Mussels steamed with white wine and curry leaves

2 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
½ cup Onion; finely chopped
1 cup Plum tomatoes; seeded, finely diced
¼ cup Fresh curry leaves; (sold in some Indian markets or cilantro leaves
teaspoon Cumin seeds; crushed in a mortar
Salt to taste
2 pounds Mussels; scrubbed & debearded
¾ cup Dry white wine

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large lidded saucepan. Add the onion, tomatoes and curry leave or cilantro, and cook, stirring. over medium heat until the vegetables soften.

2. Stir in the cumin, and cook a few minutes longer, until the onion starts to brown. Season with salt.

3. Add the mussels and wine, cover and cook over medium heat until the mussels open. Serve at once.

Recipe by: Geetika Khanna - NY Times -3-25-98 - Raga Restaurant, NY Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "ndunn@..." <ndunn@...> on Apr 2, 1998

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