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Now let’s get to those wonderful mangos!
Last night I began making a spicy powdered mixture for the Ripe Mangos I received from the universe. I figured that was the best thing to do.
Initially I was going to go with an Japanese theme for dinner last night, however I ended up on an Indian note. I’ll explain…
There is a spice mixture used in Japanese cuisine called “Shichimi Togarashi”. The ingredients are dried chilies, black peppercorns, tangerine peel, black sesame seeds, minced garlic, and white poppy seeds.
As I looked around my spice cabinet I realized that my memory had failed me once again…No white poppy seeds, and I was also missing few of the other ingredients. I went with all of the new indian spices I had purchased at India Sweet & Spice.
This is the mixture I made:
2 tbs. red kashmiri dried chilis
1 tbs. tangerine peel
1 tbs. lemmon peel
1 drop organic lemon essential oil
1 drop organic orange essential oil
3 garlic cloves
2 tsp. nori
2 tsp. black sesame seeds
2 tsp raw hemp seeds
Preparation: Grind all ingredients and put in a small airtight dish to save. This will make approximately 1/8 of a cup.
Next…
I cut the mangos into slices and placed them in a large bowl. I added 1 large scoop of the spice mixture I had just made.
As I was experimenting with my next dish to serve with dinner last night I came up with a RAW BIRYANI RICE recipe!
What is Biryani? Biryani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice (usually basmati) and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā(n) (بریان) which means “fried” or “roasted”.
Biryani was brought to the Indian Subcontinent by Muslim travelers and merchants. Local variants of this dish are not only popular in South Asia but also in Arabia and within various South Asian communities in Western countries.
The spices and continents used in biryani may include but are not limited to: peas, beans, cumin, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander and mint leaves, ginger, onions, and garlic. The premium varieties include saffron.
The difference between biryani and pullao is that while pullao may be made by cooking the items together, biryani is used to denote a dish where the rice (plain or fried) is cooked separately from the thick sauce (curry of Meat or vegetables). The curry and the rice are then brought together and layered resulting in a dish of the contrasting flavours of unflavored rice(which has a hint of the aromas and juices of the curry) and intensely flavored sauce and meat or vegetables. (Wikipedia)
RAW BIRYANI RICE
1 Large Parsnip
5 Sund Dried Tomatoes
2 tbls Spicy Sambar Masala
1 tsp Tumeric
1 tbl. Cumin
1 Handful Fresh Cilantro
1 Large Handful Raisins
3-4 Cloves Garlic
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cup peas
Preparation: Peel and chop parsnip. Place the parsnip in Food Processor with “S” blade and process until it resembles rice. Place in a bowl and set aside. Place all other ingredients into the food processor. It should be a very chunky and be extremly fragrant!!!! YUM!
Here is the Parsnip Rice…
The spice mixture before the rice…
Everything all mixed up and redy to serve…
Here is the final presentation…
I added the peas last, since I didn’t want them to get squished while I was mixing in the spice mixture into the parsnip rice.
My taste tester was quite pleased with this meal I must say!!! He said he could smell the mangos and chili mixture from the kitchen while he was relaxing in the living room. Very excited about this dish! I will definitly be making this again!
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