Tropical Chicken
Tropical Chicken
Tasteful pineapple infused chicken. This versatile recipe can be cooked in the oven or on the braai. Serve with a coleslaw salad. Perfect for the hot summer days. Cool and refreshing!
Tropical Chicken
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
2 Tbsp chilli sauce
1 Tbsp honey
½ cup pineapple juice
Juice of 1 lime
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp paprika
Method:
Cut the chicken into 4 or 8 pieces or spatchcock.
Wash and dry the chicken pieces with kitchen towel.
Put the chicken in a ziplock bag, glass or stainless steel bowl.
Combine the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl.
Pour the marinate over the chicken.
Mix to ensure all the chicken pieces are covered with the marinate.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or seal the bag.
Refrigerate the marinated chicken overnight to let the flavours infuse.
Allow the chicken to come to room temperature before roasting or braaing (BBQing).
Use the sauce to baste the chicken during cooking or braaing.
Roast the chicken in a preheated oven at 220⁰ Celsius for 30 minutes or until the chicken is a deep golden brown and is cooked through, turning once during the cooking time.
Alternatively, braai the chicken over medium heat.
Tropical Chicken
Cook’s tip how to spatchcock a chicken:
Cut down either side of the backbone with a pair of scissors. Remove the spine and keep aside for making chicken stock. Turn the breast side up and flatten the chicken by pressing down the heel of your hand.
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Akhni
Salwaa’s Akhni
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Presenting my Akhni cooking sauce! After extensive research, trials and error I’ve perfected my cooking sauces. In my cooking sauce range you will find Akhni Pre-Mix, Curry Pre-Mix as well as our ever popular Butter Chicken Pre-Mix.
No more peeling, chopping, measuring we’ve done it all for you. This is a great way of trying new recipes without having buy lots of spices. Perfect for the beginner cook or even the more experience cook. Each recipe is usually about 20 – 60 minutes, depending if you use chicken, lamb, mutton or beef.
Akhni made with Salwaa’s Akni Pre-mix and Akila Fragrant Rice
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Ingredients:
1 jar Salwaa’s Akhni Pre-Mix
4 cups Akila Fragrant Rice
750g lamb, mutton or chicken pieces
3 potatoes
Fresh dhanya for garnish
Butter as needed
Method:
Soak 4 cups Akila Fragrant Rice in boiling water to cover.
Empty the contents of one Salwaa’s Akhni Pre-Mix in a deep pot with one jar of water. (Use the jar, at the same time get all the contents out of the jar)
Stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the clean chicken or meat pieces and stir well to combine. Cover & simmer for 15 to 35 minutes depending on the type of meat used. Add water if required. After the meat has cooked for 15-35 minutes add three medium potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters (optional)
Cook for 5 minutes. Rinse the soak rice until the water run clear and add into the pot. Cover with 2 cups hot water or enough to just cover the rice. Add 1 tsp salt, a handful of freshly chopped coriander/ dhanya and butter dotted on top of the water. Cook on high until the rice start boiling, turn the heat to its lowest setting. Steam until the rice is cooked and most of the water has evaporated. Turn the heat off, cover with foil and leave to rest for about 10 minutes.
Before serving stir gently with a fork to fluff / separate the rice. Serve with dhai, onion & tomato sambal or atchar.
Cook’s note:
Each jar weighs at least 300g.
Ingredients include onions, garlic, ginger, spices.
You only need to add rice and meat, chicken or vegetables.
Frozen product, no additives, no preservatives.
Suitable for vegetarians.
Available from:
Salwaa’s Cape Malay Kitchen
5 Alleman Road, Newfields
Open daily 10-4pm, except Fridays and Sundays
WhatsApp 071 924 9583
Fruit Cake
Salwaa’s Rich Fruit Cake
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Today I’m sharing with you one of my late mommy’s favourite cakes. The making of this cake was reserved for Eid and other special occasions. Although we didn’t and still don’t celebrate Christmas my mom would always bake cakes and share with our neighbours.
We grew up in an area where multi-faith people lived. Everyone respected each other’s religion. At Eid some of our non-Muslim neighbours reciprocated with their home bakes. Naturally they would only send gifts suitable for Muslim consumption.
For an extra rich fruit cake buy fruit cake mixture that has cherries and nuts included. You may add extra almond slivers. During my younger days I didn’t like cake that had cherries as an ingredient. But strangely now that I’m older I’ve acquired a taste for cherries. I have made a double batch of the recipe below to show you different ways of presenting your fruit cake.
I would have loved to bake a cake for each and everyone of my followers but the very least I could do is share my mom’s recipe. Who knows, maybe you could start your own tradition, make an extra cake and share it with your neighbours?
