Recipe - Poloni (Miniature Pasta Squares With Dairy Sauce)

PASTA
2 cup Flour
1 Egg; beaten
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half cup (abt) water

DAIRY SAUCE
One half cup Cottage cheese
One half cup Yoghurt
One fourth teaspoon Salt
2 Cloves garlic; put through a
press
1 teaspoon Fresh mint; chopped
1 tablespoon Fresh dill; chopped
4 cup Water; lightly salted, up
; to 5

POLONI (Miniature Pasta Squares w/Dairy Sauce)

TishAh B'Av & Shavuoth are two holidays when dairy foods are preeminent &
meat dishes are temporarily set aside. These pasta squares are covered w/a
wellseasoned, rich dairy sauce. Poloni would also be welcome during hot
summer days when cooking meat would increase the temperature in kitchen &
eating it create a heaviness not conductive to comfort. TishAh B'Av
indicates that this fast day is celebrated on the ninth day of month of Av.
This tragic holiday commemorates the destruction of First & Second Temples
of Jerusalem.

1. Mix flour, egg, & salt & add just enough water to prepare a dough firm
enough to be handled. Dust w/flour to reach desirable consistency. Put
dough ball into a plastic bag & let it rest at room temp for 1 hour.

2. Cut dough into halves & roll each piece into a very thin pancake. (I do
this w/my handcranked pasta machine.) Then cut pancakes into 1/2inch
squares. Set aside.

3. Mix sauce ingredients together & set aside.

4. Bring 4 to 5 cups of lightly salted water to a boil in a large pan, drop
in pasta, & cook over moderate heat for abt 10 mins, or until tender but
still al dente. Drain well.

Serve pasta & dairy sauce separately. Each diner fills his plate w/pasta &
spoons over as much sauce as wanted.

Recipe: "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark 600 Recipes Created in
Exotic Sephardic Kitchens from Morocco to India Copyright 1992 Published
by Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, N.Y. D. Pileggi

Per serving: 181 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (7% calories from fat); 8g
Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 33mg Cholesterol; 269mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 2
Grain(Starch); One half Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other
Carbohydrates

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