Homemade Beef Patties

Holidays are almost upon us in South Africa.  Time to practise some easy, homemade Beef patties, that would prove a hit with your kids.  Take a look at this recipe, kindly shared on by Raeesa Abdool Carim, one that has already been tried and tested by a few other group members as well.  A must try.

Homemade Beef Patties by Raeesa Abdool Carim
(WATALOTWEGOT)

1 kg beef mince
Season with salt, 
pepper, 
aromat, 
dried parsley, 
italian herbs and 
peri peri spice. 
Add ginger garlic, ground green chillies, dhania (Coriander) and 1 egg. 
Mix and form into patties and keep in fridge. 
Remove from fridge about 30 mins before cooking. 
Add a little oil to frying pan and fry on meduim heat.

*Note*, Adjust spice amounts according to requirements

Almond Chicken

Hmmmmm...I've been left drooling as I sift through posts on the WATALOTWEGOT Facebook group. So spoilt for choice when it comes to "WHAT TO COOK" dilemma.

With this post, Sumayya Adam, makes this daily dilemma, a little bit easier, by sharing with us her pic and the recipe she tried out. THANKS STACKS Sumayya, WE HEART IT!!!
SO, Who is giving this ALMOND CHICKEN recipe a go soon???

Almond Chicken  

Recipe credit: unknown  

Pic credit: @sumi_adam 

1 CHICKEN CUT INTO 8 PIECES
2 TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
2 BIG SPOONS TOMATO SAUCE
2 BIG SPOONS MAYONAISSE
A BIT OF GROUND ELACHEE (CARDAMOM)
3 TEASOON RED MASALA
1 TABLESPOON COURSE DHANA (COURSE CORIANDER)
1 TEASPOON SALT
2 TABLESPOON GROUND ALMONDS (HEAPED)
1 TEASPOON FRESH GROUND RED CHILLES (IF NEEDED)
FEW STEANDS OF SAFFRON

2 TABLESPOONS WAGAAR (OPTIONAL) -(FRIED ONIONS)

~ MARINATE FOR A FEW HOURS.

~ HEAT 3 TABLESPOONS BUTTER, ADD A FEW CINNAMON STICKS
~ ADD CHICKEN.

~ COOK and LEAVE SAUCY.

~ CAN ALSO PUT A FEW PICKLING ONIONS AND BABY POTATOES IN THE COOKING OR SERVE WITH STEAMED VEG

Note: I don't follow measurements as above, I add garlic masala n ginger garlic masala, and extra garlic and if I want more strong I add red fine chilies and rough red chilies as well.. I don't use fine badaam, I used sliced badaam

Smoked Chicken Tikka Bites

Summer weather calls for easy and delicious meals.  Fatima Jada, shows us how to do just that, in her post she recently shared on our WATALOTWEGOT Facebook Group.  WE HEART IT Fathima, SHUKRAN for sharing this with us.  Do give this a go, and drop us a feedback if you try it.


I could just reach into this platter for one of those yummy Chicken Sticks...

SMOKED CHICKEN TIKKA BITES
RECIPE AND PIC CREDIT: FATIMA JADA (Watalotwegot)

Marinate chunks of chicken in the following 
For 4 pieces of chicken fillet
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon Lemon pepper
2 teaspoon Lemon and herb BBQ spice 
2 teaspoon Tandoori spice 
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
3 Tablespoon Yoghurt. 
Half teaspoon chilli powder if you prefer it spicier
Dash of oil

~ Push onto skewers and shallow fry in ghee/oil on medium heat till done.
~ Place a small foil container in the centre of the frying pan. 
~ Place a red hot coal into the foil and drop a spoonful of ghee onto the coal.
~ cover immediately with foil and allow to smoke for ten minutes. Enjoy

DIY- FRESH TOMATO PUREE

Here is another DIY idea for you to try, whether you are just starting off in the kitchen or have many years of experience already.  The cost of many fresh produce, can at times sky rocket, today Bibi Ayesha shows us how to save some money, and buy tomatoes in bulk when it is much cheaper.  This DIY, Is how to make your own tomato puree at home, and you will always have enough of this 'must have' ingredient in your freezer, when the need arises.
SHUKRAN DEAREST BIBI AYESHA💕

DIY - HOW TO MAKE FRESH TOMATO PUREE

...for beginners

Sunnyside Classics by Bibi Ayesha Kadwa

Wash and drain red, ripe tomatoes 

Cut up and put into a big pot

Cook on high mixing at intervals 

Tomatoes release alot of water

When thick and mushy...it's ready

Leave to cool

Blend or liquidise properly

It you normally like to use a tin puree in your food

you can add some to this

Pour into containers..not too full 

Freeze and use as needed.