Happy holidays!
Here follows my step-by-step method. The full recipe is further along.
Using a large pot add 250g butter or margarine, 1 cup soft dark brown sugar, 2 tsp mixed spice, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, 1 dessert spoon instant coffee, 3 cups water, 500g luxury fruit cake mixture.
Bring to the boil, simmer over medium until all the butter is melted and the sugar has dissolved, about 5-10 minutes. Stir gently.
Allow to cool completely.
Whisk eggs in a separate bowl.
Add the flour and baking powder as well as the boiled fruit mixture.
Stir with wooden spoon, mix well until all the ingredients are combined.
Pour into the prepared cake tin/s. As I’ve doubled the recipe i made some in a loaf tin, some in mini loafs and one in a bundt tin.
Bake on the centre shelf. To test if the cake is baked insert a toothpick / cake tester in the centre of the cake, if it comes out clean the cake is done.
FAN OVEN: 130°C for 2 hours
CONV OVEN: 150°C for 2 hours
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Salwaa’s Rich Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
250g butter or margarine
1 cup soft dark brown sugar
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 dessert spoon instant coffee
3 cups water
500g luxury fruit cake mixture
4 large eggs
4 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
Method:
Grease and line a 20cm deep cake tin with grease proof / parchment paper.
You may also wrap a double layer of brown paper, tied with string, around the outside of the tins.
Alternatively, use two small loaf tins or mini loaf tins, perfect for gifting.
Place all ingredients except flour, baking powder and eggs into a large pot.
Bring to the boil, simmer over medium until all the butter is melted and the sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes.
Allow to cool completely.
Whisk eggs in a separate bowl.
Add the flour and baking powder as well as the boiled fruit mixture.
Stir with wooden spoon, mix well until all the ingredients are combined.
Pour into the prepared cake tin/s.
Bake on the centre shelf
FAN OVEN: 130°C for 2 hours
CONV OVEN: 150°C for 2 hours
When cooked, leave for 30 minutes before turning out
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ONLINE SHOP
Our online shop is now live!
Greetings Everyone
I’m please to announce our online store is up and running! You can now purchase your copy of my Cape Malay & Other Delights Cookbook as well as Salwaa’s Pre-Mix Spices online for home delivery. We offer local, national and international delivery.
Local and national deliveries purchase here:
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Our homebased shop is open Monday’s to Thursdays 2pm – 4pm.
Saturdays 10am – 4pm.
Here we stock frozen curry pre-mix, akhni pre-mix, butter chicken pre-mix, savouries, koesisters, doughnuts, pre-baked rotis, konfyt, atchars as well as a range of other goods.
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Lamb Karahi Curry
Lamb Karahi Curry
This is my take on the karahi curry. Karahi is a garlic and ginger infused curry with a thick sauce. It is full of flavour. Karahi originates from the Indian subcontinent, the name comes from the dish it’s traditionally prepared in, karahi or wok. Here I’ve used one of my normal cooking pots.
You can add more or omit the chillies to your taste. The plain yoghurt neutralises the intense spiciness in the dish. Serve with dhai, naan bread or roti.
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Lamb Karahi Curry
Ingredients:
1 kg lamb, cut to bite size pieces
2 tsp garlic roughly chopped
2 tsp ginger roughly chopped
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 large tomatoes thinly sliced
3 large onions thinly sliced
2 heaped tsp roasted / leaf masala
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp greek yoghurt
2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 green chillies slit lengthwise (optional)
1 tbsp chopped coriander
Lemon slices for garnish
Method:
Warm a pot on high heat
Add lamb pieces
Onions
Tomatoes
Add all the dry spices and salt
Turn heat on slow and slow cook until meat is tender stirring often. About 30-40 minutes.
Add very little water.
Add oil into another pot.
When oil is hot add chopped / crushed garlic, ginger and green chillies.
Add cooked meat to the garlic, ginger and chillies and cook a further 5 minutes, stirring all the time.
Add Greek yoghurt, stir well and cook 10 minutes.
Garnish with fresh chopped coriander and slices of lemon.
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Pineapple and Banana Fritters
Pineapple & Banana Fritters
Salwaa Smith – Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights
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Ingredients:
100g canned pineapple, crushed or pieces
1 large banana, sliced
1 cup self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp fine cinnamon
3 tsp sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup juice of the canned pineapple
Method:
Mix self raising flour, baking powder, cinnamon & sugar. Add egg and juice. Add pineapple and banana, mix well. Drop spoon full of batter onto a hot greased pan and bake until done turning once during baking. Serve warm with cream and golden syrup. Or sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Variation:
Add any fruit of choice
Fresh pineapple can be used
Instead of the juice, add 1/2 cup milk
Recipe can easily be doubled if required.
