Mixed Vegetable Kuruma

Vegetable Kuruma, its an easy to make and tasty recipe. You can add the vegetables according to your choice,  I have used carrots, potatoes and green peas. Here is recipe for you all to try..

Spicy Vegetable Bread Pola / Spicy Vegetable Bread Cake

Spicy vegetable bread pola,as you all knew pola is a malabar delicacy. I already shared some other varieties of pola. So today I am sharing bread pola stuffed with spicy vegetable masala. There are deferent ways of making this recipe. Here is my version of bread pola recipe for you all to try. Its good to serve as an evening snacks or you can pack for kids lunch box or to pack for picnic snacks. Hope you all will like this.

Here is link for other polas which I tried Chicken Pola , Kai Pola .

Chicken Potjieoks With Spices and Coconut Milk

Chicken Potjieoks With spices and Coconut Milk, potjieoks is uniquely South African and traditionally made around an open fire preferably in the company of good friends or with a family members. So its a delightful and memorable meal. The best meat to use for potjiekos is what is known as stewing beef, sinewy and gelatinous cuts of beef which become deliciously tender when simmered for a long time, developing a strong meaty flavour. Other meat such as venison, mutton, chicken and even fish make ideal potjies. 

Last friday I got a chance to make this Potijeoks. It was my husbands year end office party and had Potijeoks competition. We decided to make Chicken potjieoks with our Kerala stew touch. It became flavorful and delicious , we got first place in that competition😊. 

Potjiekos (literally meaning pot food) has been part of South Africa’s culture for many centuries – since the days of the first settlement at the Cape when food was cooked in a black cast-iron potjie pot hanging from a chain over the kitchen fire. Later the black pot accompanied the pioneers who moved into the country. As the Victorian era unfolded, so the delights of the bubbling black potjie pot made way for magnificent oven roasts, and later still the traditional braaivleis in the 1950’s and 60’s. The re-emergence of potjie in the late 1970’s coincided with the increase in meat prices at the time, and it was then that food magazines and books started publishing articles on potjiekos cooking and potjie recipes.

It is believed that the potjie came from the Dutch ancestors of the South Africans, who brought with them heavy iron cooking pots which hung from hooks over the open hearth. These cast-iron pots retained heat well and could be kept simmering over a few embers. Rounded, potbellied pots were used for cooking tender roasts and stews as they allowed steam to circulate instead of escape through the lid. The flat-bottomed iron pans heated more quickly and were used to bake crusty loaves of bread in Dutch ovens. 

What sets potjiekos apart from these traditional cooking methods, is the fact that it is cooked outside. When the pot was moved from the kitchen hearth to a fire in the open bush, it became a potjie and part of the South African cooking heritage. The most common potjie is the rounded, potbellied, three-legged cast iron pot.

The fire is an important part of creating a culinary potjie masterpiece. Unlike a braai, the choice of wood or charcoal does not make much difference, as long as you can regulate the heat. That is done by adding or removing coals once the potjie is heated up. Timing is also very important, apart from the time the potjie needs to become cooked you have to factor in the time it takes for the wood or charcoal to become coals, so in most cases you will have to start long before serving. 

Here is my version of Chicken Potjies 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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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. 

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. 

Leek Carrot Turnip and Celery Soup

Another famous winter soup, Leek Carrot Turnip and Celery soup. Its simple and healthy. Leeks are in excellent source of vitamin K, it has manganese, vitamin B6, copper, iron, vitamin C, Vitamin A and Omega fatty acids. Turnips provide a high amount of nutrients for a low amount of calories. The leafy greens in the turnip are also edible and are excellent source of vitamins and minerals. The benefits of celery begin with it being an excellent source of antioxidants and beneficial enzymes, vitamins and minerals too. I know you all knew health benefits of carrot so not mentioning here. So try to include these vegetables in your diet. Here is soup recipe for you all to try.

Carrot Tomato Rasam

Carrot Tomato Rasam, easy and healthy. Its rich in vitamin A, B, C, Zinc, Magnesium and Potassium.  Its little thick, I didn't use any lentils still it has thick consistency. Here is deferent and delicious carrot tomato rasam recipe for you all to try.

Savoury Pancakes

Pancakes are also served with savoury fillings. Here i used zucchini and carrots, you can use bacon or salami along with some vegetables. Here is delicious and healthy savoury pancake recipe for you all to try.

Carrot Coconut Ladoo

Carrot Coconut ladoo, its delicious, rich and yummy sweet that can be prepared very quickly. I know you all used to make carrot halwa, its just a twist with carrot halwa. Im sure everyone will love this sweet. Carrots are good for our health, it reduces cholesterol, prevents from heart attacks, warding off of certain cancers, improving vision and reducing the signs of premature aging. So try to include carrot in your daily cooking. Here is recipe for you all to try.

Carrot Rice

Carrot rice, a quick one pot meal. Its healthy, nutritious and delicious dish. Its great for your lunch box or your kid's tiffin. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

Raw Banana and Carrot Thoran (Raw Banana and Carrot Stir fry)

Raw Banana and Carrot Thoran, healthy side dish for a meal. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

Carrot Pineapple salad with Raisins

Carrot pineapple with raisins, this sweet, healthy and delicious salad will be a kids favourite. Here is recipe for you all to try. 

Brocoli Carrot Masala Putu

Puttu is Kerlas traditional breakfast dish paired with Kadala curry or Banana . Here is an innovative brocoli and carrot masala puttu, you don't need any other curry along with this. Here is recipe for you all to try.

Carrot Halwa (Gajar Halwa)

Carrot Halwa, one of the most popular Indian desert. Known to have originated in Punjab. Here is quick and easy  carrot halwa recipe for you all to try. 

Thai Carrot Soup

Thai style Carrot soup, its creamy and warm. Here is quick and easy recipe for you all to try.

Carrot and Methi Leaves Thoren (Carrot , Fenugreek leaves coconut stir fry)

Colourful and healthy thoren, here is the recipe for you all to try. 

Vegetable Stir Fry

I love this vegetable stir fry, something light and healthy for dinner. So here is the recipe for you all to try.

Carrot Chutney

Its another awesome combination of chutney, carrot with coconut and its one of the easy and healthy chutney too. Here is the recipe for you all to try.

Brocoli and Carrot Thoran

An excellent side dish with Rice.