Sliced Oranges with maple Cream
If you can find candy-like lumps of gur in Indian grocery stores, buy it, for it is hard to come by. It is made in a similar fashion to maple candy –syrups are boiled down until a solid cake remains. Grated, shredded or powdered, their flavor is similar and elegant. Though expensive, equally delicious alternatives are maple sugar granules or date sugar, both available at health food stores and specialty shops. ...
Curried Potatoes with Eggplant
This is an example of the third method of cooking vegetables described in the introduction to this chapter. Both vegetables are steamed until tender. The potatoes are briskly stir-fried in seasoned ghee and then coated, along with the eggplant, in a delicately spiced yogurt-coconut sauce. Besides having a lovely flavor, this dish is light because the eggplant is steamed rather than fried. Preparation time (after...
Crispy Deep-fried Eggplant Slices
Though fried potatoes are welcome almost any time of the day, fried eggplants are usually part of a meal, because they must be served just after they are fried. If they are held in a warmer, even for 10 minutes, the crispy crust softens and the overall effect is a soggy fritter. If you reuse the ghee or oil after frying, be sure to pass it through a fine filter to remove traces of flour; the inevitable residue would burn and...
Lemon Stuffed with Almond-Chickpea Pate
Inspired by a dish served at Robert Carrier’s Hintelsham Hall in England, these appetizer salads are perfect for small parties, brunches or late-night dinners: hollowed-out lemons filled with hummous-like chickpea pate, served with decorative vegetable crudités and/or crackers. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 15 minutes Chilling time: at least 1 hour Ingredients • Lemons...
Summer squash and green Peas
Any young, seedless summer squash such as green or yellow zucchini, Pattypan, bottle ground or yellow crookneck will yield good results. Recognizing quality in raw zucchini will make all the different between a successful dish and a tasteless one. Zucchini should be small, 3-6 inches (7.5-15 cm) long, with a bright color, firm, crisp texture and paper-thin glossy skin. Cooked zucchini is sweet and tender with a fine, distinct...