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- From: peterm@cadvax.oz (Peter C. Maxwell)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Spinach and cheese curry
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- Date: 10 Oct 86 07:38:05 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SPINACH-CURRY MV "16 Jun 86" 1986
- .RZ "SPINACH AND CHEESE CURRY" "Indian vegetarian spinach and cheese curry"
- This is a dish I learned from an Indian lady, at a cooking class. It's
- simple to make and has a beautifully subtle flavor. As per true curries, it
- uses raw spices instead of some prepackaged curry powder.
- .IH "Serves 4 to 6"
- .IG "1\(12 lbs" "fresh spinach" "700 g"
- .IG "\(12 lb" "fresh ricotta cheese" "250 g"
- (see note)
- .IG "3" "medium brown onions"
- .IG "1\(12 inches" "fresh ginger," "4 cm"
- chopped fine
- .IG "1" "medium tomato"
- .IG "1\(12 tsp" "cummin seeds" "7.5 ml"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "turmeric" "2.5 ml"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "red chile powder" "2.5 ml"
- (cayenne) (or more to taste)
- .IG "2" "cloves"
- .IG "pinch" "nutmeg" "0.5 ml"
- .IG "pinch" "mace" "0.5 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "ghee" "15 ml"
- (or use melted butter or oil)
- .IG "" "salt"
- (to taste)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Cook the spinach and chop it up.
- .SK 2
- Cut the cheese into
- .AB "\(34-inch" "2-cm"
- cubes and deep fry a few pieces at a time in oil
- (a wok is good for this).
- .SK 3
- Fry the chopped onions in the ghee. When almost brown, add the
- finely-chopped ginger. Use a medium to high heat.
- .SK 4
- When the onions are golden, reduce the heat and
- add the skinned and chopped tomato, then the spices and salt.
- .SK 5
- Cover for a few minutes, then add the spinach and salt.
- .SK 6
- Cover and simmer about 5 minutes to let spices penetrate.
- .SK 7
- Add the cheese pieces, mix, and serve.
- .NX
- We eat this dish as a meal with rice, although you can use it as
- one dish along with others.
- .PP
- The quantities given for the spinach and cheese are very flexible. I never
- .AB measure weigh
- them, just putting in what seems right. Experiment.
- Similarly, it can be kept hot for a while with no loss in taste or texture.
- .PP
- In North America, most Ricotta cheese is packed as a pot cheese. This recipe
- calls for a more solid form of the cheese. Specialty ethnic markets
- in large cities will carry solid Ricotta. You can make your own by buying a
- tub of pot Ricotta and wrapping it in a clean cloth to wick the moisture
- out, leaving the whole assembly in the refrigerator for a week or so, and
- changing the cloth every day. With such treatment the cheese will gradually
- solidify enough that you can slice and fry it. Buffalo-milk Mozzarella is a
- fair substitute, and ordinary Mozzarella is a last-chance substitute.
- .PP
- Don't fry the cheese too long. It should have a golden exterior and have a
- marshmallow texture inside. Frying too long makes it hard and dry.
- .PP
- Use whole cummin seeds and cloves, not the ground variety.
- .PP
- Like most curries, this reheats splendidly.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy to moderate.
- .I Time:
- 1 hour.
- .I Precision:
- Approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Peter C. Maxwell,
- Department of Computer Science,
- University of New South Wales,
- Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
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- peterm%cadvax.oz@seismo.css.gov
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