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Receta A Personal Best Dessert!

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What can you say about a chef who says that he was trained in the kitchen by "innumerable thrashings"? That he is a perfectionist? That kitchen training can be tough? That his food is damn good? All of the above are true. It would have to be to survive and come out alive and cooking on the other side.
One of the best things about the book Prashad Cooking With Indian Masters are the stories of the chefs whos' recipes and words of advice are contained inside.
I've seen plenty of chefs' tales out of Western cuisine. Stories that would make Cinderella in her scullery look like she had it easy. This is the first book that I've run across where some of the great chefs of India tell how they got started. Some are the descendants of master chefs, others trained botanists (which somehow makes sense when it comes to cooking), some come from doing research into ancient cooking techniques, some are engineers and computer scientists who found themselves happier behind a stove. Others trained in France, and then there are the "kitchen rats", kids who were never happier than when they were hanging around a stove and willing to take their knocks to learn.
I've got to say that this is my new favorite book, though I've had it for a while. I've only recently started actually using it to cook. Printed in India, it doesn't have the standard recipe index and to learn, one must work ones' way through and really study how the dishes are made. Anyway, it's easier than a thrashing.
Since I've been spending my time watching Olympic events on TV every night after finishing my writing, I felt it was time to get my act together, step up my game and try a dessert from this book. After all, what's better and puts one in the Olympic spirit more than vegging out on the couch with a bowl of something deliciously sweet, watching all those athletes skidding across the ice on their rotundas. It's almost as good as a workout!
I was also eager to use my flameware casserole from Clay Coyote for an actual Indian dish. I've used this wonderful piece of flameware for oven baked polenta. It's always turned out superbly delicious with absolutely no stirring or standing or work! Pretty nifty I think. Why not use it for a classic South Indian Rice Dessert? It's a famous dish from Avadh, a region in the modern state of Utter Pradesh and is usually served at festive occasions. Our friend who'd just returned from Trivandrum said that his friends' wife had made the dish for him. It's called Ananas Ka Muzaafar and is a dessert that dates back to the courts of the Mughal emperors. This version comes from Mohammed Naseem, Manjit S. Gill and Chandra B. Tewari.
This dish involves very little up close and personal time at the stove, and once the rice is soaked (no effort on your part) and it's baking Dum Pukht style in the oven, it'll be ready just in time for the judges' scores. Here's how to do it.





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Direcciones

  1. Rice:
  2. Rinse and soak 1 and 1/2 cups of Basmati rice in water for 2 hours. Then drain it.
  3. The Syrup:
  4. In a pan or pot add:
  5. 2 and 1/2 cups of sugar
  6. 2/3 cup of water
  7. Mix well on medium heat.
  8. When it's boiling add in:
  9. A pinch of ground nutmeg
  10. 4 tsp of fresh lemon juice
  11. Stir the mixture until the syrup thickens then add in
  12. 1/2 tsp ground saffron
  13. 1/2 tsp kewra water
  14. 1/2 tsp of fresh pineapple juice reserved from pineapple cutting.
  15. Set aside.
  16. Pre-heat the oven to 250 degrees.
  17. In a large pot heat 5 cups of water
  18. Add in:
  19. The drained rice
  20. the ground seeds of 5 green cardamom
  21. 5 cloves
  22. 5 drops of yellow food color
  23. Boil it until the rice is just barely cooked, about 8 minutes.
  24. Drain it.
  25. Heat the sugar syrup over low heat , add in the cooked rice. When the syrup and rice come to a boil, toss in the cut up pineapple. Mix it well.
  26. Pour the rice and pineapple mixture into a clay casserole dish and cover the dish tightly with crimped foil and a lid. Make sure it's sealed tightly.
  27. Slip it into the oven and relax for an hour.
  28. Just before the dish is ready to come out of the oven warm about 1/3 cup of clarified butter.
  29. When you are ready to serve, peel off the foil lid and drizzle the rice with the clarified butter.
  30. Serve warm. This dish can also be made using mango. I'm really looking forward to trying it that way.
  31. So, I've finally busted into the Dessert chapter of Prashad and am now ready for more sweet adventures. I'm glad it didn't cost me a thrashing to learn this dish, but if anything were worth it, this royal delight would be it!

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 37g
Recipe makes 8 servings
Calories 73  
Calories from Fat 68 93%
Total Fat 7.77g 10%
Saturated Fat 4.9g 20%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 20mg 7%
Sodium 56mg 2%
Potassium 16mg 0%
Total Carbs 1.23g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%
Sugars 0.65g 0%
Protein 0.15g 0%
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  • Catherine Pappas
    26 de Febrero de 2010
    This sounds like a great dessert Kathy!
    • John Spottiswood
      23 de Febrero de 2010
      This looks awesome, Kathi. The 2 hours prep time has me a little scared, but I think I'll have to try it at least once!
      • Citronetvanille
        23 de Febrero de 2010
        beautiful recipe, I love any rice dessert!

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