Name: Mamaliga recipe by Reena Andavarapu at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Maize flour (course)- 1 cup; Water - 3 cups; Salt - 3/4 tsp; Pepper - 1/2 tsp; Cottage cheese-1 cup; Fresh cream - 3 tbsp; Tomatoe - 1; Coriander - few springs; Boiled eggs - 2; For the yogurt dip:; Yogurt - 1 cup; Salt and pepper to season; Coriander - 1 tsp chopped

ABOUT Mamaliga RECIPE

Anyone who loves porridge in breakfast or meal, this is an ultimate one from the Romanian cuisine. Mildly seasoned with salt and pepper assembled with fresh cream and cottage cheese served with boiled eggs and a healthy yogurt dip makes a complete healthy breakfast or a meal.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Maize flour (course)- 1 cup
Water - 3 cups
Salt - 3/4 tsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Cottage cheese-1 cup
Fresh cream - 3 tbsp
Tomatoe - 1
Coriander - few springs
Boiled eggs - 2
For the yogurt dip:
Yogurt - 1 cup
Salt and pepper to season
Coriander - 1 tsp chopped

Instructions

Keep water to boil
Just before it boils add the salt and pepper
Now slowly stir in the maize flour.
Keep stirring with a wooden laddle
Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes
Put off the fire.
For the assembling:
Keep the crumbled cottage cheese, fresh cream ready
Deseed and chop half a tomatoe and cut circles of remaining half
Spread a layer of prepared porridge on a plate followed by spreading a spoon of fresh cream
Now spread crumbled cottage cheese and chopped coriander
Spread again a layer of porridge and repeat with the same process
Finally top with cottage cheese,chopped tomatoe and tomatoe rings.
Mix all the ingredients for the yogurt dip
Serve with yogurt dip and boiled eggs halved and seasoned with salt and pepper