139 south african Recipes

green beans, potato, medium, peeled and sliced, onion, medium, peeled and sliced, sugar, white pepper (to taste), salt (to taste), nutmeg , as garnish, to taste (optional), butter , to taste

oil, onions, thinly sliced, ground beef, white bread, crust removed and cut into cubes, milk, vinegar or 1/4 cup lemon juice, raisins, sugar, curry powder, to your taste, turmeric, salt and pepper, to season, fresh bay leaves (if using dry , remove before adding egg topping), eggs, beaten

cake flour, salt, baking powder, butter, eggs, beaten, milk, oil (for deep frying), sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, ginger, peeled

loose red bush tea leaves ( rooibos ), fresh lavender flowers, orange slices or lemon slice, sugar or honey, to taste

chicken pieces, yogurt, tomato, chopped, cinnamon sticks or 1/2 tsp ground, cardamom pods, slightly crushed or 1 tsp ground cardamom, whole black peppercorns, cumin seeds or 1/4 tsp ground cumin, whole green chilies, saffron (optional), turmeric, cayenne pepper or 1 tsp paprika, fresh ginger, grated, garlic, grated, salt, onions, finely sliced, clarified butter (original is 1/4 cup) or 1 -4 tbsp butter (original is 1/4 cup), canola oil (original is 1/4 cup) or 1 -4 tbsp olive oil (original is 1/4 cup), prune , added the last 15 minutes of cooking (optional), fresh cilantro, to garnish, fresh mint, to garnish

cake flour (you may need a little more), baking powder, salt, butter, egg, milk, butter, to serve with, cinnamon sugar, to serve with, milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract

butternut squash (peeled, diced ), dark brown sugar (dak brown molasses sugar if available), honey, butter, banana (unpeeled-ripe ), onion (chopped ), carrot (peeled-chopped ), stalk celery (chopped ), garlic clove (chopped ), curry powder (medium hot ), ground coriander, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut milk, chicken broth, lime (juice), salt & freshly ground black pepper, cilantro (optional garnish ), pumpkin seeds (optional garnish ), oil (pumpkin -optional garnish)

butter, softened, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, dark brown sugar, egg, lightly beaten, port wine (or madeira or a sweet sherry), blanched almond, finely chopped, whole blanched almonds , split lengthwise into halves, egg white , combined with 2 tsp of water and beaten to a froth

boneless mutton shoulder or 1 1/2 kg boneless lamb shoulder, oil, onions, peeled and chopped, garlic cloves, peeled and minced, fresh gingerroot, peeled and crushed, cape malay curry powder or 1 tbsp mild curry powder, of your choice, ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, salt, black pepper, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, carrots, peeled and diced, dried apricots , soaked in warm water and drained, bananas, peeled and sliced, tomato paste, wine vinegar, meat stock, apricot jam, natural yoghurt

coriander seed, fennel seed, black mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, black peppercorns, dried hot red chilies , seeds and stems removed, cumin seeds, ground cardamom, ground turmeric, ground ginger, curry leaves, chopped into small pieces

oil, onion (large-chopped ), garlic cloves (minced ), curry powder, ground coriander, turmeric, gingerroot (peele-grated ), water, vinegar (brown malted ), brown sugar, apricot jam (or chutney), bay leaves, lemon leaves, lamb (cut in pieces), onions, red peppers (cut in chunks ), dried apricots (optional)

onions, the small pickling kind, peeled , and kept whole, eggs, sugar, mustard powder, salt, white pepper, cider vinegar or wine vinegar or grape vinegar

flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, brown sugar, chopped almonds, chilled butter, cut into small pieces, eggs, lightly beaten, port wine or 1/4 cup sherry wine, egg white, beaten

ready-made pie crust, plain flour, cornflour, eggs, vanilla extract, whole milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon

green mangoes, peeled, stoned and cut into 2cm chunks, white vinegar, white sugar, blanched almonds, chopped, onions, peeled and sliced, peeled chopped fresh gingerroot, cayenne pepper, mustard seeds, garlic cloves, peeled and crushed, peppercorns, salt

good stewing lamb, in chunks, onions, flour, ripe tomatoes , of the heritage types, salt, worcestershire sauce, sugar, white pepper, garlic cloves, peeled, crushed and chopped, chopped parsley, grated fresh lemon rind, oil (for frying )

fish , firm-fleshed, weighed after filleting and frying (see instructions), onions, very large, sliced thinly, oil (for frying , or use lard, which is nicer), curry powder (use good quality ), vinegar (do not use spirit !), sugar, hot peppers, fresh , sliced open (optional), salt, white peppercorns (or you can use black ), apricot preserves (jam)