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Beef shatkora
Photo: Lily Banse

Beef shatkora

26 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr 6 openrecipes

Around Sylhet in Bangladesh there is a popular folk song in praise of the shatkora, a citrus fruit similar in size and flavour to a grapefruit and unique to the countryside around that area. This fruit makes a very special beef curry.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

640
Calories
31g
Protein
42g
Fat
38g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 22 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Grapefruit 1/2 fruit (123g) 52
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Mace not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Cassia not in our table 0
Ghee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 2 x 6cm/2.5in cinnamon
  • 4 large pieces of blade mace
  • 2 tbsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 1.5kg/3lb 5oz chuck or blade steak
  • 150ml/5fl oz mustard or vegetable oil
  • 10 cloves
  • 6-8 pieces cassia bark
  • 10 green cardamom
  • 225g/8oz onions
  • 35g/1¼oz garlic
  • 50g/2oz fresh root ginger
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 5 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 4 tsp freshly ground cumin
  • 4 tsp freshly ground coriander seeds
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 100g/3½oz ghee ( clarified butter
  • 300ml/10½fl oz water
  • 1 shatkora or ¼ pink grapefruit
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp garam masala

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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