Kala bhuna explained

Kala bhuna
Alternate Name:	Kalo bhuna, Kalo vuna, Hala bhuno
Country:	Bangladesh
Region:	Chittagong
National Cuisine:	Bangladesh
Course:	main course
Served:	hot
Main Ingredient:	beef (or mutton), Bangladeshi spices
Variations:	Mezbani Kala bhuna

Kala bhuna (Bengali: কালা ভুনা, হালা ভুনো|Hala bhuno^[1]) is a meat curry made of beef or mutton, originated in Chittagong, Bangladesh.^[2] ^[3] Different types of spices are needed to prepare this traditional dish of Chittagong. In Bengali, the word kala or kalo means black and bhuna means deep fry. Kala bhuna gets its name from its appearance, as the meat goes blackish during a long process of deep frying it with a plenty of spices.^[4] It has become popular also in other Bangladeshi cities like Sylhet,^[5] Khulna,^[6] Dhaka^[7] etc. Nowadays, this dish is also a favorite delicacy in mezbans, weddings, eids and in sehri or iftar during the time of Ramadan. Usually, Kala bhuna is eaten with plain rice, polao, porota, naan or ruti.

Ingredients

Kala bhuna can be made of both beef and mutton, but beef Kala bhuna is more popular. This meat dish is cooked with various ingredients by adding them gradually. The ingredients used in it are as follows:^[8]

Notes and References

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