What food is underrated?

Cauliflower mallum, which is almost similar to young Jakfruit mallum. Here in Bangladesh Jakfruit is seasonal, so as a substitute you can find me cooking Cauliflower mallum instead.

Dead or alive, who would be your dream dinnerparty guests to cook for?

Princess Diana, because I absolutely adored her and is one of my role models. Would have loved to make her a glorious Sri Lankan dinner spread.

What dish/meal would you eat but never cook?

Lamprais which takes a good amount of time to cook, so I would rather pass, ha-ha!

What’s the most exotic food you’ve eaten?

A very famous Bengali street food called “Fuchka” or as I like to call it the flavoured bomb. It is a spicy crispy shell filled with chickpeas, potatoes, green chillies, boiled eggs, onions, and coriander leaves, served with a delicious tamarind sauce. This tiny flavour explosion is all you need to make your day better.

Your favourite odd food pairing?

Well, this is going to sound super weird but milkrice with bananas and lunumiris together is the best. I know it sounds super crazy but trust me, it’s amazing.

What’s a dish you’d love to relive for the first time?

The Tiramisu I had in UK six years ago. I still remember the taste of it as if it was just yesterday. It was heavenly.

Deserted island scenario – you can only have one basic food to make all your food from. What is it?

That will be coconut.

Yes! Coconut!