EASY HALEEM

With Ramadaan just around the corner, many of our lovelies on the Watalotwegot group have been busy preparing an array of dishes that their family enjoy.  Shireen Is one such lady, And she has shared her picture of the EASY HALEEM that she loves whipping up for her family.  Haleem is a thick soup/broth that usually has added protein in the form of lamb/chicken, and made with a variety of lentils or a soup mix of lentils/barley.

This recipe however, does not contain the lentils/soup mix, and Shireen reckons it EASY to prepare, and most importantly, it doesn't cause indigestion, tummy burns or reflux...YAYYYY, now that's win. SHUKRAN for sharing this recipe with our readers Shireen.💕

EASY HALEEM RECIPE 
(Kindly Shared on by Shireen Sathar Suleman - WATALOTWEGOT)

1 ½ cup jungle oats (OATS)

6 Weetbix (Breakfast Cereal Biscuit)

2 ½ litres water

2 teaspoon salt

Boil together for 20-30 minutes. Remove from stove and allow to cool. Liquidize.

1 cup chicken fillet cubed

3 Tablespoon ghee

1 medium onion grated

1 ½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste

1 ½ teaspoon ground green chillies

½ teaspoon arad (Turmeric Powder)

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup water

Braise onions in ghee. Add chicken and rest of spices, add 1 cup water and cook till chicken is tender. Then add liquidized Weetbix/Oats mixture.

If required, add a cup or more of water.

Make a vagaar (tempering) :- 1 Tablespoon ghee, ½ onion sliced, 3 whole green chillies, 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds. Lastly add chopped up Dhania(Coriander leaves).

Enjoy!

EASY HALEEM - Perfect for anytime of the Year

Flamby/Creme Caramel

Nothing beats a good old fashioned dessert...

How awesome do these Flamby's look???
Special Thanks to Hajira Jassat Farook, for sharing on this pic and recipe she used. WE HEART IT!!!

FLAMBY /Creme Caramel
Recipe credit: @shanaazahmod 

Pic credit: Hajira Farook (Watalotwegot)

1 litre full cream milk
1 Tin condensed milk
1 tin of nestle cream
2 tablespoon maziena (corn flour)
3 tablespoon custard powder
2 teaspoon China grass powder
1/4 cup of water
1 teaspoon caramel essence
And golden syrup for the bottom

~ Bring the milk and China grass powder to boil. 

~ Add the custard powder and maziena to the the 1/4 cup water and stir well. 

~ Now add this to the milk and switch stove to low heat and allow mixture to thicken a bit. Be careful not to scorch the bottom of the pot. 

~ Remove from heat and using a whisk add the condensed milk, nestle cream and essence. 

~ Now put some golden syrup in the bottom of your dish about 1 tablespoon of syrup for one small individual mould/ramekin. Add more syrup if you doing it in a bigger mould. 

~ And pour the hot FLAMBY custard over. Refrigerate until set. 

~ To serve, loosen around with a knife to release the vacuum and turn over onto a plate. You don't have to turn these over. You can serve it straight from a ramekin.

* Please note that the nestle cream is optional. You can omit it from recipe as is. All it does is give a rich creamy taste to the desert. Also make sure when using China grass powder that it is fresh and not been sitting in your cupboard for a while. Your desert won't set firm if its stale.*

SWISS ROLL

A simple yet delicious bake to make anytime of the year, This swiss roll will become your family favourite too.  

Thank You for sharing your pic and recipe used with us Aunty Rehana💕

SWISS ROLL (flop-proof)

RECIPE CREDIT: UNKNOWN

PICTURE CREDIT: REHANA KODRUTH (WATALOTWEGOT)

4 eggs
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup flour 
1/4 cup cornflour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 t baking powder
1 t vanilla essence
Pinch of salt 

Beat eggs until stiff and white
Add sugar and beat until it leaves a peak
Sift the dry ingredients 3 times and sift in one more time into the egg mixture and fold with a metal spoon
Lastly add vanilla essence
Pour into a greased and lined Swiss roll pan and bake at 200•C for 10-15 minutes
Turn out immediately onto greaseproof paper sprinkled with caster sugar
Peel of lining paper and trim edges with a sharp knife
Roll up cake with paper in between to make a Swiss roll
Cover with a cool damp cloth and cool slightly
Unroll and spread with filling and roll up again and allow to cool 

