For P I had decided to make dishes from Puerto Rica which is officially called as common wealth of Puerto Rica. Its located in the Caribbean east of Dominican republic. As they had a Spanish invasion before centuries the islands culture and cuisine is highly influenced by them.The language spoken here is Spanish but people even talk English. I would like to mention the style of dance from this country which was very nice to watch the Bomba y plena,while researching about the country I happen to see a bomba style of dance in you tube and I liked the style a lot. Puerto rican cuisine has influence from the European , African cuisines ad also the ingredients used for preparing a dish are influenced bu United states too. Puerto rican dishes have some flavorful spices and herbs added making the the dish aromatic. If you remember me making blancmange for Haitian cuisine they same pudding is made in puerto rica but obviously the name is different , it is called Tembleque ( coconut pudding). I am glad to know most of the countries share same recipes in different names.
Sorullitos de Maíz
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Snacks
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10 mins
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10 mins
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- In a sauce pan put water, sugar, salt and butter.
- Let the water boil, and once it boils simmer the flame.
- Add the corn meal while mixing with a ladle simultaneously.
- Mix them till they combine well and get them cook well.
- After some time it will begin to thicken and cook them them till its very thick.
- Turn off the flame and let it cool till you can handle the dough.
- Divide the dough to equal parts and roll them to a cylindrical or elongated shape like a roll or stick.
- Heat oil in a pan and when it is hot enough slide the shaped sorullitos .
- Fry them till golden brown from all sides.
- Serve them warm with mayo ketchup dip.
Refresco De Tamarindo
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Drinks
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5 mins
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5 mins
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Ingredients Dried tamarind – 1/2 cup ( remove the shell
and seeds)
Water – 3 cups
Sugar as needed
Ice cubes – Few Method
- To remove the seeds from the tamarind you can soak them in water for a while and remove the seeds.
- In a blender put the tamarind , water and sugar.
- Pulse the blender till they combine well.
- Strain the juice using a strainer and serve them chilled with lots of ice cubes.
Wow Manjula, you really have got some delicious dishes going here..very nice choice for the country!
Omg, those fritters are asking me to gobble few now, i can finish my lunch with that refreshing tamarind drink, too good both looks stunning.
mouthwatering fritters and clicks too….
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wonderfully done
Again both dishes look great and are presented beautifully.
Nice presentation and both the dishes look.
beautiful choice of recipes…and amazing presentation
I like these fritters and the tamarind drink..wow it surely is very refreshing and my kind of stuff.good job with your presentation.
I made these cornmeal fingers for Nigeria 🙂 Those are addictive! And the tamarind beverage sounds tongue tickling!
Very interesting dishes from Nigeria. That tamarind drink looks refreshing and yummy!!
I didn't realize that these were sweet corn fritters. they must ahve been yummy.
And what kind of tamarind did you use for that interesting drink ? I am guessing not the ones we use to make sambhar, right?
thanks suma 🙂 yes not the regular tamarind the one from pod ..
The fritters look super inviting Manju. And the dring looks so refreshing…
I am learning so much from your posts. Despite one of my good friends being PR I never heard of dances you mentioned. I more familiar with salsa and never heard of these fritters either. They look delicious
The fritters are sure addictive and that drink sounds something like our amlana! Good choices for P!
the fitters and the tamarind drink look so yum.
It's spelled Puerto Rico not Puerto Rica