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Frikkadel Curry
Frikkadel Curry
Course: MainCuisine: Cape MalayThis sensational curry ticks all the boxes — the slow cooking allows for a taste explosion when you take the first bite into the succulent and spicy delight of a simple frikkadel transformed into the star of the curry show.
Ingredients
- Frikkadels
800 g steak mince
2 eggs
6 – 8 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
salt to taste
5 ml (1 t) black pepper
5 ml (1 t) turmeric
5 ml (1 t) roasted masala
5 ml (1 t) crushed chilli flakes
5 ml (1 t) chilli powder
125 ml (1/2 C) roughly chopped fresh coriander
Oil for frying
- Curry sauce
60 ml (1/4 C) oil
2 onions, grated
3 cardamom pods
1 star anise
5 ml (1 t) turmeric
45 ml (3 T) roasted masala
10 ml (2 t) chilli powder
5 ml (1 t) paprika
salt to taste
6 tomatoes, peeled and grated
10 ml (2 t) grated fresh ginger
30 ml (2 T) finely chopped garlic
Fresh coriander for garnishing
Directions
- Frikkadels
- Mix all the ingredients, except the oil, together in a bowl.
- Make small balls from the mixture.
- Heat the oil in a large pan and shallow-fry until lightly browned on all sides. Set aside and cover.
- Curry sauce
- Heat the oil in a large pot on medium heat, then add the onions, cardamom pods and star anise and fry until the onions are golden.
- Add all the spices and salt and braise for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, ginger and garlic and simmer on low heat for 20 – 30 minutes. Turn up the heat to medium again and add the frikkadels and 250 ml (1 C) hot water and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh coriander and serve with basmati rice or roti.
Where my Journey of Cape Malay Cooking began
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A Sunday Lunch Treat
Imagine you are in bed and don’t feel like cooking. It’s Sunday and the family will be sure to want to eat at lunchtime. Suddenly, a group of ladies pull up with their car and unpack goodies. They walk into the kitchen and start preparing Sunday lunch, like little cooking fairies.
This is exactly what happened on this day. My sisters and I packed up and decided to treat our dear friends to a delicious Sunday lunch. On the menu was Butter chicken curry, flaky roti and decadent Chocolate cake for dessert.
The food was delicious, the company amazing. The children were playing games with each other and we all just had a wonderful day. We talked a lot and laughed even more.
My late mom would do this regularly and it was quite a normal thing for her.
She was an altruist in the truest sense and it was innately part of her amazing character. Our most beautiful and heart-warming memories are made in the very heart of every home, and that is the kitchen and around the dinner table.
People seek far and wide for the most amazing feeling, for that one moment in time where everything feels just right. Well, the answer is very simple.
“When life hands you food, share it.”
