Russell's Spinach Masala Recipe - anyone try this?

[JoyceH]

Howdy Folks,

With a strange schedule on Saturday, my normal big day of raw food prep will be reduced to only a few hours in the afternoon. On Friday night I'm going to try this apricot yogurt cake with sweet cream and anise syrup in Matthew Kenney's newest book, Entertaining in the Raw. It's not that complicated but I think the ingredients are exotic and exciting. He even uses garam masala! Gotta love Matthew's creativity :)

So on Saturday afternoon I'm going to try Russell James' Spinach Masala recipe:

http://therawchefblog.com/winter-warmer#more-57

Anyone try this one out yet?? Russell is another one of my favorite raw food chefs.:D

I would love to hear about any other favorite raw Indian recipes that aren't too time consuming or involve a day in the dehydrator.

Love to hear what others think of this recipe and/or some other lovely Indian flavored raw recipes.

Cheers!
Joyce

[JoyceH]

ooooh, I know Alissa has some good ones in her book but I haven't tried any yet. Would love to know your favorites in her book as well ;)

[T-Bird]

I think I'll be trying it out soon! I have all the ingredients....except the macadamia nut oil......

[JoyceH]

I think I'll be trying it out soon! I have all the ingredients....except the macadamia nut oil......

I actually found macadamia nut oil at our local co-op a while back when I was making RFRW's red beet ravioli. I hope it's still good :)

[mblessed]

Hi Joyce, ~~~waving from Western Mass~~~

For your consideration:

http://roshis.com/malai-kofta/

I have made this dish a number of times. It's pretty simple. I did cut down on the banana. I think I may have doubled the kofta part, because it doesn't make a lot.

[JoyceH]

Hi Joyce, ~~~waving from Western Mass~~~

For your consideration:

http://roshis.com/malai-kofta/

I have made this dish a number of times. It's pretty simple. I did cut down on the banana. I think I may have doubled the kofta part, because it doesn't make a lot.

Hi Mblessed! (waving back atcha!:)) I was just down in South Deerfield for a birthday party this past Saturday.

Thanks so much for the malai-kofta recommendation! I do remember seeing that one and probably forgot to copy and paste it into my email files. Sounds like a yummy one!

Cheers from the Green Mountains! :D

[spicyfull]

Sounds and L@@ks like a RAWinner.........Thanks for Sharing.

[JoyceH]

Hello, I just wanted to say that this recipe is truly a winner! We both loved this one. It tastes so authentic and wonderful especially if you fancy Indian food like we do! Check out my updated blog for all the details and photos.

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http://picasaweb.google.com/jholsten/RawVeganSavoryDishesByJoyceHolsten#

[jane b]

I just checked out Joyce's blog page, and all I can say is Holy Happily-Mooing Cow!!!!

:eek:

Just one question: What are the samosa wrappers made from, and how well would this work making raw spanikopita?

[JoyceH]

I just checked out Joyce's blog page, and all I can say is Holy Happily-Mooing Cow!!!!

:eek:

Just one question: What are the samosa wrappers made from, and how well would this work making raw spanikopita?

Thanks Jane b :)

The samosas are made from blended up young Thai coconut meat. They might work very well for spanikopita. Great idea!!:D

[raweater]

I just made the spinach masala it's really good, but I didn't put mango or fresh coriander.

[JoyceH]

I just made the spinach masala it's really good, but I didn't put mango or fresh coriander.

To others who might try this dish: I thought the fresh cilantro/coriander and fresh mango were really great in this dish, so if you have them available, don't skip them. That's just my suggestion.

[raweater]

I didn't have fresh cilantro and only had frozen mango which I didn't feel like thawing.

[JoyceH]

Just one question: What are the samosa wrappers made from, and how well would this work making raw spanikopita?

Hi Jane b, I just found this raw recipe for spanikopita on Tofu666's wonderul blog. Check this out! Very exciting!

http://veganmenu.blogspot.com/search?q=greek

gosh I just printed out a recipe for Russell's stuffed grape leaves (on his blog) as I'm thinking summertime is so nice to have Greek style foods.

[jane b]

Thanks for the link, and more importantly, my DH thanks you. We love greek food, and before I went raw, I made the best moussaka and galatabourika in the world. It would be wonderful to recapture some of those flavors again.

I'm going to try to set a day next week to do nothing but experiment with some recipes. You've absolutely inspired me!

[JoyceH]

Thanks for the link, and more importantly, my DH thanks you. We love greek food, and before I went raw, I made the best moussaka and galatabourika in the world. It would be wonderful to recapture some of those flavors again.

I'm going to try to set a day next week to do nothing but experiment with some recipes. You've absolutely inspired me!

Hi Jane b, I just updated my blog for a couple Greek style recipes I made this past saturday: Russell James' Stuffed grape leaves with mint cashew aioli and Matthew Kenney's tabbouleh. Both were really yummy!!! :D

Do let us know how your experimenting turns out. Love to hear about all the details :)

[raweater]

Isn't this spinach masala indian and not greek?

[JoyceH]

Hi again Jane b, just wanted to say thanks for your kind words. Seems like most folks around here are so nice and laid back. :)

Happy raw Greek food!!

[jane b]

Joyce, you totally rock!