South African Recipes

This simple Durban chicken curry recipe is the perfect introduction to South African Indian cuisine, which boasts the best tasting curries in the world.

Bunny Chow – deliciously tasty South African Street food with made with aromatic spices, meat, chickpeas and potatoes served in hollow bread. A one-of-a-kind sandwich! With winter in full swing, you can’t have enough comforting meals in your arsenal. I mean, think about it, why would want to make the same thing over and ... View More

This is a classic favourite at all South African braais: a potato bake with cream, cheese, mushrooms and the all-important packet of brown onion soup!

This is a classic favourite at all South African braais: a potato bake with cream, cheese, mushrooms and the all-important packet of brown onion soup!

Potato Mushroom Bake......with onion, garlic, cream, onion soup powder, butter cheese and breadcrumbs. This recipe has no meat in it. If you want meat, I'd see no problem with adding ground beef or maybe shredded chicken!

Potato Mushroom Bake......with onion, garlic, cream, onion soup powder, butter cheese and breadcrumbs. This recipe has no meat in it. If you want meat, I'd see no problem with adding ground beef or maybe shredded chicken!

Two pieces of bread, toasted in the jaffel pan with a filling of savoury mince, cheese, tomato, onion, ketchup and mustard.

Amarula is a South African favourite. A creamy, rich liqueur, it's the drink of choice when sitting around the fire in the bush, and makes a fabulous ice cream sauce. It can also be used as a delicious ingredient in a number of dishes. Here are some of our favourite Amarula recipes.

How to make your own delicious Cape Malay samoosas.

Chakalaka- a refreshing spicy tomato bean relish that will provoke your taste bud.

I am not entirely sure how to describe these little morsels – think doughnut minus the hole and without the sweet topping; yip, that is about right, well sort of. Vetkoek is a proudly South A…

Homemade Cape Malay-style pickled fish

No braai is complete without chakalaka. It's stupid easy to make and way, way better than anything you can buy in a tin.

Pickled fish predates refrigeration, when people had to find ways to preserve food. Popular in South Africa, in the Cape it’s often referred...

South African Yellow Rice- Quick, easy fragrant rice spiced with turmeric, ginger, and a taste bud sensation.