# for Vanilla Swiss Roll OMIT cocoa

How To Make Wagaar - For beginners

So one of my Admins, Bibi Ayesha, and I have decided to start doing Posts that could benefit the younger generation, to being more adept in the kitchen.  Well She takes the time to do the actual tutorials while I'm trying to keep all these valuable knowledge sealed away for all to use via our blogs or on the group albums. Shukran my dearest Friend for taking time to get this together💕

Now some may wonder..."what is WAGAAR" ...well in the Indian cooking dictionary, this means crispy fried onions, and sometimes these have added whole spices added to it, to further enhance the aromatic fried onions.  Today we kept it very basic, and show how to prep and fry onions, that can be stored for later use, in dishes such as biryani.

Find attached 2 picture collages, there are numbers to follow with a written "How To" prepare Note after the Pictures. Do enjoy our new 'For Beginners' posts, and we look forward to your feedback.

How to prepare Wagaar - for beginners 

(i.e... Fried crisp onions..for Biryani)

Tutorial by Bibi Ayesha  Kadwa  (Watalotwegot)

~ Slice onions...(I used a mandoline slicer)

~ Sprinkle cake flour

~ MIX oil and ghee in pan

~ Heat up and add in at least 2 to 3 handfuls 

~ Fry on medium heat, Mixing regularly to get a even colour

~ As it turns pinkish guard it closely because  it gets dark very quick..

~ strain in colander 

~ Leave on a tray with thick layer of tissue to drain access oil.

~ freeze and use as needed.😉

Donuts

Treats are most welcome anytime, and that is exactly what Zakia Gafoor had ready for her a kids to enjoy, A DONUT for treats. 

This delicious, and easy to follow recipe was kindly shared on by Zakia, a HUGE THANK YOU to her for taking time to share her pic and recipe used with us. 

Just one look at this pic, will have you heading to your kitchen, to whip up a batch too.  How divine do these donuts look😍.

DONUTS - (KINDLY SHARED ON BY ZAKIA GAFOOR) 

WATALOTWEGOT

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 cup sugar
Beat all this till light and fluffy

Now Add:
4 cups flour
3 teaspoon baking powder

Add to egg mix and form a dough
If sticky add little more flour.

Leave for about 5 minutes to stand. Roll out, to about 2cm in thickness and cut dough using a donut cutter, and deep fry.

Dip quickly Sugar syrup (must be a little weak, Normal syrup mix.) OR roll in Cinnamon Sugar

Sugar Popcorn

"Sugar popcorn.. strawberry, bubblegum and peppermint an awesome combination". - as quoted by Jamilah, shukran for sharing your pic and recipe used for this sweet treat💕💕💕

Sugar Popcorn by Pebbles and Piggytails, which I made a small change to by adding flavouring.

2 cups unpopped popcorn seeds
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 Tablespoon water
1 Tablespoon butter
Food colouring and flavour drop of your choice

Pop seeds according to your choosing, I used a large thick base pot with very little oil and popped one cup at a time. You can air pop or pop in microwave.

In a saucepan add the sugar, water, butter, colour and flavour. Bring to boil, while stirring constantly. As soon as it boils, pour it immediately over popped popcorn, stir it around until all the popcorn is covered. Let it stand for a few minutes. The popcorn does not stick together. Just shake it around if you find it sticking..

Now since I did different flavours and colours I used 1 cup of unpopped popcorn seeds for every colour, which means I halved the recipe.
(💕Jamilah Mehtar-Mangerah💕)

Chicken Strips with Sriracha Dipping Sauce

Healthy meals can be a breeze to prepare, and that is just what Ridwana Malek proved when she kindly shared with us her pic and the recipe she used,to make this yummy dish. WE LOVE IT💕💕💕.

Personally I love Chicken, so this one is definitely going to feature somewhere on my table😉. How about YOU?

