Staple foods of the Indian Food cuisine include rice, flour & a variety of lentils. Indian cuisine is mostly recognized by the spices that are used. Popular spices that make up the traditional Indian dishes include Cardamom (Elachi), Tumeric (Haldi), Cumin (Jeera), Coriander (Dhania), Black Mustard Seeds (Sarso), Saffron, Ginger, Garlic & Chili Powder. A popular & common spice that is also used is called Garam Masala which typically has a combination of five or more spices.
Some leaves are also used in the Indian dishes which give them their distinctive Indian flavor. Leaves used for various dishes include Curry Leaves, Bay Leaves, Fenugreek Leaves, Mint Leaves & Coriander Leaves.
CORNISH OR CULLS CHICKEN CURRY This Indian Recipe Serves 3-4 Cornish or Culls Chicken Curry is a curry that is slow cooked for a few hours because the meat is actually quite tough. South Africa is well known for this curry & it usually is a Saturday favourite. This meal is also referred to…
SUGAR BEANS CURRY WITH MADUMBIS (YAMS) This Indian Food Recipe Serves 3-4 Sugar Beans Curry With Madumbis (Yams) is a variation from the basic Sugar Beans curry. Sugar Beans (regularly known as Pinto Beans) is a famous dish in South Africa. This dish is a healthier version if you want to avoid adding in potatoes.…
PICKLED JALAPEÑOS This Recipe Serves 3-4 This Pickled Jalapeños recipe is great as a side to any meal especially Indian curries. It is fairly easy to prepare, although the soaking process will take up to a week before you will be able to consume it. The jalapeño, is a medium-sized chilli pepper case sort cultivar of the…
FLAKY PUFF PASTRY ROTI This Indian Recipe Makes 9 Roti’s We all know that roti’s are the simplest of breads to make but somehow not many can get the dough just quite right. What if the dough was already prepared for you? Wouldn’t that just be so much easier? EatMee brings you the fastest…
