By Julie
Malaria No More UK is challenging all of us to live below the line of poverty. The experience of how it feels to have only £1 to spend in a day can indeed be daunting but it is feasible. 1400 million people are doing it today. Every day.
Malaria No More UK is challenging all of us to live below the line of poverty. The experience of how it feels to have only £1 to spend in a day can indeed be daunting but it is feasible. 1400 million people are doing it today. Every day.
Diana and I are supporting you and Malaria No More UK with a recipe
- a traditional Neapolitan poor people’s dish called Spaghetti Bianchi, which
has been a staple with my mom and me ever since we discovered it.
P.S.: When I lived in London, I had about £120 left after paying the
rent, of which I paid transport, food and everything else. Sounds little in
London but I ended up walking a lot and cooking myself through the vegetarian
Indian cookbook of Julie Sahni. I still could eat spiced red lentil soup every
day. Maybe that could be on your menu tomorrow?
Ingredients
Yield: serves one
Price: ~ 25-30 p
100 g spaghetti
salt
1-2 clove garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 red chili pod
an old slice of white toast
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Preparation method
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta.
While the spaghetti cook, finely dice garlic and chili. Heat the
olive oil and gently fry the condiments on low heat without browning the
garlic. Set oil and condiments aside.
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Finely crumble the toast into the same pan and fry it until crispy.
Strain the spaghetti and fold into the oil-garlic-chili mixture.
Serve sprinkled with the bread crumbs and eat without distractions - no TV, no
smartphone, no music. Give those a thought whose poverty is not self-inflicted
for a week.
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