BRINJAL FRY This Indian Recipe Makes ± 10 Pieces Depending On The Brinjal Size This delicious Brinjal Fry recipe is very popular in the Indian homes of South Africa. I grew up having them on those vegetable days. Although I am not too fond of brinjal, I quite like the taste of it when it is…
INSTANT POT BUTTER CHICKEN This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Instant Pot Butter Chicken is the quicker version of the old fashioned stove-top preparation. This dish is also known as murgh makhani (Hindi: मुर्ग़ मक्खनी) & is an Indian dish of chicken in a gently spiced curry sauce. This creamy meal is best enjoyed with butter…
INSTANT POT YELLOW SPLIT PEA DHALL This Indian Recipe Serves 3-5 Instant Pot Yellow Split Pea Dhall, is the most easiest way of preparing this dish. Usually on the stove-top, pea dhall can take up to 2-4 hours to boil, whereas in the Instant Pot, it literally takes only 30 minutes to boil (pressure…
HAKE MEDALLION CHUTNEY This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Hake Medallion Chutney is a quick & easy dish to prepare. Hake Medallion’s are individually wrapped portions of de-boned hake & can be purchased at any local grocer. I simply love using Hake Medallion’s as the fillets are so flavorful & it makes eating an…
ROHT This Indian Recipe Makes ± 22 Rohts Roht is known as a sacred offering (prasad) in the Hindu culture. It is usually only prepared for a prayer & then consumed. It is very similar to the American snicker-doodle but this recipe uses butter ghee (clarified butter) & is also fried in ghee.…
KOLKUTTER / PIDI KOZHUKATTAI This Recipe Makes ± 24 Treats Kolkutter / Pidi Kozhukattai (also known as Koikutter, Kolikutter, Kolkatta, Vella Kozhukattai, Fingers), is a sweet, rice flour treat which is molded & steamed. It originated in South India. These treats are usually prepared for prayers in the Hindu custom, namely, Vinayger Chaturthi…
HADDOCK CHUTNEY This Indian Recipe Serves 2-4 Haddock Chutney is a meal that I grew up eating in South Africa. My grandmother was fond of preparing this meal for us & she would always shred the fish which made it easier to quickly whip up sandwiches as well. This meal is so easy to prepare…
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 FISH CURRY This Indian Food Recipe Serves 4 This South African Fish Curry recipe is unlike other Fish Curries from around the world. South Africa has a lot of Indian influence so this fish curry originated in the city of Durban. There are many variations to this recipe whereby ingredients may be…
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…