{"id":94529,"date":"2025-01-23T11:27:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=94529"},"modified":"2025-01-23T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:34:26","slug":"exotic-south-indian-potjie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/exotic-south-indian-potjie\/","title":{"rendered":"Exotic South Indian Potjie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"94531\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/exotic-south-indian-potjie\/istockphoto-478688819-612x612\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-478688819-612x612-1.jpg?fit=612%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"612,407\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Traditional South African pot stew or potjiekos in the three-legged pot used to cook this dish on an open fire. Usually served with rice dished with a large spoon.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Sproetniek&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"istockphoto-478688819-612&amp;#215;612\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Traditional South African pot stew or potjiekos in the three-legged pot used to cook this dish on an open fire. Usually served with rice dished with a large spoon.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-478688819-612x612-1.jpg?fit=612%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-94531 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-478688819-612x612-1.jpg?resize=165%2C110&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"110\" \/><em>Courtesy chef Mohamed Bhyat\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3 chickens cut, washed, disjointed into 9 pieces<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup red ginger garlic Masala<\/p>\n<p>3 tablespoon green masala fresh<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp Robertsons or other Exotic spice<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp ground coriander cumin powder<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp garlic salt<\/p>\n<p>2 tsp ground lemon pepper<\/p>\n<p>Optional 2 tsp Rajah curry powder (mild)<\/p>\n<p>2 tablespoons mayonnaise<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd can coconut milk<\/p>\n<p>1 litre plain Bulgarian yogurt<\/p>\n<p>10 baby potatoes (peeled)<\/p>\n<p>10 baby carrots<\/p>\n<p>10 baby onions (peeled)<\/p>\n<p>A few patty pans and courgette optional<\/p>\n<p>Place everything together in large plastic container and allow to soak and marinade for 3 hours or overnight in the fridge. All must be mixed together. Heat a# number 3 cast iron pot over slow burning coals or wood embers that are moderate in heat. Allow heat to be even on the pot. Add the oil and butter and allow to foam. Pour entire mixture into the pot, add a cup of water. Seal the lid and allow to cook on low to moderate heat for 2 hours stirring every once in a while. Use a wooden spoon. After 2 hours the veges should be soft and meat tender. the gravy should be thick and shiny with butter skimming the surface. Garnish with fresh shallots and serve with a savory rice containing nuts or plain chunk naans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy chef Mohamed Bhyat\u00a0 3 chickens cut, washed, disjointed into 9 pieces \u00bc cup red ginger garlic Masala 3 tablespoon green masala fresh 2 tsp Robertsons or other Exotic spice 2 tsp ground coriander cumin powder 2 tsp garlic salt 2 tsp ground lemon pepper Optional 2 tsp Rajah curry powder (mild) 2 tablespoons mayonnaise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[99,107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","category-rice-dishes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-478688819-612x612-1.jpg?fit=612%2C407&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-oAF","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-12 15:51:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}