Breakfast in Sydney - Bangladeshi Style

I LOVE SYDNEY .......... Do you know why???
Sydney is the ideal city for anyone who loves FOOD..... it is a city where you can find dim sum better than you would in Hong Kong, Vietnamese pork rolls and pho better than in the street of Ho Chi Minh City, Gyros better than Luckys in Santorini, Ramen and sushi to match those in Japan. The beauty is whatever international cuisine you are craving for.......... chances are you will find them in Sydney and most of the time, it will be pretty authentic.

Sydney was where we had Bangladeshi food for Breakfast when we stayed the night with Saif and Jane. Saif is an Australian, born in Bangladesh and they suggested heading out for Bangladeshi breakfast in Lakemba. I am all for it..... I can't wait to see what is on offer.
I have been wanting to visit Lakemba for a long time. I have always known it to have lots of good Lebanese restaurants and shops. Saif tells me it is slowly starting to become an enclave for Bangladeshis too with loads of grocery shops and eateries opening up.
The restaurant we went to is call - Khusboo

This is the menu - Check it out for yourself.

As you can see, its not a big menu and contains some seriously interesting breakfast dishes..... Brain marsala anyone???? The wonderful thing is, its quite kind to the wallet..........
As we have no idea what is what.... we left the ordering to Saif (I love that........... surprise me !!! )

Steph looked quite relief that the ordering is taken care of

Saif & Jane doing a great job with the orders

So here is what we had

Aloo Vaji, Lopoti and Paratha

The first few dishes to arrive are:
Aloo Vaji - Fried potatoes. These are shredded and fried - Yummy and moorish
Lopoti - A spicy dish with chicken wings, liver and giblet. I have never been a fan of chicken livers unless it is in pate.... but I was surprise on how tasty these are and the texture was really nice. Had a bite to it.
Paratha - Just yummy and good for soaking up all the sauces

Lopoti - Close up

Aloo Vaji - Close up

On top of the paratha, we also had some fried bread - called Luchy. This is like a cross between a papadam and a paratha

Luchy

If there is Brain Marsala on the menu...... Do you think we would say no to it? Of course not. We are travelling HEADCASES. So here it is

Brain Marsala

It was surprisingly very tasty. We all agreed that it is just like scrambled eggs. Saif told us it is Cow's Brain. It is spicy with a really good rounded curry gravy........ absolutely love it.

Beef Bhoona

Saif, being a wonderful host as always........... ordered something 'Normal" to keep Jane and Ander happy. This is Beef Bhoona - Spicy beef. It was definitely spicy, beautiful flavour with loads of cardamon. The meat just falls off the bone. Ander also managed to get an omelette, which was of course spiced with chilli and curry flavour.......... he devoured it before we got a chance to taste it or take a photo of it. A good sign that it was a wicked dish no doubt.

A good sign - not much left

Khushboo also have Bangladeshi sweets to take home

As I looked around, the restaurant was filled with Bangladeshi family - Old and young, starting off their weekend with a hearty breakfast. Others may have bacon and eggs..........there is definitely nothing out of the ordinary to have curry for breakfast...... I am in heaven.

THANK YOU JANE & SAIF for your wonderful hospitality and for introducing us to a new way of breakfast......... when is our next breakfast date?????

Khushboo Sweets & Restaurant
Address: 38 Railway Parade, Lakemba NSW 2195
Phone:(02) 9750 6600