INSTANT POT BEEF HALEEM This Recipe Serves 6 There’s something incredibly comforting about a bowl of rich, slow-cooked haleem. Traditionally, this hearty dish is simmered for hours as grains, lentils and meat slowly break down into a thick, creamy consistency. While the classic method requires constant stirring and patience, modern appliances make it so…
CHICKEN KHALIYA This Recipe Serves 3-4 Chicken Khaliya also spelled Chicken Kalia or Chicken Kalya is a chicken curry from Mauritius that is made with yogurt & loads of spices. This dish is also popular in South Africa in Cape Malay culture. It is a whole different way of preparing chicken curry & if you’re…
BUTTER CHICKEN This Recipe Serves 3-4 Butter chicken also known as murgh makhani (Hindi: मुर्ग़ मक्खनी) is an Indian dish of chicken in a gently spiced curry sauce. It is served in India & abroad. The dish has its foundations in Punjabi food & was produced by the Moti Mahal eatery in Delhi, India.…
EGG CHUTNEY This Indian Recipe Serves 4-5 Egg Chutney is a popular Indian dish in South Africa. It is simply a dish which consists of pouched eggs in a tomato sauce (chutney). This dish use to often be made by my mum or gran as a brunch meal on weekends. Trust me, having this meal…
DRY VERMICELLI This Dessert Serves 2-4 Dry Vermicelli is an adaption of the Creamy Vermicelli Pudding. This version is exactly what the name says it to be – dry. Unlike the Vermicelli Pudding which is more moist & liqidy, this recipe is much on the drier side but still is quite delicious. This Vermicelli…
SWEET POTATO ROTI This Indian Recipe Makes ± 16 Roti’s Sweet Potato Roti is quite a different alternative to the usual rotis (chapatti’s). This roti has a bit of a sweet taste combined with a little bit of cinnamon to create something out of the ordinary. In spite of the fact that sweet potatoes do have…
BRAISED MUTTON This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Braised Mutton is more on the dryer side as compared to the typical Mutton Curry. This dish is prepared in many Indian home within South Africa. My mum always prepared this meal & as a kid I wasn’t too fond of it as there was no gravy, but as an…
SOUR HERBS DHALL This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Sour Herbs Dhall, in some cases spelled dahl or dhal, & also known to many South Africans as Doll or Dholl, is an extraordinary twist from the simple Pea Dhall recipe. This simple recipe can be consumed by vegetarians & vegans. This meal was a staple in my…
SEMOLINA ROTI This Indian Recipe Makes 12 Rotis (1 Dozen) Semolina Roti is an Indian flat bread made from semolina (soji). This roti is amazingly soft & delicious, in fact they remain shockingly delicate for quite a while as contrasted to a normal wheat flour roti & can be eaten with almost any meal.…
STIFF PAP This Indian Recipe Makes ± 4 Molds Stiff Pap is also known as Kali, Sangiti, Sangetti or Hard Porridge in South African Indian homes. Growing up, I referred to it as Kali as this was the Tamil reference to it due to my late grandmother being of South Indian descent. Stiff Pap is made…