MINCE PARETHA

Age old recipes that stand the Test of Time, those are the recipes worth treasuring...

Zahira Salejee is most definitely treasuring her Grans recipe that was handed down the generations. We are so glad to have Zahira share with us this little treasure of a recipe, SHUKRAN💕

How Yummy does this Paretha look? A simple to make recipe, that you could fill with your own fillings, here Zahira used a regular Minced Meat filling that she uses for her Samoosa.   However it is the technique and the 'roti' that play just as an important role to pull this age old recipe together.
Here is how Zahira made this. (SHARED AS RECEIVED)

MINCE PARETHA
(Zahira Salejee - Watalotwegot)

Its just :
1 and 1/2 cups flour,
1 tsp baking powder,
1/2 tsp salt,
a little ghee and
enough hot milk or water to make a soft dough.

* Divide into 4 balls and roll out each the size of a roti.
* For the filling use your basic samoosa  Mince, when it's ready add in
~ 2 egg whites mixed with a little yolk.
* Brush each roti with a mix of oil and ghee, top with filling and continue layering ending with the 4th roti on top.
* Brush remaning egg yolk and sprinkle thal/sesame seeds.
*Bake at 180 degree Celsius till golden.

Cheese Puffs

This Easy To prepare snack was kindly shared on by Gail Haselsteiner, Thank You💕.

We had 2 other of our lovelies, Monowarah and Ridwana(their pics are also shared alongside), give this recipe a try after Gail had shared it on our Facebook group, and all their family have really enjoyed this one.

Feedback from Monowarah Gallie and Ridwana Malek about this Cheese Puffs recipe...

"This mornings adventures in my kitchen! Cheese puffs posted this morning in the group! Super easy! Tasty and very soft!! Try it" ~ Monowarah~

"The Cheese Puffs were the easiest & so simple. A quick mix & plonk &. Just plonk into muffin pans. I used mini pansTexture before baking is not runny like or drippy like cake. Once baked soft, light and puffy! I had it buttered with more cheese & dunked it into tea. A really lovely, easy recipe when inviting friends over!"~ Ridwana~

Find below the recipe, as shared by Gail. Do send through your pics and feedback, we look forward to hearing from you.
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Recipe for Cheese Puffs #Watalotwegot

When you having a late night craving.. Perfect with a cuppa.

Cheese Puffs

1 cup cake flour
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg beaten together with  3/4 cup milk
1 TBS melted butter
4tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
Mix all ingredients together.
Place spoonfuls into greased pattie tins.
Bake at 240°C for approx. 10 minutes

Recipe SA Foodies
Baked by Gail Haselsteiner (Watalotwegot)

Yield: 12 cheese puffs - you may double the recipe if you want

BHINDA WITH CASHEW NUTS

Glossary
Bhinda - Okra/Ladies Finger

While typing out this post to share, I had done a tiny bit of research to find out more about Okra. The 1st thing that comes to mind about Okra is a slimy vegetable when cut into but Did You Know...
"The Okra Pods are among the very low calorie vegetables. They provide just 30 calories per 100 g besides containing no saturated fats or cholesterol. Nonetheless, they are rich sources of dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins; often recommended by nutritionists in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs."
You can  read more about that on the website http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/okra.html

Now this wonderful dish was Prepared and Shared on By one of our Lovelies, Tahera Sayani, and she has kindly shared the recipe she used as well. Thank You Tahera💕
Looks delicious.

BHINDA WITH CASHEW NUTS

~ Wash and wipe with dry cloth n julienne  the bhinda.
~ Add salt and vinegar and soak for 10 minutes.
~ Heat a little oil in a pot and fry till all the stickiness is gone, approximately 20 mins.
~ Add cashew nuts and cook with the bhinda.
~ Add liquidized tomatoes & 1/4 cup tomato puree
~ Salt to taste
~ Chilli Powder to taste
~ 1/2 teaspoon Crushed jeera
~ 1/4 teaspoon turmeric pwd
~ 1 teaspoon garlic
* Cook till done.
~ Add fried onions from the top and serve.
😊 bon appetite....Tahera Sayani  😊 
Courtesy by Nazrina Jussab.