CRUMBED CHICKEN WITH SRIRACHA DIPPING SAUCE
(KINDLY SHARED ON BY RIDWANA MALEK💕)

2 chicken fillet
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon crushed jeero
1/4 teaspoon  lemon pepper
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon oil

Sriracha Dipping Sauce

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup Siracha sauce (star meat)
2 tablespoon soya sauce
2 teaspoon lemon juice

- From 1 fillet cut across to make 3 thin pieces
- Mix together sauce ingredients and keep aside
- Marinate chicken  in above ingredients for few hours
- Heat little butter and oil in frypan
coat chicken in panko crumbs and fry till golden on both sides
- Serve chicken with Siracha sauce, side salad and vegetables

***sauce recipe is from afternoon express on SABC 3

# GLOSSARY -
* JEERO = CUMIN (JEERA)

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

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.

Simple Omelette

Now This here is my personal recipe, that I have blogged on my FOODEVA MARSAY Blog, If you haven't already checked it out and followed, please do😉.

A rather easy recipe to follow, and just about any other toppings you can use.  Why not try making this omelette as your next breakfast fix.

Simple Omelette
Servings: 1-2
Difficulty: Easy
Author : Foodeva Marsay

INGREDIENTS
2 Extra Large Eggs
2 Mushrooms sliced (button mushroom variety)
2 Tablespoons Chopped Bell Peppers (any colour)
4 Tablespoon Grated Cheddar Cheese
3 Tablespoon Milk
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder (dissolved in 1 Tablespoon Water OR Milk)
Butter
Salt
Pepper

METHOD
🍳 Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the salt and pepper to season
🍳 Add the Milk to this and whisk well.
🍳 Stir fry the chopped vegetables in a teaspoon or two of Butter and keep aside.
🍳 Now Add the dissolved baking powder to the whisked eggs, and stir in well.
🍳 To a seperate Pan (medium sized non-stick frying pan), melt 1 Tablespoon Butter on medium/low heat, and add the whisked eggs.
🍳Cover the Frying pan with a Lid, allow the eggs to start cooking.
🍳 Remove Lid after 1 minute, or as the eggs begin to “Puff Up”, now gently use a spoon to pull the eggs away from the sides of the pan and gently push any “runny egg mixture” to the edge allowing for those to cook as well.
🍳 Top one side of the cooked eggs with the stir fried vegetables.
🍳 Sprinkle on About 3 Tablespoons cheese and gently fold over, using a flat spoon/spatula, the other end of the eggs, so that it Encloses the fillings.
🍳 Switch off the heat, sprinkle on the rest of the Cheese, and cover the pan with the lid until cheese melts.
🍳 Best Enjoyed HOT, with a sprinkle of Fresh chopped Parsley.

NOTES by FOODEVA MARSAY
🔺 Any size of eggs may be used. Season with salt/pepper according to taste.
🔺 Add chopped cold meats/sausages/any other chopped vegetables, for more variety.
🔺 ALWAYS stir fry the toppings, as this brings them to a warmer temperature and leaves no “cold spots” when digging into an omelette😉
🔺 If you find it difficult to fold over an omelette, try adding the toppings to the center of cooked eggs, then flapping over either sides over toppings.
🔺 Another great way to serve the omelette (this I love to make when I’m in a hurry, has an almost “Pizza Like Omelette”look to it, is set the oven on grill function before staring the stove top preps, when done topping with all the fillings and cheese, simple slot the pan into the oven just until the cheese melts…YUMMMMM
🔺 Egg Whites work just as well with above recipe (MY FAVS😉)
🔺 For a less rushed morning, why not keep the topping ingredients already chopped in your fridge👍
ENJOY!!!
Read more on blog HERE

Easy Sponge Cake

Nothing Beats a Simple and delicious Sponge cake....WITHOUT THE FRILLS😋.  This is exactly the type of cake I would reach for at a tea table, and today Aunty Fawzia Safla was kind enough to share her Pic and recipe for a sponge cake.

Many Thanks Aunty Fawzia💕


Sponge Cake 
(Kindly shared by Fawzia Safla💕)

3 eggs
1cup castor sugar 
2tbl oil
1/2 cup milk 
1 tsp vanilla 
1cup flour 
1 tsp Baking powder
Beat egg whites stiff stiff then add castor sugar beat then add yolks an vanilla beat add in milk, oil, flour and Baking powder 
Beat altogether 
* can bake in square pan or loaf pan 
* Bake at 180 degree Celsius

Wasi's Creamy Cheesy Garlic Rolls

There are just some recipes, that never go out of fashion!!! Like this particular one shared on by Waseela 💕. Serve these rolls with Lunch,Dinner or a Braai/Barbecue, it's always a winner. I hope you give this one a try👍🏼


