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A Simple Breyani

The only authentic thing about this recipe is that the rice and meat is cooked together, but it is much simpler than a real breyani, …

Cape Malay Chicken Curry

Serve with rice, garnished with dhania leaves, and sambals. …

Couscous Salad with Spicy Sautéed Vegetables

Serve at room temperature, or lightly chilled. …

Kashmiri Lamb with Apricots

A little bit of Kashmir using A Good Basic Curry Paste. …

Madras Curry Paste

It works especially well for mixed curried vegetables. It should keep well for about 6-8 weeks, but the flavour of the spices will start to deteriorate after this. …

Thai Green Curry Paste (photo by Lize Rixt, stock.xchng)

Thai Green Curry Chicken Salad

This dish has a fantastic taste, but, unfortunately doesn’t look as good as one would like it to – actually, to be honest, it is, more or less, the colour of green sludge. …

Moroccan Lamb Kebabs with Aioli

Warm and spicy, a taste of North Africa. Sautéed Potatoes with Prunes and Apples and a salad go very well with these kebabs. …

Cinnamon and Walnut Couscous Salad

Best eaten the day of making. …

Spiced Lentil and Vegetable Salad

Serve with a bowl of yoghurt swirled with fresh mint. …

Golden Rice with Curried Mushrooms

This can be served either as a salad or as a hot accompaniment. Use the larger amount of oil if your dish is destined to be a salad and the lesser amount for a hot extra. …

About Dinka’s Cookbook

Dinka's Cookbook is a collection of recipes that have been tried and tested over many years and that have stood the test of time. Because Dinka ran her own catering business for many years, some of these recipes have really been tested, in the most difficult circumstances, by the most discerning customers.

Dinka's Cookbook has been made available on the internet because it is the simplest method of sharing the recipes with all those people who have tasted the food and asked how it was made.

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Dinka's Cookbook