Fisheries
Have You Ever Tried Hilsa Jali Kebab? Here Is the Recipe
Hilsa jali kebab, made from deboned hilsa and potato dipped in egg and fried, is an easy new way to serve Bengal's favourite fish.
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Livestock
How to Cook a Light Chicken and Papaya Curry
A thin curry of young desi chicken and green papaya is a light, nourishing dish that is easy to digest after fever or stomach trouble.
Vegetables
Cook Rui Fish This Way for a Different Taste
Cooking rui with a nut and mustard paste and fresh lemon leaves gives the familiar fish a new, fragrant taste with little fuss.
Agribusiness
An Easy Recipe for Palmyra Palm Patishapta
A step-by-step recipe for tal patishapta, a soft palmyra palm crepe rolled around a coconut and date jaggery filling.
Organic
How Useful Is Rice Water for Indoor Plants?
Water left from washing rice can help some indoor plants in small amounts, but it must be used sparingly, without salt or spices, and never as a replacement for fertiliser.
Cooking
An Easy Recipe for Creamy Chhana Delight
A new twist on pudding: chhana blended with eggs, milk, cream, sugar, ghee and cardamom, steamed without caramel and chilled into a creamy dessert.
Vegetables
How to Peel Ginger Without Wasting It
A few simple tricks, starting with an ordinary steel spoon, make peeling ginger easier and cut down on waste.
Crops
Serve Taro Corm Dal with Hot Rice
Kochur mukhi dal, a traditional village dish of lentils cooked with taro corms, needs few ingredients and makes a tasty change served with hot rice.
Crops
Why Should Rice Be Washed Well Before Cooking?
Washing rice before cooking removes dust and surface starch and may reduce some contaminants, though for arsenic, cooking in plenty of water and draining it works better.
Fisheries
You Can Eat Hilsa Even With High Cholesterol: Here Is the Right Way
Hilsa's fat is not all harmful and the fish can be part of a healthy diet, provided it is eaten in moderation, cooked with little oil and with a doctor's advice for those with heart disease or high cholesterol.
Livestock
Egg or Chicken: Which Is Better for Protein?
Skinless chicken breast packs far more protein by weight, while eggs offer complete protein plus vitamins and choline, so both can have a place in a balanced diet.
Agribusiness
Which Cut of Goat Meat Should You Use for Which Dish?
Different cuts of goat meat suit different dishes, so choosing the right part, and checking that it is fresh, matters as much as how much you buy.
Vegetables
White or Yellow: Which Potato Should You Use in Cooking?
High-starch white potatoes turn soft and fluffy and suit frying and mashing, while waxier yellow-fleshed potatoes keep their shape in curries, salads and biryani.