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Banana Yogurt
Oct. 2nd, 2008 10:23 pm
I got this recipe from a rather tattered copy of The Vegetarian Epicure, which is a very dairy-heavy book. All the vegetarian sources I've read recently say that vegetarians get a lot of protein from "beans and pulses", but this book gets a lot of protein from cow milk. Well, I'm not vegetarian, so what do I care?
This is delicious yogurt.
1 tsp butter or butter substitute
1.5 tsp cumin seeds
.25 tsp cardamom seeds
.25 tsp ground coriander
.25 tsp ground cayenne
2 cups mashed bananas
2 cups yogurt
Pound the spices lightly in a mortar so they're not fully crushed, stir them in the melted butter on a hot stove, cook for a few minutes, add the bananas, then pour the whole thing out into the yogurt. Stir, then let it sit.
That's the original recipe, though I reworded slightly. I modify this somewhat.
First, because I eat this as a dessert instead of an accompaniment, and because I use sheep's yogurt (which tends to be tarter than cow milk yogurt, though that may be just the companies I'm purchasing from), I end up sweetening this with a little honey. Taste before you sweeten.
Secondly, I add more spices - doubling most of that up there. Taste before you add spices. You may even decide to change what spices you use. I once used garam masala, and if I didn't use onions in my berbere I imagine it'd taste quite good with those spices as well. Mmm. Actually, I must try that...!
Third, crushed lightly cumin? DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO CRUSH CUMIN WITH A MORTAR? Most cumin (and, for that matter, most cardamom) in my version of this recipe has been firmly pulverized in acoffee spice grinder. I add a little "lightly crushed" for appearance
Fourth, instead of ground cayenne I usually just toast a whole pepper with the spices, but remove it before adding the banana. I'm less likely to go overboard that way. Alternatively, I substitute fresh ground black pepper - not the same, but just as good when you have people who aren't fond of spiciness.
Finally, I usually top this with wheat germ. Gotta use that stuff up. It's like all that oatmeal we have sitting up on the pantry shelves. Sure, we *could* eat something else for breakfast, but meanwhile those 50 pounds of oats aren't gonna eat themselves!
This is delicious yogurt.
1 tsp butter or butter substitute
1.5 tsp cumin seeds
.25 tsp cardamom seeds
.25 tsp ground coriander
.25 tsp ground cayenne
2 cups mashed bananas
2 cups yogurt
Pound the spices lightly in a mortar so they're not fully crushed, stir them in the melted butter on a hot stove, cook for a few minutes, add the bananas, then pour the whole thing out into the yogurt. Stir, then let it sit.
That's the original recipe, though I reworded slightly. I modify this somewhat.
First, because I eat this as a dessert instead of an accompaniment, and because I use sheep's yogurt (which tends to be tarter than cow milk yogurt, though that may be just the companies I'm purchasing from), I end up sweetening this with a little honey. Taste before you sweeten.
Secondly, I add more spices - doubling most of that up there. Taste before you add spices. You may even decide to change what spices you use. I once used garam masala, and if I didn't use onions in my berbere I imagine it'd taste quite good with those spices as well. Mmm. Actually, I must try that...!
Third, crushed lightly cumin? DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO CRUSH CUMIN WITH A MORTAR? Most cumin (and, for that matter, most cardamom) in my version of this recipe has been firmly pulverized in a
Fourth, instead of ground cayenne I usually just toast a whole pepper with the spices, but remove it before adding the banana. I'm less likely to go overboard that way. Alternatively, I substitute fresh ground black pepper - not the same, but just as good when you have people who aren't fond of spiciness.
Finally, I usually top this with wheat germ. Gotta use that stuff up. It's like all that oatmeal we have sitting up on the pantry shelves. Sure, we *could* eat something else for breakfast, but meanwhile those 50 pounds of oats aren't gonna eat themselves!
