Spinach And Cheese Curry Recipe - Cooking Index
Spinach And Cheese Curry Recipe - Cooking Index
| 700 | Fresh spinach | |
| 250 | Fresh ricotta cheese - (see note) | |
| 3 | Brown onions (medium) | |
| 4 | Fresh ginger - chopped fine | |
| 1 | Tomato (medium) | |
| 7 1/2 | Cumin seeds | |
| 2 1/2 | Turmeric | |
| 2 1/2 | Red chile powder - (cayenne) (or more to tas | |
| 2 | Cloves | |
| 1/2 | Nutmeg | |
| 1/2 | Mace | |
| 15 | Ghee - (or use melted butter or oil) | |
| Salt - (to taste) |
1. Cook the spinach and chop it up.
2. Cut the cheese into 2-cm cubes and deep fry a few pieces at a time in oil (a wok is good for this).
3. Fry the chopped onions in the ghee. When almost brown, add the finely-chopped ginger. Use a medium to high heat.
4. When the onions are golden, reduce the heat and add the skinned and chopped tomato, then the spices and salt.
5. Cover for a few minutes, then add the spinach and salt.
6. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes to let spices penetrate.
7. Add the cheese pieces, mix, and serve.
Author's Notes: 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.
We eat this dish as a meal with rice, although you can use it as one dish along with others. The quantities given for the spinach and cheese are very flexible. I never them, just putting in what seems right. Experiment. Similarly, it can be kept hot for a while with no loss in taste or texture.
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. Don't fry the cheese too long. It should have a golden exterior and have a marshmallow texture inside. Frying too long makes it h
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Peter C. Maxwell, Department of Computer Science,
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