Month: November 2018

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Beef Bengali Recipes Curries Proteins Recipes

Is coconut milk good for you and how it’s used in a beef curry from Bangladesh

Bangladesh beef curry
Bangladesh beef curry recipe
Estimated read time 6 min read

What exactly is coconut milk and how is it made? Coconut milk is the liquid that comes from the grated pulp of a mature coconut. The opaque colour and rich taste of coconut milk is due to the high oil content, most of which is a saturated fat. Coconut milk is used a lot in Southeast Asian, South Asian, Caribbean and South American cuisine. Coconut milk is a rich source of manganese. Some of the health effects of coconut milk are due to the coconut oil which is high in saturated fats an so discouraged from consuming in large amounts. Excessive consumption of coconut milk can raise blood levels of cholesterol.

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Bengali Recipes Curries Recipes Vegetables

How do you make tomato curry or tomato khatta?

Bangladesh tomato khatta curry recipe
Bangladesh recipe, tomato khatta
Estimated read time 6 min read

Another one of my mother’s recipes that she makes from “cooking muscle memory”. It seems simple when you see it dished out or in a pot, just a tomato soup looking dish but it’s a lot more than that! One thing I am noticing about all her recipes so far are a common few ingredients. In particular the chopped onion and garlic fried in oil and also the set of spices: grown ginger, garlic and turmeric and to which is added chili powder in this case.