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Pineapple & Banana Fritters
Pineapple & Banana Fritters
Salwaa Smith – Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights
From My Kitchen To Yours – keeping our heritage alive!
Pineapple & Banana Fritters
Ingredients:
100g canned pineapple, crushed or pieces
1 large banana, sliced
1 cup self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp fine cinnamon
3 tsp sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup juice of the canned pineapple
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Mix self raising flour, baking powder, cinnamon & sugar. Add egg and juice. Add pineapple and banana, mix well. Drop spoon full of batter onto a hot greased pan and bake until done turning once during baking. Serve warm with cream and golden syrup. Or sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Variation:
Add any fruit of choice
Fresh pineapple can be used
Instead of the juice, add 1/2 cup milk
Recipe can easily be doubled if required.
Crustless Milk Tart
Salwaa’s Crustless Milk Tart
I made this quick and simple version of milk tart the other day. Allthough it’s no where as delicious as the traditional milk tart, everyone enjoyed it and it disappeared as quickly as it was made. When it came out of the oven it was quite high but it sinks and becomes denser as it cools. This recipe serves 4 and can easily be doubled if a larger quantity is required.
Ingredients:
¾ cup self-raising flour
2 cups milk
3 large eggs
½ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 Tbsp butter, melted
Pinch salt
½ tsp fine cinnamon
Method:
Put all the ingredients together into a bowl or food processor and beat to a smooth batter. Pour into a buttered pie dish, approximately 23cm in diameter. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the top. Bake for 40 minutes at 180°C. Serve warm or cold. Quick and so easy to make!
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Fajita Chicken Samosas
Fajita Chicken Samosas
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Ingredients:
400g deboned chicken breasts (about 2 chicken breasts)
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 green pepper
2 large onions
1 Tbsp oil (olive or normal cooking oil)
½ – 1 tsp crushed red chillies
1 tsp jeera /cumin
1 tsp paprika
¼ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
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1 tsp freshly crushed black pepper
200 strong cheddar cheese
2 tsp lemon juice
Method:
Cook the chicken breasts in a little water.
Add water as needed but don’t add too much, just so it does not stick or burn to your pot.
Meanwhile chop the peppers and onions finely.
Once the chicken has cooked removed it from the pot and allow to cool.
Shred the chicken breasts into small pieces.
Heat the oil in the pot, add the onions and peppers,
sauté for about 5 minutes.
Add the rest of the spices, stir and cook a further 5 minutes, don’t add water.
Cool completely before adding the shredded chicken, cheese and lemon juice.
Fill your samosas as you normally would. Serve with a chutney dip. Delicious 😋
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April News
Greetings Everyone
Trust you are all enjoying good health with the mercy of the Allmighty.
We are well into April, can you believe it? Seems like it was New Year the other day! Anyway, I thought I’d give you an update of all the new developments here at Cape Malay Cooking & Other Delights.
Thus far, the year has proved to be full of sadness, blessings and new adventures for me, Alhamdullilaah (all praise to the Almighty).
My dad, Mogamat Moosa Francis, passed away at the beginning of February after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Six weeks later my sister in law, Baraneez, passed away at the very young of 44. May Allah (God) be pleased with them and elevate their status in paradise, ameen.
I’m now on my way to be qualified as a tour guide which will enable me to provide Cape Malay Cooking Adventures to tourists visiting our beautiful city. I’ll be providing the adventures from my home in Newfields. For more information please email me or complete the contact form below.
I’m also offering cooking classes to locals, please contact me for details.
Cape Malay Cooking Lessons
My premix spices have been well received, we now have the ready made cooking sauce where you only add your meat, chicken, fish or vegetables. All the other ingredients have already been added. In addition we also have ready mix dried spices. Add 2 – 3 tablespoons of this mixture to make a delicious curry or akni. 10% of all profits goes to our charity, Cakes For Kids – free birthday cakes for less privileged children.
Salwaa’s Cape Malay Spices
We will be opening a frozen division, Salwaa’s Cape Malay Delights. We are now taking orders for Ramadan. Please place your order by the 7th May 2017 to avoid disappointment. 10% of all profits goes to our charity, Cakes For Kids – free birthday cakes for less privileged children. Our price list is below.
Frozen Savouries Price List
For all your birthday cakes, cupcakes, fancies, etc…
please contact Tohierah on 078 606 9655
Last but not least! I’ve been appointed as Brand Ambassador to Akila Foods. I’ll be working closely with the Akila and Flava brand in future. If you would like to collaborate or work with me on any project please do get in touch.
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