Tandoori chicken

Last night I was too tired to cook and so was my mom so we ended up getting take out...and I know take out is usually some horrible fast food but no...We got some amazing tandoori chicken from this quaint little shop 10 minutes from my home...and let me be the 1st to tell you that his tandoori chicken is amazing!  It's spicy and hot...though you can order it in mild medium or hot...but I'm an Indian so I like it extra spicy! The chicken is flavoured so well that when you break it open you can see the spice right down to the bone! They marinate and leave it to sit for 24 hours before they put it on a tandoor grill to cook. The meat is moist and thoroughly flavoured! It is accompanied by some spicy chips, sauce and a large plain naan bread that is absolutely divine!  Really cannot get enough of this!

Italian baked eggs

On a sunday evening when your so full from a big family lunch and your hungry but not that hungry this satisfies that special kind of hunger. ..Italian baked eggs but my version contains a bit of a twist. I like to spice things up and add my own ingredients so my version of the Italian baked eggs has an Indian take on it...not to much spice but enough to get you going!
RECIPE:
2 eggs
1 tsp oil
1 tblsp milk
Salt and pepper to taste
A pinch of mixed herbs
A handful of grated cheese (any type will do)
A chilli sauce /marinara sauce
METHOD:
grease a ramekin or any dish you can put in the oven with the oil. Cover the base of the dish with sauce. Crack the two eggs on top of the sauce. Then sprinkle the salt and pepper to add and sprinkle the milk over. Layer the cheese over and sprinkle mixes herbs over it. Bake till egg whites are fully cooked.

Bar one cake!

In the weekend I had the most heavenly bar one cake imaginable! It was so chocolatey and amazing and I just wanted to get chocolate wasted!!!(Hehe) But seriously this is a cake you have to try! It's for all chocolate lovers out there who are looking for something so chocolatey and delectable you will just want to die in it! Amazing right! So this cake is from château gateaux which is a patisserie that serves the most divine and decadent desserts and cakes ever! They can be found in any major shopping mall in South Africa and rival some of the world's best chocolate cakes! The heavenly smell that I get when I walk past is enough to make anyone run back just for some heavenly cake!

The proposal cake!

So its been some time since I last blogged but due to circumstances I have been extremely busy and yesterday my boyfriend and of two years proposed to me (smiling like I just won the lottery) so in the even if that my aunt actually made us a beautiful cake! A two tier, fresh cream frosted chocolate cake with strawberries and chocolate! The strawberries were decorated as cute grooms and brides which was an extremely thoughtful touch to my amazing cake! I am so thankful to have family who went out of their way to bake me the most amazing treats! Here are the results of the of my proposal cake

Meat buns hun!

The meat bun is very understated but tastes delicious! This blob of golden hot delicious goodness can be served as a snack or even eaten as a starter or for a high tea. Meat buns are an excellent way to rustle up a quick meal. You can just add it go a soup and you have a cold winters day meal! Meat buns are legend and have been around since the Victoria era so you can imagine how much history this bun packs! Today I was feeling so a steak meat bun and yes I made the dough myself! It's actually quite easy and the result was a moist soft tender meat bun that just leaves you wanting more and more!

Recipe:

2 large potatoes peeled and mashed

2 tbsp butter

1 and a half cup of milk

4 cups cake flour

20 g dry yeast

1 tbsp white sugar

1 tsp salt

2 large eggs

Method: sift the dry ingredients and then add all the wet ingredients. Mix till a dough consistency and leave in a warm place for an hour. Mould and bake when done.

The Bunny Chow

For a cold winters dinner a warm spicy curry or comfort food is ideal! Though where I live we are famous for something entirely different! The Bunny Chow! It may have an odd ring to it but let me tell you a little about it. It is basically an unsliced loaf of bread where the middle has been taken out and a curry of your desired flavour is added to it! let me tell you that this is a delectable feast! There is tons of gravy to mop up with the bread and the bread actually acts as a container for the curry but its an edible one! Durban is famous for their bunny chows especially the mutton curry bunny chow! Tonight as I feast on this delectable cuisine I will be in heaven!It is a must try whether you make it yourself or buy it! I made it myself!

Recipe

1 Kg mutton

3 tomatoes
Half an onion
4 potatoes
2 tsp chilli powder
Half a tsp turmeric
2 tsp dhana jeera
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ginger garlic 
A few cloves and cardamon pods 
enough oil to coat the pot 
Cinnamon stick
Half a tsp whole jeera
Method: Add the onion chopped and the whole spices to the pot with the oil. When the onions have browned add the rest of the spices, tomatoes and meat and let it braise. Add a cup of water and add your potatoes and let it cook.

The Biscuit Baking Begins!

It's that time of year where all the muslim start producing their finest baked goods to eat because eid is just around the corner! So I have decided to diverge a bit and blog about some of the baking that I am doing at the moment and oh my word the smells emanating from the kitchen is soooo grand! The smell of freshly baked biscuits is enough to drive oneself to distraction and the fasting obviously dosent make it any better hey! The 2 biscuits that I am blogging is the most famous ones that you usually see every year and are extremely tasty! They are my moms basic biscuits and are a treat for everyone! I just adore decorating these biscuits it's always so much fun!

Recipe for the flower biscuits:

500g butter

1. 1/2 cups icing sugar

Beat this until creamy and white.

Add 2 cups maizena and beat for another 10 minutes.

Recipe for the elachie sugar biscuit:

250g butter 

3/4 cup castor sugar

Beat until creamy

1/2 cup maizena

almonds

2 tsp elachie powder

3 cups flour

Add this to the first mixture to make a dough. Cut and bake for 15 minutes and when baked dip in castor sugar.