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- From: Osborne@VAXA.NOTT.AC.UK (Dave Osborne)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Gateaux piments (savory spice balls)
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- Date: 11 Sep 87 03:12:02 GMT
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- On the etymology of the name 'Gateaux piments', I wonder if
- it's derived from 'piedmonts', but that's only a guess.
-
- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE GATEAUX-PIM V "27 Jan 87" 1987
- .RZ "GATEAUX PIMENTS" "Savoury spice balls"
- This recipe is from the kitchen of Fred Hopper, and is originally
- from the isle of Mauritius. Fred often serves these as delicious late-night
- snacks, to accompany drinks.
- .IH "Serves 4\-6"
- .IG "\(12 lb" "chana dall" "200 g"
- (split yellow peas)
- .IG "3" "small onions"
- (button sized)
- .IG "6" "spring onions"
- .IG "4" "sprigs watercress"
- .IG "2" "green chillies"
- .IG "1" "sprig parsley"
- .IG "1 tsp" "turmeric" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "thyme" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt" "5 ml"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "black pepper" "1 ml"
- (freshly ground)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Soak the dall in cold water for a day, then drain thoroughly.
- .SK 2
- Chop all the vegetable ingredients finely.
- .SK 3
- Place the dall in a food processor and process to a paste.
- Decant into a bowl, add turmeric, salt and pepper, and vegetable
- ingredients and mix well.
- .SK 4
- Heat oil in a deep-frying pan.
- When it is hot, roll walnut-sized pieces of the paste
- in the palm of the hand and drop in to the oil to fry
- until golden brown.
- .SK 5
- Remove from the oil and drain the gateaux on kitchen towels.
- Serve hot, with drinks.
- .NX
- The choice of drinks served will depend on how spicy you make the
- gateaux: cool beer or lager usually goes down well.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 1 day soaking dall.
- 30 minutes preparation, 10 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- Weighing of ingedients is best, but measures can be approximate.
- .WR
- Dr. Fred Hopper, NERC Computer Services,
- British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, UK.
-
- Submitted by David Osborne
- Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham, UK)
- osborne@vaxa.nott.ac.uk
-