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Bangladeshi
recipes
Travel to
Bangladesh
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Bangladeshi
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Shrimp
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Curry
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Pea
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Chicken tomato curry
(murgi kalia)
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Radish shrimp bhaji
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- 1 KG CHICKEN LEGS
- 1 ONION, chopped
- 4 TOMATOES, peeled and cut
- PIECE OF
GINGERROOT, grated
- 2 CLOVES GARLIC, chopped
- 4 CARDAMOM PODS, split open and use seeds
- 1/2 TSP CORIANDER POWDER
- 1/2 TSP TURMERIC POWDER
- 1/2 TSP CINNAMON POWDER
- 6 CLOVES
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- 300 GRAM SHRIMPS, shelled
- 1 ONION, chopped
- 200 GRAM RADISH, diced
- 200 GRAM GREEN PEAS, cooked
- 2 GREEN CHILLIES, chopped
- 1/2 TSP TURMERIC
- HANDFUL GREEN CORIANDER, chopped
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Fry the onion and garlic three minutes;
add the chicken and fry until brown on all sides. Add all other ingredients
and 1/2 a cup of water, bring to the boil, put a lid on and simmer for
20 minutes. Take the lid off and boil on high heat until the sauce thickens.
Take out the cloves.When I hear the word "murgi", it always reminds
me of the Bangladeshi line "Tor bap murgi chor", which is often used
by class mates of the children, and which means "your father is a chicken
thief". This is meant to be a serious insult; however, there is one
even worse, and this one states, that your father is sexually involved
with chickens. I will not repeat that one, because I do not want my
site to be blocked by filters.
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Fry the onion and the chillies 3 minutes. Add the
turmeric and stir well. Add the radish and stir fry two minutes. Add
the shrimp and stir fry three minutes more. Add the peas and heat the
mixture well. Sprinkle with coriander.
The word "bhaji" stands for fried vegetable and turmeric
and is also a very popular dish in
India,
where among others "pav bhaji" (a mixture of curry, bread and potatoes)
is famous.
Pakistan surrendered
to Bangladesh on 16
December 1971. The establishing the two countries East
and West Pakistan by the British,
was very impractical
but also cost a lot of lives. Click on culinary calendar for more
links between cooking and worldwide history.
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