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RLGN 1430
Assignment one
10 February,2023
Family Recipe
A family recipe is a dish passed down from one generation to the next within a family. It often holds sentimental value and is a cherished part of a family's culinary heritage. Family recipes can vary depending on the family's cultural background and personal preferences and may be adapted over time to suit changing tastes and ingredients. They are often treasured and passed on from one family member to another, these recipes symbolize tradition and continuity within a family. One of my family recipes that is immensely popular among us is roast pulao. It is a Bangladeshi dish, and it is prepared for any kind of occasion such as Eid, weddings, birthday parties or just to eat at home. My mother usually cooks every meal in our house. This recipe has been running in our family for so long. When I was young, I saw my grandmother making this dish, then she passed the recipe to my mother and my mother passed the recipe to me. But I never tried to make it as my mother makes the best roast pulao ever. Roast pulao is basically chicken with rice, but the catch is how you cook the rice and chicken. The rice should be aromatic rice mixed with some spices such as bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, ghee, salt and topped with fried onions. This pulao should be cooked on low heat, so the aroma spreads in the rice. You can smell the aroma from a distance. For the chicken, my mother usually shallow fry the chicken first and then mixed them with spices such as cumin, coriander, mace, and nutmeg powder, a few drops of lime and two tablespoons of yogurt. Then in a pan, she fries some onions with ginger garlic paste and puts the chicken mixture in it with three cups of milk (salt for tasting), a little sugar if needed, and cooks that on a low flame until cooked. Roast pulao is usually served with our traditional salad which is made with cucumber, onions, coriander leaves, carrots, and a splash of mustard oil. We have been eating this dish since we were children. This dish brings back so many memories. For example, on my brother's birthday, my mother cooked roast pulao and my other relatives were invited too, we all sat together. Someone suggested we should all eat in a big bowl. So, my mother served the food on a huge plate, and we all ate from the same plate. One of the best memories that I want to cherish my whole life.
As I come from a Muslim background our food mostly consists of chicken, beef, or vegetables. We cannot eat pork under any circumstances. We are big fans of different lentils. Lentils are consumed all over Bangladesh. Here is a picture of roast pulao when I visited back home two years ago. There are some desserts on the side too. 
