Yellow Split Pea Dhall
Indian cuisine has an outburst of flavors ranging from mild to spicy. Spices are used extensively in Indian dishes which give them their distinctive flavor. Indian migrants were brought to South Africa as slaves in the 18th & 19th century.
The most popular Indian cuisine dishes in South Africa include Curries, Biryani, Samoosa’s, Bunny Chows & Chicken Tikka.
Bunny Chows were created by the Indian slaves as they did not have plates to eat their food. Indian slaves decided to make a deep hole in a loaf of bread & place their curries in them. This gave them the support to eat their meals with ease & hence the Bunny Chow was invented. This dish is by far the most popular Indian dish in South Africa.
Yam Curry
YAM CURRY This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Yam Curry is a vegetarian dish that has the look of potato curry but the taste is much different. It is a soft curry & can also be cooked with peas. Yams are known to many South Africans as Madumbis. Yam is the usual name for some plant…
Rich Soji
RICH SOJI This Indian Dessert Recipe Serves 2-3 This Rich Soji is absolutely decadent – it is soft & sweet with so much of flavour that you will opt for a second round. Soji a traditional Indian recipe which is enjoyed throughout South Africa & most foreign countries including India. In Goa they…
Phutu
PHUTU This South African Food Recipe Serves 2 Phutu, Phuthu or Uphuthu, is a conventional arrangement strategy for maize meal in South African food. It is a dish made by the way toward steaming maize meal on low warmth to form a crumb like texture. Like South African Pap (a thick porridge like dish)…
Mutton Dhall Gosht
MUTTON DHALL GOSHT This Indian Recipe Serves 4-5 Mutton Dhall Gosht is a mix of zesty cubed mutton or lamb & lentils which turn this dish into the ideal healthy Indian-motivated dish. It is of Pakistani & North Indian cooking but is also popular in South Africa. This healthy substantial dish makes an awesome one-pot feast…
