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.
JALAPEÑO CHICKEN CRUMBED SAMOOSA This Recipe Makes ± 21 Samoosa’s Jalapeño Chicken Crumbed Samoosa is a new variation to samoosa’s. It has become a huge favourite in South Africa & many other parts of the world. It is prepared with chicken fillets, although chicken mince (ground chicken) may be used. The chicken is then…
SOUTH AFRICAN VEDA This Indian Recipe Makes ± 36 Veda’s South African Veda is quite different from the vedas made in India. Most vedas in India consist of flour in the batter & it is made really thick. In South Africa, the veda recipe is made with pea dhall & fried until crispy. This…
KEBAB CHUTNEY This Indian Recipe Serves 2-4 This Kebab Chutney is so yummy & easy to prepare. The kebabs can be homemade from scratch or you can find the pre-made ones at local Indian butcheries. For this recipe, I used the pre-made kebabs which I found to be much quicker. If you want to make…
BUTTER NAAN This Recipe Makes 4-8 Naan Pieces Butter Naan is simply an Indian style flat bread similar to roti/chapatti but is much thicker & airier. If you enjoy garlic naan then this Butter Naan is just as good, but without the garlic of course. Typically this delicate wonderful Indian bread is cooked in…
CHICKEN SAMOOSA This Recipe Makes ± 24 Samoosa’s Chicken samoosa as well as other fillings are a huge favourite in South Africa & many other parts of the world. It is prepared with chicken fillets, although chicken mince (ground chicken) may be used. The chicken is then cooked & filled into the samoosa pastry/pur…
SWEETCORN & CHEESE SAMOOSA This Recipe Makes ± 24 Samoosa’s Sweetcorn & Cheese Samoosa as well as other fillings are a huge favourite in South Africa & many other parts of the world. This samoosa is vegetarian friendly & contains no meat. Sweet corn is typically corn (mielies) that have a higher sugar content.…
MINCE SAMOOSA This Recipe Makes ± 40 Samoosa’s Mince samoosa as well as other fillings are a huge favourite in South Africa & many other parts of the world. It is basically a mince filling that is cooked & stuffed into a pastry, also known as samoosa pur & thereafter fried in shallow oil…
SOYA SAUSAGE CHUTNEY This Indian Recipe Serves 2-4 This Soya Sausage Chutney recipe is great for vegetarians as well as for those who have their meat-free days. Soya sausages are vegetarian sausages which contain no meat. In 1916, soya sausages were invented in Germany. It was known as Kölner Wurst (Cologne Sausage). Sausage was first utilized in English in the mid-fifteenth…
TROTTERS & BEANS CURRY This Indian Food Recipe Serves 2-4 This Trotters & Beans Curry recipe uses the feet of a sheep which is called Trotters. In certain Indian households, this may also be referred to as Paya. Trotters is an offal & is quite a delicacy in most countries. Trotters has various medical advantages, for…
YELLADA – SESAME SEED CRISPS This Recipe Makes ± 20 Crisps Growing up, my grandmother used to always prepare these tasty treats for us. These were called Yellada – Sesame Seed Crisps which were fluffy on the inside & crispy on the outside. Yellada is the Tamil name for this treat & it is made with…