Fruit Punch

Summer weather calls for ice cold refreshments!!!  That is exactly what Rids had prepared for her family, with an abundance of Paw Paw (papaya) she gets from her tree in her garden, How Blessed, Masha Allah!

Thank You for sharing your recipe and Pic with us all Rids💕

Fruit Punch

(SHARED by Rids M💕)

Add 1 paw paw + 5 TB tang orange juice to blender and liquidise

Grate 1 apple, 2 granadillas( use pulp of fresh granadilla)

Add 1 cubed kiwi

Add 1/2 cup halls passion fruit

Mix all together with lots of ice

Add fresh mint

Enjoy!

** We look forward to all your comment and feedback **

Royal Cream Biscuits

With her twin boys busy with exams, Anisa ensures her cookie jars are always topped up.  Braving the sweltering weather recently in South Africa, she managed to make these treats for her boys.

Thank You for sharing your results and recipe with us Anisa💕

ROYAL CREAM BISCUITS

(Kindly shared on by Anisa Suliman)                          

Ingredients:

250g margarine (stork bake works well)

½ cup icing sugar sifted

½ tsp almond essence

2 cups cake flour sifted

½ cup corn flour sifted

Method:

Beat margarine and icing sugar until creamy.

Add essence and a little of the flour and maizena at a time until the dough is soft yet pliable.

Break into little walnut balls and shape into small rectangular pieces of about 3mm high.

Using a fork, make an indentation into the biscuit dough.

Bake in a pre-heated oven set at 160 degrees for approx 20/30 minutes until golden brown.

Remove from oven and cool for 45 minutes to an hour.

Prepare the icing while waiting for the biscuits to cool:

¼ block margarine

½ cup icing sugar sifted

½ tsp almond essence 

Beat until creamy.

Sandwich 2 biscuits and roll around in castor sugar.

Adega Style Chicken

Zeenat is one of Watalotwegot very 1st members, from years ago. She is a beautiful young lady who is mum to 2 adorable little daughters. I am sure she will be passing on all her culinary skills on to them.

In the meantime, we are so grateful to Zeenie, as she is affectionately known, who shares her skills with us all, THANK YOU ZEENIE.

How amazing does that chicken look in the pic.

   

Adega Chicken
(Zeenie _ Zeenat Langry - Watalotwegot)                    

Chicken disjointed, washed  and drained.                       
1 & half tsp Crushed Chillie
1/2 tsp Tumeric                  
2 tsp Adega Spice        
Some Egg yellow powder for colour
Generous squeeze of lemon       
Salt to taste
                            
To this add 1/3 Cup of Fresh Cream from 500ml Fresh cream
*balance you will keep for Sauce
2 Tablespoons Melted Butter

                     
~Marinate for about an hour.                                        
~Cook in a pot till chicken is done and Set aside.                 

In another pot prepare Sauce:            
Fresh cream that was left over from above 
1 Tablespoon of Fresh Lemon juice          
Dash of black pepper.            
1 Tablespoon of Adega Spice
              
•Bring to boil..it needs to be thick but a little runny, you can add a little Maziena to thicken
•Place chicken in casserole and pour sauce over.            
•Put in oven to grill till chicken is a little brown.
•Garnish with Chopped coriander and fresh green chillies.                  
•I serve this with pita, chips, green salad and veggies       
My very own recipe easy peasy
(Zeenie_ Zeenat Langry -Watalotwegot)

Jalebi

Now this is a fabulous, syrupy sweet treat. Especially for those with a sweet tooth😍

Razia Thank You stax for sharing your recipe with us💕.
No more excuses lovelies,  now you too can make this sweet at home👍

JALEBI BY RAZ💝
1 cup cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon ghee
1/2 cup inkomazi(yoghurt/maas)
Yellow or orange colour

SYRUP:
1and 1/2 cup sugar
1cup water
2 teaspoon lemon juice
Bring to the boil until syrup string forms or to the touch when you feel it's sticky enough.
Mix all ingredients..
Form spiral shape directly into hot oil...fry..
dip in syrup and serve...
enjoy.

