August 21, 2008 |
Short Order
Earless La Manca mother and kid at American Masala Farm
Goat Biryani and curried goat will appear on the menu at Restaurant Devi this fall. The first goats, earless La Manchas, born on American Masala Farm, the Washington County home of Suvir Saran and his partner Charlie Burd, will be coming to town next month. “I wanted to give them names when they were born in May,” Suvir says, “But Charlie told me they already had names -- Lunch, Dinner, Amuse, Appetizer, Entreé. And he was right. They are not pets.” The men plan to make farmstead cheeses with the milk of the three year-olds and female kids. The 70-acre farm, bordering Southern Vermont, has three ponds and a registered trout stream. The partners are also raising angora goats for mohair wool, alpacas, peacocks, guinea hens, ducks and several varieties of heritage breed chickens, most of them on the list of endangered poultry, according to Suvir. Longwood sheep are due to arrive next month. Look for heritage lamb chops, trout fritters and mohair place mats next. Somehow, on those long icy nights, early mornings between running Devi, and book promotion hops, Suvir has signed to produce a 600 page collection of Indian dishes with 600 illustrations, due out in 2012.
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