Dhall Pita

Dhall Pita

DHALL PITA This Indian Recipe Serves 2-4   Dhall Pita is a dish consisting of yellow split pea dhall with bits & flour batter, exceptionally simple but extremely wonderful. As this is a dish that includes flour dough, simply like the preparation of roti. Growing up, my grandmother (my dad’s mum) used to prepare this dish…

Yam Curry

Yam Curry

YAM CURRY   This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3   Yam Curry is a vegetarian dish that has the look of potato curry but the taste is much different. It is a soft curry & can also be cooked with peas. Yams are known to many South Africans as Madumbis. Yam is the usual name for some plant…

Soft Kitchari

Soft Kitchari

SOFT KITCHARI   This Indian Recipe Serves 4     This Soft Kitchari recipe is recognized throughout the Indian culture in South Africa. It is a great vegetarian dish & can be accompanied with various curries or chutneys. Kitchari also known as Khichdi or Khichri, is a South Asian dish produced using rice & lentils (dhall). Kitchari was the…

Fried Butternut Squash

Fried Butternut Squash

FRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH   This Recipe Serves 2-3   Fried Butternut Squash is a delicious way of preparing it. It is by far my favourite way of enjoying the butternut. It can be served as a starter or a side to any meal & it is even great in salad dishes. If you haven’t tried this method of preparing…

Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable Biryani

VEGETABLE BIRYANI   This Indian Recipe Serves 6-8     A Classic Indian vegetable biryani is a flawless dish for any event. 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 the diaspora from the area.…

Pumpkin Curry

Pumpkin Curry

PUMPKIN CURRY   This Indian Food Recipe Serves 2-3     Pumpkin curry is a vegetable dish which is well recognized in the Indian homes of South Africa. Many Indians of South Africa have certain religious fasts which compensates for vegetarian meals only. Pumpkin curry is known to be one of the must haves when it comes to…