Title: Fruit Curry
Category: Curry
Serves: 8
Ingredients:| 2.00 | cup | Long grain brown rice |
| 4.00 | cup | Water |
| 1.00 | tsp | Sea salt |
| 1.00 | tsp | Sea Salt |
| 4.00 | tbsp | Safflower oil |
| 1.00 | cup | Eggplant, cubed |
| 0.50 | cup | Raisins |
| 0.50 | cup | Apple juice |
| 2.00 | tbsp | Red wine vinegar |
| 2.00 | tbsp | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1.00 | tsp | Lemon peel |
| 0.25 | cup | Raw peanuts, chopped |
Instructions:Combine rice, water and 1 teaspoon salt and steam 1 hour.
Saute onions with 1 teaspoon salt in oil until onions are tender.
Add zucchini and eggplant and fry until tender.
Lightly stir in fruits and apple juice, then add next 4 ingredients.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Place steamed rice into a buttered 3-quart baking dish.
Smother with sauteed mixture.
Cover and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
Remove and garnish with peanuts and bananas.
Serve immediately.
Serves 8 to 10.
Variations: For the meat-eating crown, use 1/2 pounds ground lamb or pork instead of zucchini and eggplant.
When fresh fruits are not available, use 1 11/2 cups dried apples and 3/4 cups dried peaches, reconstituting them in warm water for 1 hour before using them.