Hobbit Food: Sara's Masala

Why hobbit food you ask?

Have you ever wondered what hobbits eat? This question never occurred to us until one Sunday night where we used left over boiled, mashed up tubers to cover a hard boiled egg. We took this concept from a Guyanese dish known as Egg Ball. Which really is a hard boiled egg covered in a single root called cassava. After we fried up these tuber balls and were sitting down to devour them Tony said, "Sara, you cook like a hobbit and it's awesome" which then turned these tuber balls into hobbit balls. This also got us thinking, "what else have we cooked that's been inspired through the use of local ingredients and cuisine?" From this our blog was born. But if you're actually looking for foods that hobbits eat you won't find them here. But we do hope you enjoy our creations!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Sara's Masala

I had a bunch of eddo leaf left over so I fingured I would just cook it and eat it with channa but then I had an idea....blend it....

Wilted eddo leaf + blender = masala?

Ok, I’m not really sure if masala is even the right word for the dish I’m thinking of…an Indian green, paste, spicy dish that’s really good over rice or with naan?

sorry our pictures don't look appetizing :(

The definition of masala is “mixture”

Anyway, I’m calling this Masala…

Eddo leaf

1 inch Ginger

Carrot

Olive oil

1 tsp curry powder

pinch of salt

I cooked the eddo leaf until it was wilted with water and diced ginger (the ginger smelt so good cooking).

Once it was wilted enough I placed it in the blended along with grated carrot and olive oil (I would have put a lot more olive oil if I had more and I would have added garlic and onion but I was out)

I blended until smooth (I had to add a little more water)

Then I added the curry powder and salt, along with a few chickpeas (channa) and blended some more.

I was so surprised how good it tasted!!

Although, I’m not sure why Eddo leaf scratches your throat…

I topped my day old greens rice with my masala and I’ll have it tomorrow for lunch with chickpeas (channa).