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Creamy coconut curry
A creamy coconut curry, another Indian Diasporan dish from Africa's east coast. It's a dish most often made with chicken
7 min read


Indian Sunday roast
A fusion dish, this Indian Sunday Roast combines the British tradition of the Sunday roast with Indian Diasporan cooking
12 min read


Cape Malay lamb curry
A version of a very traditional dish from Cape Town that uses hearty ingredients—lamb, potatoes, onions and tomatoes—with distinctive spices
10 min read


Vegan butterbean curry with mint
This vegan butterbean curry with mint is my riff on Indian Diasporan cooking from Africa's east coast of the kinds used to make bunny chow
12 min read


Tomato and peanut curry with mustard greens
Another delicious vegan-to-carnivore curry from Southern Africa's Eastern Seaboard, a tomato and peanut curry with mustard greens
8 min read


Sweet and sour curry with apple and spinach
Sweet and sour curry with apple and spinach is by default vegan, but its most indulgent versions are lacto-vegggie or include chicken
6 min read


Surf 'n turf with monkey gland sauce
A contemporary take on the Southern African peculiarity that is monkey gland sauce served here with a take on surf 'n turf
9 min read


Vegetarian green lentil and tomato curry
a very versatile dish. Its default setting is vegetarian—actually vegan—but its easily combined with chicken or lamb in the final stages
10 min read


Ultra-low fat chicken, dill and chickpea curry
This ultra-low fat chicken, dill and chickpea curry deploys mustard and all of its related flavours—mustard seeds, dill and horseradish
6 min read


Zero-fat prawn and mango curry
This (near) zero-fat prawn and mango curry is surprisingly simple. Another winner based on South African Indian Diasporan cooking
6 min read


Cape Malay sweet potato curry
The name is a bit of a misnomer. It should be Cape Malay sweet potato curry with carrots, potatoes and a myriad of other delicious...
10 min read


Pumpkin and mushroom curry with eggs
Another South African Indian diasporan dish, this pumpkin and mushroom curry with eggs is easily turned vegan—just leave out the eggs.
9 min read


Lamb curry with coconut, cashews and spinach
A creamy lamb with coconut, cashews and spinach is from South Africa's eastern coast.
7 min read


Chennai lamb and coconut curry
Chennai lamb and coconut curry may take its name from the state capital of Tamil Nadu, but it's is far more South African than Indian
7 min read


Indian Ocean lamb and fennel curry
Lamb and fennel curry from South Africa's east coast. Typical Parsi cooking, it uses nuts and dried fruit, but doesn't use coconut
9 min read


Surfer tikka masala
A South African version of tikka masala—vegetarian, chicken or beef—rich in the the spices and fruits used in Indian diasporan cooking
11 min read


Rock on, Gosh! It's Rogan Josh!
This version of the Kashmiri lamb dish Rogan Josh is based on the South African iterations of this dish known across much of India.
3 min read


Another Indian summer jalfrezi
Jalfrezi is a popular style dish across the Indian Subcontinent. This Indian Ocean version looks to okra as a key ingredient
4 min read


Kerala Me Lurid
A Keralan curry full of coconut creaminess, the bite of green chillies and the delight of sweet potatoes and okra
5 min read


Endless Indian summer jalfrezi
An easy Indian Jalfrezi recipe with a South African angle that is extremely versatile but always delicious whether chicken, lamb or vegan
4 min read
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