Today we are going to make a recipe that does not appear in any cookbook, that you cannot request in any restaurant and that nobody cooks, despite which it endures regardless of the thousands of years of history it carries. It was found described on the walls of the tomb of the Taty Rejmira (high position of the Egyptian pharaonic equivalent to vizier, that is, the second in power) who lived during the fifteenth century before our era. Long before Tutankhamun lived or Ramses II reigned.
The walls of the tombs described those who occupied them but also narrated the daily life of Ancient Egypt. It is probable that this Rejmira would enjoy eating these small cones that you see in the image above and would like someone to cook them for him when he arrived in the Beyond. That is why he left the recipe written on the walls, so that those who were going to serve him would not forget it.
The most surprising thing about the recipe is that it uses ingredients that are very common to us, among which is the tiger nut that we use in Spain to make horchata and that came to us thanks to the Arabs. These probably knew the hazelnut sedge, from which the tiger nut is obtained, in Egypt where it was cultivated since time immemorial.
Tigernut cones are small sweets made up of tigernuts, dates and honey.
INGREDIENTS :
- A 200 ml (1 cup) full of tiger nuts
- half cup of honey
- Half a cup of olive oil
- Half cup of dates
First of all, we wash the tiger nuts very well to remove any trace of dust or dirt. Then fill the glass with warm water to rehydrate for at least half an hour.
While the tiger nuts are rehydrating, chop the dates well.
Remove the excess water from the tiger nuts and grind them with the hand blender.
Next, in a saucepan over medium heat, pour the dates, the tiger nut paste, the oil and the honey. Stir constantly for a couple of minutes.
Then lower the heat to a minimum and keep the mixture, stirring constantly, for another 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool down.
We make small balls of the dough and shape them into cones (they are the size of a chocolate more or less, that is, they are eaten in one bite).
And once you have made and eaten them, you can say that you have cooked like 4000 years ago and eaten like a pharaoh. Or at least, as his vizier.