Watermelon Sorbet

Zahira has been a regular contributor here on Watalotwegot for many years. Here is another delicious make she treated her family too last week. Great for a balmy warm weather👌

Shukran for sharing this with us Zahira💕

WATERMELON SORBET 
(ZAHIRA SALEJEE)

6 cups deseeded melon
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice

Bring sugar n water to the boil for abt 6-8 mins, then lower to a simmer. Switch off n leave to cool for an hour.
Blitz melon n lime juice together, add in sugar syrup and blitz till combined.
Freeze in container and give it a stir every hour, till its frozen. Then enjoy.

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Breakfast Quesidellas

There is nothing better than starting your day with a hearty meal👌.

Haseena was inspired to make this meal for her family recently, after a rare sit down to watch one of her favourite programs, The Pioneer Woman.

Thank You for sharing your results with us Haseena💕

#BreakfastIdea #Quesidellas #Recipe #Yummy #Watalotwegot

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Breakfast Quesidellas by Haseena inspired by The Pioneer Woman

Beat 3 eggs, season with salt and pepper
In a non stick pan, stir fry some chopped onions, chopped bell peppers, sliced mushrooms and a desseeded chopped chilli Add in beaten eggs and allow to cook until just done remove from heat. Grate some cheese and set aside. Heat up a griddle and rub generously with butter. Place a quesidella wrap and assemble in  the following order (work quickly here as you don't want to burn the wrap)
Cheese
Eggs
More cheese
Fried sliced sausages, salami or polony
Place another wrap over and toast. Flip over and toast the other side until cheese melts. Remove from heat. Slice into quarters and serve hot.

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Koeksister

There are always a few recipe requests that ladies are looking out for, and the Best shares would be ones that have been Tried and Tested.
Like these Koeksister...Doesn't these look divine😍. Yet another of many South Africans favorite sweet treat.
Special thanks to Sajida Rasool for sharing on her pic💕 and this is the recipe she had tried. Old family tried and tested recipes are simply the best👌

Koeksister (By Fatima Sydow)
My moms Koeksister recipe

Ingredients

4&1/2 cups of cake flour

1& 1/2 cups of lukewarm water

1 tsp of baking powder

1  sachet of Instant yeast

1 tablespoon of sugar

3  tbsp of butter( melted)

1 tsp of salt

1 cup of soft mashed potatoes

3 teaspoons of grinded or finely chopped dried naartjie peel

1&1/2 tablespoons of freshly grated  Ginger ( makes all the difference )

1 teaspoon of mix spice

1 teaspoon of aniseed

2 teaspoons  cinnamon

1/2 a teaspoon of freshly grounded cardamon seeds

Oil for deep frying

Sugar and stick cinnamon for sugaring

Fine coconut

Method

Mix all ingredients together with warm water ( add water until you get a sticky dough ) dough must be very soft/ almost wet .Knead dough for 10 minutes using a little oil on your hands to stop from sticking, rub some oil over dough , cover with cloth and allow to rise for an hour or when double in size  . Roll out into little ball shapes and fry in  oil on medium to high heat until dark brown . Sugar and cover with fine coconut .

Sugar water
Boil 3 cups of sugar with 3 cups of water and a few cinnamon sticks for about 35 minutes on high heat ...then simmer when sugaring the koeksister.

Makes about 40 koeksisters

Please note - Its very important to not have a dry and tight dough . It must be almost sticky - if your dough is tight your yeast won't have anywhere to expand , resulting in a dense and dry  koeksister .

Delicious

Milk Tart

Hmmm....Milk Tarts are an all time favourite among the South African Desserts.
This one was tried by Zubeida Mahomed, who had mad them into small Tarts, but works well served as one big tart.
Thank you for sharing your pic and recipe Zubeida💕

MILK TART
(Zubeida Mahomed)
125g butter
1/2 Cup castor sugar
2 tablespoon oil
Cream well together
Then add
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
Make dough using creaming method cover n leave in fridge for 1/2 an hour  
Pat into 2 tart pans pick a bit with fork n bake, in moderate oven till done.  meanwhile make custard

TOPPiNG
3 cups milk
2 Tablespoon butter
Boil together
beat the following with
egg beater
1 cup milk
2 tablespoon maizena/corn starch
2 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
Pinch of salt
Add to boiled milk
mix...and whisk well pour over baked crust and refrigerate till nice and set
Sprinkle with cinnamon powder (Zubeida Mahomed)

Yellow Moong Daal

This Easy and Yummy dish was prepared by Razia Kathri, who kindly shared on the recipe she used.
An Indian Vegetarian Dish that teams up well with a Piping Hot Roti.

