Deep-Fried Green Bananas with Green Chilli & Tamarind Dipping Sauce

By |2017-05-22T11:19:15+02:00August 28th, 2013|Africa, Asian Food, Featured Articles, Food, Gluten Free, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Portfolio, Recipe Development, Recipe Index, Recipes, Vegetables|

When I was a child living in KwaZulu Natal, spicy battered deep-fried green bananas, or plantain when we could get it, was a delicacy we loved even more than fried chips. Here's a recipe for this dish served with a green chilli tamarind dipping sauce.

Spiced Okra with Tomato

By |2017-05-08T12:06:31+02:00July 23rd, 2013|Featured Articles, Food, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Portfolio, Published, Recipe Development, Recipe Index, Recipes, Vegetables|

The trick, I think is to cook the okra for far less time than the aunties will tell you to. It can stand to hold just a little crunch. A little vinegar added will help combat the mushiness. Amchur (dried mango powder) adds a lovely tangy element, balanced with green chilli and warming cumin and coriander. It's a dry braised "curry" of sorts.

Indian Lamb Koftas for Summer Feasting

By |2017-05-08T12:45:21+02:00March 14th, 2012|Food, Food & Fab Endorsed, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Meat, Recipe Index, Recipes|

I made these koftas using really beautiful lamb mince from Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants and I toasted cumin seeds, coriander seeds, curry leaves and a few cardamom pods. Once finely ground in a spice grinder, I added them to the mince. It's not essential to add them to the mix, as originally this was intended as a quick recipe, but it adds glorious fragrance and flavour - a Food and the Fabulous Endorsed Project

South Indian Crab Curry with a Twist – featured in Oprah Magazine

By |2017-05-08T12:52:02+02:00December 14th, 2011|Curries & Casseroles, Featured Articles, Food, Holidays, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Portfolio, Recipe Index, Recipes, Seafood|

I was asked to contribute to the Summer Memories Food Section in the December issue of Oprah Magazine South Africa, featuring 6 food personalities. (I'm a food personality?!) I chose a South Indian Crab Curry, that despite the heat and complex spiciness, is one I always enjoy with my family during the summer December holidays, each year without fail. This is my version - inspired by my mother's Crab Curry and Rick Stein's Coconut Chilli Crab.

Aloo Gobi – Pick n Pay’s Fresh Living Cookbook

By |2017-05-08T12:52:20+02:00December 13th, 2011|Food, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Recipe Index, Recipes, Review|

One of the most unforgettable lines in the movie Bend it Like Beckham, is from Jess, as her poor mother battles to get her to learn the basics in the kitchen: " Anyone can cook aloo gobi, but who can bend a ball like Beckham? " Well, I tell you a really good aloo gobi is hard to beat. I tested the Fresh Living Cookbook version here...

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