Cumin

[pigletwillie]

I certainly think it could be a goer in a decade or two Jane.

[Alice]

I think we'll need a bit more global warming before you'll succeed with that one Madderbat.

[madderbat]

I can dream! It's like getting my olive and lemon tree .. one day

[nick the grief]

Try the border of your Greenhouse/Polytunnel Piglet

[JennieAtkinson]

I can dream! It's like getting my olive and lemon tree .. one day

By the time global warming reaches here then I'll be pushing up the daisies! No chance for a lemon tree just yet then!

[Earthbabe]

Cumin Puris

Found in one of my Rick Stein books along with oodles of fish pics to keep Miss E entertained and educated.

100g (4oz) wholemeal flour
100g (4oz) plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsps sunflower oil plus extra for brushing
1tsp cumin seeds
150ml (5floz) water

Sift the flours and salt into a large bowl, add the oil and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until well mixed in. Stir in the cumin seeds. Gradulally mix in the water to make a soft, slightly sticky dough, then turn out on to a well-floured work surface and knead for 5 mins. Rub the ball of dough with a little more oil, put in a clean bowl, cover and leave for 30 mins.

Pre-heat the grill to high. Knead the dough for another 3 mins until smooth. divide into 12 balls, dust each one heavily with flour and roll out into a 12.5cm (5") disc. Brush on both sides with oil and grill for 1 min on each side.

Serve as an accompaniment to the curry of your choice.

[Alice]

Helo SBP, glad this thread came back up as I meant to ask you about the bean pate at the time. I make a bean pate with beans, cream cheese , garlic and horseradish, but the cumin sounds interesting. What do you put in yours.

[smallblueplanet]

Oh I leave the technical stuff to the OH, I safety test it!

However, apparently its normally something like

A tin of butter/haricot/etc 'white' beans
clove garlic (may be dried fried to make it less 'harsh')
olive oil (splash)
ground cumin (1/4 teaspoonish)
ground coriander (1/4 teaspoonish)
squeeze lemon juice or cider/white wine vinegar
fresh leaf coriander (optional)
breadcrumbs (optional to 'pad out'/thicken up)
grind of salt/pepper

All whizzed up in a blender.

Nice in a pitta bread.

[madderbat]

sounds really yummy sbp and a change from hummus. Will def initely give it a go. Thanks

[Alice]

Thanks SBP. Appreciate that. Sounds similar to what I do, with a few additions. I think I might stick to the cream cheese rather than the breadcrumbs. Will definately be giving it a go. Thanks again.

[smallblueplanet]

Ah its just that we don't tend to have cream cheese around and its less fattening!

[Sue]

Thanks for the recipe SBP, I've got all the ingredients in the store cupboard and as it's so cold and snowy will stay in tomorrow and whizz some up.
best wishes
Sue

[GARDENHAPPY]

we use cummin all the time in dishes for mexican food ,it's great with beef and chicken ,I'll find my Chicken soup recipe that friends and family love and post it later.

[areia]

i always stick cumin in my spag bol, im a chuck it in kind of cook but i will share this one with you as i remembered to write this one down i dont have measurement though i use herbs to taste really throw it in and hope This is sort of a sausage stew. Cumin. marmite,(or bovril) 6 sausages chopped and cooked off an bit in the oven ( i dont like them too soggy ) 6 carrot's 1 tattie, 2 parsnips, half a swede 1 onion 2 cloves ( i like me garlic so you can use 1 )fry chopped veg in little oil for ten mins one clove in add the other later in the stew ). Add marmite bout teaspoon of wholegrain mustard, tom puree coriander to a little water and mix, (makes this easier to mix in pan i think)then put all in a saucepan simmer for bout and hour an half add parsley salt and pepper to taste, done, always taste better next day i find made this up when i didnt have a lot in my cupboard nice in the winter

[Flummery]

I love it with pinto or borlotti type beans - a bit like the Mexican re-fried beans.