This is not the first time I’ve made a Persian Love Cake. I first made one for Eid, which the flavours are aptly suited to, then again into cupcakes, and now a single layer cake. I’ve seen so many variations of this cake but the things that remain the same are the following: flavours of […]
This recipe shouldn’t need an Introduction as I’m sure it is a staple in many South African-Indian families’ homes. It is the first recipe I wrote down in my little black recipe book, and ironically the one I don’t need to look at anymore because I memorized it. You can use this recipe as a
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I love shakshouka, the husbo on the other hand doesn’t care too much for the tomato chutney. This is a great variation instead and is filling! Baked Beans Shakshouka Ingredients: ½ onion sliced 1 tin baked beans in tomato sauce 1 tsp garlic paste/or 1 tsp ginger/garlic paste ¼ tsp turmeric 1 tsp ground red
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This one was of those “make up as I go along” recipes. I knew what I wanted to eat and had an idea of the flavour combo so I bought a pineapple and threw some things together and came up with this. Sweet & Sour Chicken Ingredients: ¼ onion, cubed 2 chicken breasts, cubed 1tsp
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Lasagne is a strangely comforting dish. As a South African Indian, my Mum (sorry Ma, love you) would make this Italian dish Indian. I wanted to eat an authenticlly Italian dish without the plethora of spices, but you know when your fam is like “where’s the chilli” and puts Nandos sauce on everything you are
Husbo laughs at me because I (apparently) can’t pronouce “Mutter” correctly. He can speak Urdu and I can’t. This recipe is so quick and easy, you can eat it as a meal on its own, or have it as a side dish. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 small red onion, grated
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Nina had given me fresh gradadilla’s from her garden and I was planning on making a bath of Drizzle & Dips Passion Fruit Curd. So when my cousin invited me over for dinner I wanted to take something sweet for tea and this combination was an obvious choice. The sponge cake recipe is a Nigella
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This is a quick and easy light meal that you can throw together when you don’t know what to make. Ingredients: 10 Soft Taco Shells from Pick n Pay (R14.95) 2 Chicken Breasts Cayenne Pepper, Salt, Red chilli and garlic paste 1 Bag of mixed coleslaw or make your own (Cabbage, carrot) Mayonnaise, Yoghurt, Sriracha
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If you know me, you know that Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day. I can eat it in the morning or at night when the rest of the world is eating dinner. Eggs on toast, boiled eggs, poached eggs, egg wraps… The list is endless and I can go on and on. I
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This pasta reminds me of when I was young, it was the kind of pasta my Mother and Aunts would make that wasn’t super strong or had a lot of chillies but had a little bit of bite due to the white pepper. The sour cream makes it filling, and theres loads of veggies so
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