BURFEE BISCUITS This Recipe Makes ± 70 Medium Biscuits Burfee Biscuits (Cookies) are such a delicious alternative to Burfee, Their super easy to make & will leave your home smelling absolutely amazing. They are flop proof & can be shaped & topped according to your preference. This is also a great bake to…
MILK BURFEE BALLS This Recipe Makes ±18 Burfee Balls Milk Burfee is the original flavour of Burfee (barfi/burfi, borfi) which is a delicious Indian fudge. I have transformed them from their basic square shapes into these delicious bite sized balls. This sweet, Indian treat is made with a few ingredient’s which include milk…
BRAISED BROWN CHICKPEAS – KADLE This Indian Dessert Recipe Serves 2-4 Braised Brown Chickpeas – Kadle as most of us South African’s know it is synonymous with prayers of the Indian culture. Growing up & being a part of the Hindu background, this dish used to be accompanied with sweet rice as they…
GULAB JAMUN CAKE This Indian Dessert Recipe Makes 1 Cake When it comes to all things sweet, the Indian culture definitely has beautiful & decadent desserts, be it baked or fried. We’ve heard of desserts turn into cakes, such as ‘Soji’ into ‘Soji/Semolina Cake‘ & also ‘Burfee’ into a ‘Burfee Cake’ but how…
GREEN BANANA CURRY This Indian Recipe Serves 1-2 Green banana curry is a spicy Indian vegetarian dish. It is a quick & easy meal which is very nutritious. This meal is also vegan friendly. Raw green bananas are high in protein, has a low Glycemic Index & likewise has high resistance starch, which…
INSTANT POT NO YEAST IDLI This Recipe Makes 7 Idli’s Instant Pot No Yeast Idli is a great way to make this delicious treat. Idli is a steamed rice cake which originated in South India. These little pillows are usually made with yeast & a combination of rice flour & black lentils (urad dhall).…
GULGULA This Indian Recipe Makes ± 15 Gulgulas Gulgula – also known as Goolgoola or gugula is an Indian doughnut which is shaped as balls & deep fried in vegetable oil. These doughnuts are usually made for Hindu prayers & are accompanied by Veda’s. Apart from auspicious celebrations, these are also enjoyed by many…
RASAM This Indian Recipe Serves 3-4 Rasam is a popular dish of South India as well as in South Africa & translates to “juice“. It is also referred to as Russo, King Soup, Kabir, Saaru or Chaaru. Tamarind (Puli/Imalee) is one of the main ingredients for this dish. My maternal grandmother is of the…
LAMB BIRYANI This Indian Recipe Serves 4-6 This Lamb Biryani recipe is inspired by my mum. It is a typical South African style biryani with infused flavours. Biryani otherwise called biriyani or biriani, is a blended rice dish with its origins among the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. It is mainstream all through the subcontinent & among…
METHI AND EGGS This Indian Recipe Serves 2 Methi And Eggs is mostly prepared in many Indian homes of South Africa. Methi is the Indian term for Fenugreek. Besides the use of Methi (Fenugreek) prepared with eggs, it can be also cooked on it’s own or with other variants such as mince or…