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…
WHITE POTATO FRY This Recipe Serve 2-3 White Potato Fry is a softly prepared potato dish spiced with impactful seasonings & embellished with herbs & spices. This adaptable dish can be prepared for those fasting days & is an ideal meal for those veggie lovers. Unlike the usual potato curry, this White Potato Fry…
CALABASH AND SHRIMP CURRY This Indian Recipe Serves 3-5 Calabash And Shrimp Curry is a delicious twist with flavours of the vegetable & shellfish. This curry may omit the shrimp if you need a vegetable curry for those meat free days or if you’re allergic to any fish. Growing up, my family used to…
CHICKEN JALFREZI This Recipe Serves 3-4 This Chicken Jalfrezi recipe is fairly simple to prepare. These ingredients should be in your pantry already if you are a regular cook of Indian cuisine. Jalfrezi also known as jhal frezi, zalfrezi, jaffrazi, & numerous other spellings is a kind of Indian food that includes frying marinated bits…
CARROT SOUR MILK SALAD This Recipe Serves 2-4 Carrot Sour Milk Salad is an Indian salad mostly prepared in South Africa. I have been to India & unfortunately never came across this salad as in India you will mostly find Raita which is similar but does not include carrots. This salad is frequently…
PULI SADAM This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Puli Sadam is a popular dish of South India. The term Puli Sadam actually means Tamarind Rice in English. The North Indians (Hindustani’s) know it as Imalee Rice. Growing up, my grandmother used to always prepare Puli Sadam (Tamarind Rice) for us & she was good at it as she…
POTATO CURRY This Indian Recipe Serves 3-5 Potato Curry is one of the least complex curry dishes to prepare. Unlike braised yellow potato, this curry has a spiciness to it as spices are added into this dish. It is a great dish for vegetarians & vegans as well. Potato Curry Ingredients: 3-4 large potatoes 1…
CHICKEN MASALA BIRYANI This Indian Recipe Serves 4-6 Chicken Masala Biryani is just the same as the normal biryani, only it is separated, meaning the rice & the curry is cooked separately & isn’t mixed. Biryani otherwise called biriyani or biriani, is a blended rice dish with its origins among the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. It…
CABBAGE DHALL This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Cabbage Dhall also known as Cabbage Pappu is a South Indian dish which my grandmother & mum used to always prepare, since my grandmother is of South Indian culture. The mixture of the dhall & cabbage gives it a distinctive taste which is highly enjoyable especially for those…
BRAISED YELLOW POTATO This Indian Recipe Serves 3-5 Braised Yellow Potato is cooked using & fresh green chilies & turmeric powder instead of chili powder or masala. This dish is often eaten in most Indian restaurants with dosa/masala dosa or simply used as samoosa filling. It can also be enjoyed with roti’s, puri’s, soft…