Wasi's Creamy Cheesy Garlic Rolls (Waseela Hossen)

~ 1/2cup basic white sauce seasoned
~ 3-4 Tblsp Lemon Butter Sauce~»heat 3Tblsp Fresh Cream with 1Tblsp butter and 2Tblsp Lemon Juice.
~Mix above together with a drop of yellow colour
~place 6 rolls of choice/1 long twisted roll onto greased casserole
~slice diagonally and add garlic butter between slices
~pour the above prepared sauce over, ensuring your fill some into the slices
~top with grated cheese
~place in oven until warmed through and cheese is melted
~divine...ENJOY!!! (Waseela Hossen)
**Optional ~ add 3 Tblsp Steers Garlic Sauce to sauce mixture**

Garlic Naan

Allow me to Share with you this recipe for Garlic Naan. It's always a winner, warm a little before serving if you make it ahead of time. Perfect with Grills/Curries. This was shared by lovely Zeenath on Watalotwegot years ago, and has a special place in my recipe books, Thank You dearest Zeenie💕 Hope you give this one a try👍.

Garlic Naan or Pitas (Shared by Zeenath of Watalotwegot)
3 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
3 tsp ghee/melted butter
1 1/3 cup sour milk/yogurt

Method:
* Combine flour,baking powder,salt and ghee/melted butter in a bowl,rub to make breadcrumbs,
* add enough sour milk/yogurt to make dough.
* divide into small balls, roll and fry on tawa with ghee and garlic butter.
makes 16

Fruit Cupcakes

Kesigi Moodley is a Working Mum and like many other's,  does her best juggle a work/life balance.  Take a look at this recipe she shared,  its super easy(Quick enough for her to whip up before she was off to work👌🌟) and a delicious treat for her family. 
These look fabulous Kes, Well Done and Thank You💕

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Kesigi Moodley

Kes' Fruit cupcakes
110g butter/margarine
1 egg
2.5 tablespoons sugar
1 cup flour
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
1/2 cup milk
125 sultanas or mixed fruit 
Beat together the butter/margarine and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla extract and stir. Gradually add in the flour and baking powder alternating with the milk. Add the fruit. The mixture should be thick dropping consistency. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through. It should have a crack through it, a must for me in a fruit cake!

Chapli Kebab Burgers

An Interesting take to this Delicious Kebab. Thank You for sharing with us your Pic and Recipe Umme Abdullah💞

Chapli Kebab Burgers
Umme Abdullah

1/2 kg chicken mince dry. 
2 tbsp maize meal
1&1/2 tsp half crushed coriander seeds
1tsp anardana powder (dry pomegranate seeds powder) 
1 onion finely chopped(squeezed out water)
6 green chillies crushed
1 tsp crushed red chillies
1 tsp ginger garlic
Salt to taste
1 tomato chopped
1 egg
2 tbsp chopped coriander fresh
1 tsp jeero half crushed
1 tbsp gram flour 
2 tbsp shan Chapli kebab mix. 
Pinch of bicarbonate soda

Method
Grind all ingredients except tomato and onions till all combined well. Add in chopped tomato , onions n 2 tbsp oil. Mix all well n make like burger patty(now freezer suitable). Shallow fry dem on a medium heat ,1-2 at a time. 
Assemble Burgers with onion rings n hot and spicy aamli chutney.( Umme Abdullah)

(Dry mince- I tell my butcher to wash da meat first n den mince it.)

Steak with Butternut and Onion Rings

Fiona Haniff had us all salivating at this dish,  an easy to prepare meal full of Goodness. Thank You for sharing with us Fiona💕

Steak /butternut/onion rings (Shared by Fiona Haniff) 

500g tenderised frying steak. 
Aminas steak and chops spice. 
Worcester sauce. 
1 butternut. 
Onions cut into rings. 
Oil. 

Method. 
Marinate steak in amina spice and add a lil ginger/garlic paste. Heat oil in a pan. Place marinated steak in and cook till done.
add onion rings 2 the steak and cook 4 5min. Steam butternut seperately with salt and butter.
when done add it 2 steak and leave on low heat. Don't stir when u place butternut. Add pepper pwd on top. Garnish wid dhania. And serve. Divine wid garlic bread or roti. 

