Mushroom Curry

Mushroom Curry has a whole lotta flavor. Mushroom, onion, garlic, celery, tomato, apple, and coconut spiced with cumin, cinnamon, tumeric, ginger, mustard seed, cloves, and allspice. Whoa! I really appreciate that these Moosewood curry recipes instruct you to create your own curry flavor. Curry powder is a bit of a mystery to me and each brand has a different blend. The mushroom curry had a wonderful broth and a spicy flavor. We served it over rice with some strained yogurt on top. Truly a wonderful meal! Thank you to Renee and Randee for hosting :)

Satyamma's Famous Cauliflower Curry and Banana Raita

Friday night I made Satyamma's Famous Cauliflower Curry with Banana Raita. It was my first time making curry. The sauce was a blend of shredded coconut, mustard seed, garlic, ginger, toasted peanuts, tumeric, cloves, sesame seeds, and cayenne. It was spicy and delicious.
The curry sauce was added to cauliflower, carrots, and onion and simmered on the stove for a while. We served the curry over rice, with cucumber, raisins, orange slices, toasted coconut, and toasted sesame seeds on the side.

I also made Banana Raita for the curry. Raita is "a yogurt preparation with small amounts of seasoning and a hint of fresh grated vegetables. It is designed to cool and relax the palate between bites of heavier, more intensely seasoned dishes." (Thanks Mollie!) The banana recipe came from the original Moosewood Cookbook and was really nice. It had a sweet, but not too sweet, banana flavor and a hint of spice at the end. Overall, a curry success and really nice dinner! I am looking forward to making the other curry dishes in this book.

Zuccanoes

Zuccanoes are stuffed zucchini canoes. The filling is made of rice, onion, toasted almonds, spices, and garlic. After they are assembled, they are then topped with Swiss cheese and baked for about a half an hour. I paired them with Cream of Broccoli Soup for a wonderful Saturday night meal.

Thank you to my wonderful Momma for all the knife related help in the kitchen.