Delightful Butternut Soup

Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Large Onion finely chopped
1 Medium/Large Butternut,chopped into chunks
1 Large potato, chopped into chunks
1 Litre of either water/chicken stock/vegetable stock
1 Teaspoon Paprika
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Chives/Parsely(if available) chopped/whole for garnish
1⁄2 cup cream(optional)

Method:
Melt butter in a pot large enough for all the ingredients, add the onions and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until soft. Add the butternut, potatoes, paprika, and mix through well, then, and the water/stock. Bring to boil and cook covered over low heat until the vegetables are soft but still holding its shape. Scoop out the softened vegetables and add into a food processor/blender, using some of the liquid from above *(the more liquid added to processor/blender, the thinner the soup consistency at the end). Process this until smooth. Return the soup to the pot and stir in a little cream,if using,*(just as good without any. Season with salt and pepper according to taste. Reheat gently! stir in chopped chives/parsley just before serving (Also good without any, if not available), Serve hot with a side Dinner Roll or Croutons.

Peanut butter Biscuits

Courtesy Nasreen Ali @cardamom_pod 170g butter 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 full cup crunchy peanut butter 10 ml vanilla essence 8 ml baking powder 2 ml salt Approx 2.5 cups cake flour (more or less) Method Preheat the oven to 180 deg Celsius. Cream butter and sugar...

Cape Malay Koeksisters

Oil for frying 1 packet instant yeast 2 dessert spoons fine cinnamon 2 dessert spoons mix spice 2 dessert spoons fine dry ginger/fine ginger Half cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 large or 2 medium potatoes (Mashed) 5 cups cake flour 4 eggs 100ml butter Half...

Chicken Karahi

Courtesy Fatima Rasool Ahmed Wash and drain your chicken pieces. Chop 2 big onions and braise in quite a bit of ghee with 2 whole garlic cloves till transparent and garlic is soft. Separately blanche 4 big tomatoes. Remove skin when soft and chop fine. Once onions are...

Chicken Ala Kiev

½ kg chicken fillet ½ black pepper ½ tsp salt ½ tsp dry dhana Butter Slice chicken fillet in half butterfly way, tenderize it with a mallet on both sides. Lay flat on table and sprinkle salt, pepper, dry dhana on 1 side, put a piece of butter o the edge of the fillet,...

Spicy Chicken Strips Recipe

Spicy chicken strips 4 pieces of chicken fillets cut into strips Marinate with: 1 teaspoon garlic 1 teaspoon ground green chillies ¼ teaspoon lemon pepper 1 tsp salt Cook with ghee for about 12 minutes Once cool dip in egg and breadcrumbs spiced with red chillies...

Yeast Tea Ring

Ingredients 4 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 pkt dry yeast 50 grams butter ¼ cup sugar 1 egg ½ cup milk ½ water Filling: 4 Tblsp butter ¼ cup sugar Beat butter and sugar well 1 tsp cinnamon ½ cup fruit mix 1/3 cup cut cherries 2 Tblsp chopped pecan nuts Directions Melt the...