Devine Date Desert

Devine date desert, I got this recipe from a South African friend, she told its her mums recipe. I tried and it was very nice. So sharing this recipe with you all. Hope you all enjoy this desert 😊.

Malva Pudding , South African Desert

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!!

Malva Pudding is a sweet pudding of Cape Dutch origin. It contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelized texture. A cream sauce is often poured over it while it is hot, and it is usually served hot with custard or ice cream. Its a simple desert with minimum ingredients, once you hear the name you may think its a complicated pudding but not complicated one but its delicious and rich pudding for you all can try during this festive season. Malva pudding is a South African favorite, many restaurants in South Africa serve this desert. Here is recipe for you all to try.

South African Potato Salad

Potato salad with the South African touch. The secret ingredient is condensed milk😊. This salad goes well with South Africans Brais. This is good to make on this summer in SA. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

South African / Durban Style Fish Curry

The South African or Durban fish curry is a popular dish where the thick pieces of fresh fish are slowly cooked in a spicy and tangy gravy.  Hake fish, baracuda fish, kinglip or shad is often the favorite among the South African Indian community. Here is recipe for you all to try.

Grilled Dorado Fish

Grilled Dorado fish with hot sauce, its spicy and hot dish. Dorado fish is one of South Africas best known and popular fish. You can use your favorite fish for this recipe. Usually South Africans really dont add anything in this fish because its a excellent tasting fish. But I grilled dorado fish with spicy sauce, here is recipe for you all to try. 

Mutton Curry - Durban (SA) style

Durban Curries, which are usually hotter, colored yellow and red like our other indian gravies. Curry was introduced to the colony of Natal over 150 years ago by indentured labors who came from India, to work in the sugar cane fields. The word 'Curry' comes from South India which means sauce. The array of tasty durban curries encompass many glorious dishes made from chicken, prawns, fish, beef and vegetables, but the most popular choice is lamb or mutton.  Here is recipe for you all to try.

Strawberry Almond Muffins

Strawberry Almond muffins, delicious, extra moist and tasty with strawberry flavor and almond milk. Its a healthier and so much refreshing muffins. Here is recipe for you all to try and enjoy.

Middle Eastern Style Chicken Liver and Pitta

Simple and quick recipe with chicken liver and pita and it has good flavor too. It can be served hot or room temperature. Here is recipe for you all to try.

Oats Banana Walnut Smoothie

Oats Banana Walnut Smoothie, its very simple and healthy smoothie to prepare on a busy day for breakfast. If you are having this for breakfast you feel whole day energetic and active. So here is quick and easy recipe for you all to try.

Oven Baked Tiger Prawns

These garlic and chili prawns are baked in the oven so they cook evenly and still you get that delicious crunch. This is especially good for when you have to feed a crowd and its a good way to cook the tiger prawns or big size prawns without over cooking them. Here is recipe for you all to try.

Beetroot Halwa

Happy Diwali !!

Beetroot Halwa, its easy and simple desert, similar to carrot halwa. It has rich, sticky taste and nice aroma from ghee. So here is recipe for you all to try. 

Carrot Pudding

Carrot Pudding, its simple and easy desert to make for this festive season. Normally we all make carrot halwa so thought of trying something deferent. Its very soft, delicious and rich pudding and definitely not a diet food. I am sure your guests and kids will enjoy this pudding. So here is recipe for you all to try. Other carrot desert recipes which I posted before  Carrot Coconut Ladoo, Carrot Halwa, and Carrot Cake. 

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Palak Pakoda / Spinach Fritteres

Palak Pakoda, quick and easy pakoda with spinach, spices and gram flour. We, Indians make varieties of pakoda but the palak pakoda has some unique taste. So here is crispy and delicious palak pakoda recipe for you all to try. With the below ingredients you can serve for 3 to 4 people. 

Chicken Mezhukupurati

Chicken Mezhukupurati, its delicious and simple way to make chicken. Normaly we, keralites make mezhukupurati with vegetables. Here I tried with chicken and it came out well. So here is recipe for you all to try.

Chicken Pola / Chicken Cake / Irani Pola

Pola is a traditional Malabar dish, which is similar to cake, but made without an oven. It can be sweet or savoury. You can make a wide variety of Pola using eggs, bread, banana, apples, chicken, fish, meat etc; One of my muslim friend given the recipe and tried and came out well. Me and husband liked this dish very much so thought of sharing with you all. So here is simple recipe for you all to try. 

Oats Banana Strawberry Smoothie.

