Beef Satkara

Beef Satkara

Course	main
Place of origin	Bangladesh
Region or state	Sylhet Division
Main ingredients	Beef, Satkara, onion, garlic and bay leaf.[1]
Cookbook: Beef Satkara

Beef Satkara is a Bangladeshi meat dish consisting of rice, satkara citrus, and beef curry.^[2] Whilst having its origins in the Sylhet Division,^[3] the dish has now gained popularity across the country and among the British Bangladeshi diaspora in the United Kingdom.^[4][5] At the time of Eid-ul-Adha, it is a famous dish.^[6][7] The presence of a citrus fruit makes the dish unique among Bangladeshi curries in terms of taste and aroma.^[8] A soupy variant of the dish is made with the bones of cow feet, and in other variants, the beef is sometimes replaced with fish or other meats.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Ingredients[]

Vegetable oil, cinnamon, cardamom, fenugreek seeds, salt, onions, paste of garlic and ginger, beef chuck, chilli powder, turmeric, ground coriander and cumin, garam masala, Hatkora and a tomato.^[13][14]

Procedure[]

Oil is heated in a large, heavy bottomed, non-stick saucepan. Then cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, star anise and fenugreek seeds are added to reheat for swirling in the oil to release the flavours.^[15][16] Adding beef, salt, spices and green chilies it is stirred for a while and then covered.^[17] Cutting the piece of Hatkhora into wedges and then chop each wedge into small pieces.^[18] Hatkhora is added then followed up some hot water.^[19] When the curry is boiled, it is simmered for a while.^[20] After that chopped coriander is added until the meat is tender.

Serve[]

The dish is served with glutinous rice or boiled white rice when salad of cucumber, tomatoes and onions are used as a side dish.^[8] It is also eaten with pilau,^[21] Khichdi and Paratha.^[22]

See also[]

• Bengali cuisine
• List of beef dishes

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