Rishta- was Re: [Sca-cooks] pasta with meat

[david friedman]

Cariadoc mentioned rishta as a favorite pasta with meat and Phlip asked:

>What rishta are you referring to? A quick search on Google got me a bunch of
>Indian and Pakistani movie and music references, and one obviously modern
>revipe, containing pasta, but also bell peppers and no meat.

He means the one from Al-Bagdadi; here is the version we have in the 
Miscellany:

Rishta
  al-Baghdadi p.45/7

Cut fat meat into middling pieces and put into the saucepan, with a 
covering of water. Add cinnamon-bark, a little salt, a handful of 
peeled chickpeas, and half a handful of lentils. Boil until cooked: 
then add more water, and bring thoroughly to the boil. Now add 
spaghetti (which is made by kneading flour and water well, then 
rolling out fine and cutting into thin threads four fingers long). 
Put over the fire and cook until set to a smooth consistency. When it 
has settled over a gentle fire for an hour, remove.

1 lb lamb
1/2 stick cinnamon
1 t salt
6 T peeled chickpeas (canned will do)
3 T lentils
4 c water
2 c flour
3/8-1/2 c water

"Boil until cooked": about 1 hour. For noodles, mix flour with about 
1/2 c cold water (just enough to make an unsticky dough). Knead 
thoroughly, roll out, cut into thin strips. Add to pot, simmer 1/2 
hour being careful not to let it stick to the bottom and scorch, 
serve.

Elizabeth/Betty Cook