Oats Banana Strawberry Smoothie, its creamy, filling and delicious smoothie to start the morning. I used almond milk in this recipe, if you want can use cows milk, thats good for kids . So this is more of a balanced and filling smoothie with  greek yogurt, you get some protein and oats,  you get whole grain. If you want to cut out calories from this, then just add some more milk and make.  If you want can add some more strawberries also in this smoothie. Here is recipe or you all to try.

 

Oats Carrot Dates Smoothie With Pista

Oats Carrot Smoothie, its an easy and refreshing smoothie with oats and carrot. It takes only a few minutes to prepare, and is ideal for a quick and light breakfast. Its so filling so you can make on a busy day for breakfast. Its very healthy for adults and ultimate super food for kids too. You can have this as a great snack in between meals. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

Meen Puttu / Steamed Rice Cake With Fish

Fish Masala Puttu, its a quick breakfast or even for an easy dinner. Its simple and easy, normaly we make puttu with some curry, usually chick peas curry, chicken curry, vegetable stew or fish curry. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

I have already posted chicken puttu, Oats Egg Puttu, Brocoli Carrot Puttu, Kappa Puttu, Chemba Puttu  etc..

Baked Fish Pulav

Fish Pulav, its one pot meal with fish and rice. Fish cooked in spices and then added to rice and delicious one pot meal is ready. Normaly we use fried fish for this recipe, here I baked the small fish pieces and added. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

Mixed Sprout Salad

I love salads, because its easy to make and there is no real recipe when it comes to salad. Just mix and match the vegetables and fruits with some dressing. This mixed sprout salad will give you full of energy and nutritious. So here is simple and crunchy salad recipe for you all to try.

Palm Heart Salad With Passionfruit dressing

Palm heart salad, we ate our first palm hearts in the famous  'Millionaires Salad' during our Mauritius visit. Palm heart is a popular delicacy in Mauritian cuisine. They often used as an ingredient in mixed salads and soups. Its a rich source of fibre, protein and minerals and aids digestion. The three most common types of palm hearts you will find in shops are the white palm heart, the royal palm heart and the palm heart of a coconut tree. Generally they use white palm heart, trees are cut open after seven 7 years to extract a small 30 cm -sized heart, which feeds only 3 people in a salad. In Mauritius they call its 'Salade Palmiste'. They use fresh palm hearts, sliced it and soaked in milk and water. Here I used canned palm heart, we dont get fresh once here. You all must be thinking how it tastes, its a bit bland-crunchy but with no particular flavour so we need to add some extra flavoures to it while preparing. Here is my version of palm heart salad with passion fruit dressing. 

Sabudana Idli / Sago Idli

Sabutana Idli / Sago Idli, they are quick, easy to make, no fermentation required and it gives deferent texture. So its a good substitute for our usual rice idlis. Here is recipe for you all to try.

Rava Dosa / Semolina Dosa

Rava Dosa, its a popular South Indian dosa variety. Rava dosa is one of the easiest dosa to make since no grinding required and no fermentation is required. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

Carrot Semiya Payasam

Happy Onam!!

Grated carrots with our usual semiya / vermicelli payasam, flavoured with cardamom and saffron makes an ideal sweet for this festive season and its good desert for spring here in SA. I know you all like semiya payasam / vermicelli payasam. The grated carrots flows well with vermicelli strings. I made carrot payasam with almonds before, that also tastes good. Here is carrot semiya payasam recipe for you all to try. 

Papaya Pradhaman / Papaya Payasam

For this Onam and Bakrid season I am presenting a deferent payasam with papaya. I know during this festive season we can't end the feast without any sweet. 

Papaya fruit is available through out the year mostly everywhere. I know papaya fruit is not everyone favourite, it has the slight bitter after taste that put most people off. The great voyager Christopher Columbus used to refer to this fruit as "fruit of angels". Raw papaya has good source of fibre, which helps to lower high cholesterol and blood sugar level. The enzyme papain present in papaya is known to aid digestion by breaking down proteins. A glass of papaya juice is recommended as a home remedy for digestion. It has anti- oxidants that protect the body from heart diseases and cancer. Papaya is a great source of Vitamin A, B, C, and K is known as an excellent immunity booster. Its a beauty experts too, often suggest using slices of papaya as a natural skin cleanser as the active enzymes work wonders to remove impurities. Papaya is low in calories and it helps for weight loss. So try to include this fruit in your diet.  

Here is payasam recipe for you all to try. Wishing you all Happy Onam and Happy Bakrid .

Kurukku Kalan

Kalan / Kuruku Kalan is a traditional dish from Kerala. It is one of the side dish in Onam sadya or feast. This is made by concentrating sour curds  with vegetables like raw plantain and yam.  Here is recipe for you all to try .