Tip: Remember the aminas spice has salt. So don't add salt.taste b4 serving. If u require more u can add fine salt.

Semolina Biscuits

Come weekend, and it's a must to have those cookie jars topped up....RIGHT????

Why not give these easy to make cookies a try the next time you decide to bake up a treat :-)

The recipe was kindly shared on by Yasmin Jeewa.

Semolina Biscuits (Fego Biscuits)

1/2lb butter(250g)

3tbls oil

1/2 cup castor sugar

1/4 cup semolina 

2 cups flour

Cream butter and castor sugar until white then add oil and beat well,add semolina and enough flour to form a soft dough

Roll into balls and press down with a fork then bake at 160 until lightly brown.. Allow to cool slightly then coat in castor sugar.

Short-Crust Pastry Pie

There is always a first time for everything right?, just ask Fathima Mahomed. She had for the very 1st time ever, attempted to make a Short Crust Pastry. And by the look of her images sent in, I say she has mastered the skill of making The Perfect, Short-Crust Pastry👌⭐️

Well Done Fathima, and Thank You for sharing your recipe💕👍. 

Hoping you all give this recipe a try, the pastry is Light and Crispy, and looking forward to all your feedbacks on this and other recipes from the blog, you have tried out.😉

Shortcrust Pastry
(Kindly Shared on by Fathima Mahomed)

200g Flour
100g Self Rising Flour
Pinch of Salt
150g Cold Butter , Cut into cubes
6 Tblsp(or more) Ice Cold Water

Method:
~Cut up the cold butter in the flour, using a knife.
~Make a dough with Ice Cold Water
~Do Not over knead.
~Place short crust Pastry dough,covered, into fridge, for 1 Hour.
~after 1 hour, remove pastry from fridge, and divide into half.
~roll out 1 half for the base of the pie, press into an oven proof dish
~Add Filling of choice (find Steak filling recipe attached)
~roll out the other half of the pastry, to cover the pie dish.
~Brush the pastry top with milk and poke holes on top to all steam to escape.
~Bake at 180 Degrees Celsius, for ±40mins or until golden brown.
ENJOY (Fathima Mahomed)

Easy Steak Filling(Fathima Mahomed)

*Cut Rump Steak into small cubes
*Marinate with :
>Ginger/garlic . 
>Cumin, coriander, turmeric powder 
>salt red chillies 
>Worcester sauce, Black pepper 
>mustard sauce and tomatoe sauce
*Cook steaks until soft.
*Cool and use as filling for Short Crust Pastry Pie.(Fathima Mahomed)

EASY MILK TART

So I Decided to post one of our very early posts from way back when we started the group, this is an easy Dessert Recipe, Milk Tart OR MelkTert, as it's commonly known as here in South Africa. There are many different recipes out there, lots that actually make a sweet pastry base from scratch, and then there are recipes like these , kindly shared on by Dilshaad Gaffoor, that easily adapts the recipe using a biscuit base.

Easy Milk Tart
Crust: 

1 packet of Tennis Biscuits, crushed
125 g Butter, melted 

Filling: 

500 ml (2 cups) Milk 
Piece of Cinnamon Stick
Dash of elachi powder. 60–100 ml White Sugar, depending on personal taste
2 Eggs
45 ml (3 tbsp) Cornflour
45 ml (3 tbsp) Flour
3 ml ( ½ tsp) Vanilla Essence
30 ml (2 tbsp) Butter
Cinnamon and Sugar, for sprinkling 

Method
Crust 

Combine the crushed Tennis biscuits and melted butter, and press into a pie dish. 

Filling 

Heat the milk with the piece of stick cinnamon to just under boiling point. 

Meanwhile, lightly beat the eggs with the sugar, then add the cornflour and flour. 

Pour the hot milk onto this mixture, stirring rapidly. Return the mixture to the heat and cook, stirring until the mixture becomes thick. Thorough stirring is important to prevent the mixture from catching on the bottom of the pan and to prevent lumps. 

Off the heat, add the vanilla essence and the butter. Stir well until the butter is melted. 

Pour the mixture into the prepared tart crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

PERSONAL NOTE:
*I cheated and just piled the mixture onto Marie biscuits , could also use individual tennis biscuits*(Dilshaad)