Some favorites

There is a lot of delicious food to be had in Chittagong. Most of the food is Bangladeshi/Indian. There are also some restaurants that serve delicious Thai and Chinese food. Last night, I went out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants here, Dhaba. Everyone writes about Dhaba, I know. All the guidebooks for Bangladesh talk extensively on how delicious Dhaba food is. Rightfully so. It's cheap, it's so very tasty. And last night, we got to eat beef kebabs now that beef is safe to eat again (there was an anthrax scare for a while).

I had the beef boti kebab (my favorite) with plain naan, a onion/carrot salad, and some green chili sauce. It was perfect.

Today, for lunch I made one of my favorite vegetables: red spinach. It's the easiest thing to make and the most delicious.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of oil (your choice; I use canola)

• 1 medium or large onion, diced

• 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced

• 2-3 green chili 

• 3/4 teaspoon of salt (or to taste)

• Less than 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 

• 1 bundle of red spinach, washed and cut (usually makes 4-5 cups)

Directions:

1. In a pan, saute onion, garlic, and green chili in oil with the salt till soft and golden brown. 
2. Add turmeric powder and chili powder. Stir and cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Add the red spinach, cook till stems are tender. 

Serve with lemon or lime and rice.