Bhutanese Cheese Curry (Ema Daji)
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
5
ingredients
- 8 green cayenne chilies, seeded and chopped
- 1 large onion, sliced lengthwise
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 1⁄2 cups tomatoes, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1⁄3 lb feta cheese, copped in small cubes
- 4 tablespoons coriander leaves, chopped
directions
- Put the chiles, onion, water and oil in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce the heat slightly and cook at a strong simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and garlic and bring back to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, or until the tomatoes are melting into the liquid and the garlic has softened.
- Add the cheese and simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Stir, remove from the heat, cover, and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
- this is best served warm, not hot.
- Stir in coriander leaves (cilentro), add salt and pepper to taste and serves.
- This is usually served with Bhutanese red rice, but it is also good with plain rice accompanied with a stir fried green vegetable.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lynnski LA
Los Angeles, CA
I live in a wooded hillside area of Los Angeles where it feels like being out in the country. I grew up in Rhode Island, and came to LA after graduating from URI. I recently retired from my job as an environmental specialist. So now I have time to collect internet recipes. My hobbies & interests are aquatics, shell collecting, my cats, feeding stray cats, home improvement projects and cooking.
I love to travel and, years ago, lived in Mexico for several months. My favorite cookbooks are the ones written by Diana Kennedy; they are all great; and I have them all, some signed by her when I was enrolled in her cooking classes. I have a lot of cookbooks; some of my other fave authors and their books are: Madhur Jaffrey (especially World Vegetarian, World of East Vegetarian Cooking and A Taste of the Far East), Faye Levy, Martha Rose Shulman (especially Mediterranean Light, Provencal Light and Mexican Light) and Paula Wolfert.