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Buttermilkjellywith
stickystrawberries
Place 400 g cubedstrawberriesina small,
heavy-basedsaucepan.Add 100 g castersugar
and½cupwaterandplaceovera lowheat.
Stiruntilthesugarhasdissolved,thensimmer
untilthestrawberrieshavesoftenedand
formeda stickysauce.Removefromtheheat,
coolandaddthejuiceof1 lemon.Tomake
thebuttermilkjelly,soften9 gelatineleaves
inwater,thensqueezeouttheexcessliquid.
Heat1½cupsmilkand1 splitvanillapoduntil
justsimmering,thenremovefromtheheat.
Removethevanillapod.Add 115 g caster
sugar,stirringuntilit dissolves,thenwhiskin
thegelatine.Stirthrough1½cupsbuttermilk
andpourthemixtureinto4–6lightlyoiled
moulds.Chillforatleast6 hoursoruntilset.
Unmouldjustbeforeservinganddrizzlewith
thestrawberries.Serves8.
Onionbhajiswith
buttermilkdippingsauce
Heat2 cupssunfloweroilina saucepan.Mix
120 g cakeflour,2 T garammasala,1 T turmeric
andsalttotaste.Add1 cupbuttermilkandmix
tocombine.Slice2 largeonionsintorings,then
inhalf.Coatinthebatteranddeep-fryinthe
oiluntilgolden.Drainonkitchenpaper.
Tomakethebuttermilksauce,mix1 cup
buttermilkwith½cupmangochutney.
Servewiththebhajis.Serves 4
Buttermilk-soaked
oatswithberries
Mix 180 g rawrolledoatswith4 cups
buttermilk.Coverandchillfor2 hours.Just
beforeserving,grate2 greenorredapplesand
squeezeoversomelemonjuicetoprevent
themfromturningbrown.Spoonthesoaked
oatsintobowlsandtopwiththeapple, 80 g
blueberriesand 50 g toastedflakedalmonds.
Pourovera littlebuttermilkandserve.Serves 4
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3 WAYS WITH
Buttermilk
It tenderisesmeat,leavensbakes,andaddstang
toeverythingfromdressingstodesserts.Let’shear
it fortheunderrateddairyqueeninovernightoats,
a spicydipanda wobblymealclincher
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28 TASTEMARCH 2020