Shukran for sharing this on with us Razia💕

Peeli Moong Daal (Yellow Moong Daal)
-Moong daal washed and
Soaked
-in a pot put oil...when a bit
hot, add whole jeera, small pieces of garlic, green chili cut and curry leaves
-now add cubed onions. .
sauté for a while..till translucent.
-add a bit of hing powder
-now add your Moong daal sauté with salt to taste.
~now add haldi(tumeric and dhana jeeru powder(coriander/cumin powder) and a bit of garam masala powder..cook a bit
-add cubed tomatoes..cook more..then add enough water for daal to cook through...

* *my husband like it a bit burnt..meaning must touch at the bottom..it has that crunch daal..it's devine. .
Enjoy...Zaynab..😘

Polo Mustada

What's for Dinner??? Why not give this delightful recipe a try.

Thank You for sharing this on with us Yasmin Jeewa💕

POLO MASTADA
PIC CREDIT: YASMIN JEEWA
RECIPE CREDIT: @haajiraridimayet
Chicken fillet sliced.
Marinate with 1tblsp red ginger garlic masala , 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp Arad , crushed red chillies ( to taste ). Cook until done.
Braise in little oil. Set aside.
Slice brinjal thinly . Fry until crispy, season with salt and pepper. Leave aside.
Melt butter in pan, add mustard seeds and fry sliced mushrooms.
Make a thick cheese sauce with fresh cream , maizena , salt , pepper, grated cheese.

Layer on serving plate Chicken then mushrooms then brinjal slices and then top with cheese sauce.

Nb: I added crushed garlic as well to the Chicken marinade. And I add ghee and oil to Chicken whilst cooking and a little water. I marinate my brinjals in salt , dhunia jeero , fine red chilli powder and oil. For the sauce I take one fresh cream, abt half cup milk, 2 -3 tsp maizena and about one and half cup cheese, salt and pepper.
( YASMIN JEEWA)  DIVINE!!!!!
ENJOY!!!

Veggie Bake

Sometimes you should Just Go With The Flow!!!
Like Sameera did with this Veggie Bake, with no specific recipe, she simply put these ingredients together, and the outcome was Fantastic.  Her family thoroughly loved this bake, and today she shared with us her way of making this.  Do give it try and look forward to your feedback.

Thank You for sharing this with us Sameera Mahomed💕

Recipe for Veggie Bake 
by Sameera Mahomed

How To:
Cut up potatoes in wedges and fry
Cut Butternut into big chunks and  steamed with salt
Steam Mix veggies with salt then braise with jeera and butter.
Tomato cut in rings 
Cut onion into rings and Fry

Next layer wedges at the bottom of casserole, then mixed veggies, butternut, fried onion rings and tomato on top.
Placed blobs of butter on top and bake in oven for 15min.
Once done sprinkle the top with crushed cheese and onion chips
serve with grilled chicken.

Fish Cakes

With just a few ingredients, Ayesha turned out these wonderful looking Fish Cakes.  These would be great served as a starter/savoury with a salad.  Maybe even a Lunch option for kids and adults alike. Take a look at this pic, delicious looking is it not?,  find recipe below.

Thank You for sharing this with us Ayesha Twam💕

Fishcakes 

2 tins tuna,
5 slices of bread,
daniya(coriander), finely chopped 
green chill( optional or to taste)i,
1 egg,
salt 
1 onion (chopped)  
A Little breadcrumb 

Combine all of the above, carefully shape and fry in hot oil.

Nandos Chicken

Now there is NO GOING WRONG, when Nandos Chicken is on the Menu!

What is Nandos some may ask, well it is a Portuguese brand of restaurants, which bring peri-peri flavours to their chicken, lip smacking tasty meals.

Here is a "home" version of this popular dish, Humarah had given the recipe a try, and had only positive feedback from her family and friends who thoroughly enjoyed this meal.

Thank You for sharing on your pic and recipe used Humarah💕

Nandos Chicken 
(Zarina Ally)

(Kindly shared on by Humarah Assan 💕)

Ingredients :
1 chicken butterflied (or pieces)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp crushed garlic
2 tsp crushed chillies
2Tb oil
250 ml fresh cream
1 large bottle Nandos sauce of your choice

Method:
Preheat oven to 200C
Rub salt, pepper, garlic, chilli & oil for about 1/2 an hour until half way done.
Discard oil.
Mix the Nandos sauce with the cream & pour over the chicken.
Cook until done.