1 tsp yeast
2 tsp sugar
25 ml warm water
225 g rice flour salt to taste
300 ml thick coconut milk
Directions
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water and set aside for 5 minutes.
Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl, add the coconut milk, yeast and
sugar and mix to form a smooth batter. Cover and leave overnight.
Grease a hopper pan, heat it over a moderate heat and pour 75 ml of
batter into the pan. Tilt the pan so batter forms a round shape,
cover with the lid and cook until done. Ease the hopper from the pan
with a blunt knife. From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera,
ISBN #962 224 010 0
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Beverage; Fruit; Grain; Rice; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
Recipes as an idea can be tracked far back into ancient history, certainly as far as pharonic Egypt, and maybe even further. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these ancient recipes were just very simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe found, according to historians is a series of clay tablets in the Sumerian language which show the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel exhilarated and blissful. Progressing into Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius created a collection of documents detailing recipes prepared by wealthy roman citizens. In his scrolls, he recounts how the meals were divided into hors d`oeuvre, main meal and desserts, a style of dining still practiced today. He also informs us how the chefs of Roman times were skilled in the use of a good variety of herbs, including many that are still in use today such as bay, mint and asafoetida. Continuing our culinary historical journey, there were a couple of cookery books which were published in the 1300s ; one book called `Forme of Cury`, and another named `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, these are unconnected to the indian curry that is popular today, but rather descriptions of the types of food prepared by the chefs of the upper classes of that time. Later on, in the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought us a variety of foods and spices from the Middle-East, including spices such as rosemary and coriander. These new foods and tastes caused an eruption in books on cooking, many of which are now in academic collections. When we get to the 20th century, cookery books are highly popular as a result of increased literacy, leisure time and having more money. |
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