes, apart from Mezban Gosht were Kalo Gosht (beef), fried pomfret, jhol kura (chicken), bootter dal, tomator kazi, Balachaw and Laitta shutki (dried fish) and biroi rice. The buffet also laid out a spread of the usual bhartas and bhajis. This was followed by desserts, which consisted of Pathi Shapta Pitha, Jilabi and Mishti Doi (sweet yogurt). The Chattgaiya Night ended with folk dances by Srishti Cultural Centre under the open sky on the patio named Panam Nagar. With some notable folk tunes of Chittagong region like Jhum jhum jhumra nachey, Chhoto chhoto dheu tuli jaii, the dancers clad in traditional Chattgaiya attires delighted the guests. Noted dancer Anisul Islam Hero choreographed the dance compositions. ' The success of Sylheti and Chattgaiya Night will carry on through similar nights like Nababi Night, Moon Lit Night in the near future', said the enthusiastic Tommy Miah.
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Srishti Cultural Centre performing folk dance |
