Bangladesh Dish for Nursing Mothers
This weekend came and went so fast like a flash of lightning. I thought I could catch up on my sleep but ended up spending most of my time on laundry, cleaning and tending to the kids.
On Friday and Saturday, the landlord hired contractors to paint the patio shelter's ceiling. They also installed a new clothes line in the backyard for us to dry our laundry.
I brought DD1 to get groceries on Saturday, then brought her to visit a teacher, Sr. Nafisa, on Sunday. She teaches Language Arts and Social Studies for 5th and 6th grades and had moved from Kansas to Texas with her husband. All praise be to Allah SWT it was great to hang out with her at her place. Her husband let DD1 scribbled and drew on pieces of blank papers with markers while I chatted with Sr. Nafisa.
Sr. Nafisa was so kind to prepare a special Bangladesh dish for me. This recipe helps to increase milk supply for new mothers. Here it is:
1 medium size Hairy Gourd (Mao Gua), chopped into 1 inch cubes
1 cup shrimps, peeled and cleaned (optional)
1 egg, beaten
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, chopped coarsely
1 red tomato, chopped coarsely
1/2 cup water
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
1. Heat oil in pot and fry onions and garlic until fragrant.
2. Add Hairy Gourd, shrimps, tomato, egg, turmeric, chili powder and salt.
3. Add water and cook uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until Hairy Gourd is soft.
Before we left, Sr. Nafisa braided and tied DD1's hair with a pretty hair band. She and her husband love kids and look forward to hanging out with DD1 and DD2 soon. Allah SWT willing I'll bring the girls to visit them again.
On Friday and Saturday, the landlord hired contractors to paint the patio shelter's ceiling. They also installed a new clothes line in the backyard for us to dry our laundry.
I brought DD1 to get groceries on Saturday, then brought her to visit a teacher, Sr. Nafisa, on Sunday. She teaches Language Arts and Social Studies for 5th and 6th grades and had moved from Kansas to Texas with her husband. All praise be to Allah SWT it was great to hang out with her at her place. Her husband let DD1 scribbled and drew on pieces of blank papers with markers while I chatted with Sr. Nafisa.
Sr. Nafisa was so kind to prepare a special Bangladesh dish for me. This recipe helps to increase milk supply for new mothers. Here it is:
1 medium size Hairy Gourd (Mao Gua), chopped into 1 inch cubes
1 cup shrimps, peeled and cleaned (optional)
1 egg, beaten
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, chopped coarsely
1 red tomato, chopped coarsely
1/2 cup water
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
1. Heat oil in pot and fry onions and garlic until fragrant.
2. Add Hairy Gourd, shrimps, tomato, egg, turmeric, chili powder and salt.
3. Add water and cook uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until Hairy Gourd is soft.
Before we left, Sr. Nafisa braided and tied DD1's hair with a pretty hair band. She and her husband love kids and look forward to hanging out with DD1 and DD2 soon. Allah SWT willing I'll bring the girls to visit them again.
posted by Jiru at
5:57 AM
