Our mama, who taught us all we know about Bengali cuisine, and whose cooking features heavily in khana commune Singapore, is coming to London for a few weeks. I'm very keen that Londoners get to try her cooking, so I'm announcing a November dinner date featuring a menu full of dishes only mama can make.

To book your place, please visit http://www.khanacommune.co.uk 

Here is the menu so far, subject to further musings and inspiration:

to start

beguni - aubergine thins

aloor chop - potato and meat or veg croquettes

mains

murg pulao, a delicate chicken biryani

mama's special tomato and chilli chutney

sheem and aloo bhaaji, a bengali veg stirfry

bengali-style whole seabream
with steamed rice

tarka daal

pomegranate salad

to sweeten

mama's handmade out-of-this-world gulab jamun

to drink

homemade lebur shorboth - lemonade

yemeni kisher, aeropresse coffee and a selection of teas

still and sparkling water