South African Indians brings to life a rich cuisine to a land of diversity where all cultures can share and enjoy South African Indian Cooking.

To celebrate Indian people’s contribution to South Africa and to share with all South Africans and with the whole world, “AMMA’S SPICE AND RECIPE BOOK” will ensure that everyone can make any curry, bunny chow, roti, briyani and many more Indian dishes easily and efficiently in their own homes.The Vel was a gift from a mother to a son

When Indians first came to South Africa, they had very little resources. The Indian mothers and grandmothers had to implement their own unique methods of cooking, mixing of spices to enhance flavour and inventing exotic nutritious recipes. They had to improvise and invent their own unique tastes mixed with Indian and South African cultures. They created recipes of mixing Indian foods with the resources from South Africa.

It is remarkable to note that Indians of South Africa does not cook, exactly like the Indians in India. South African Indians cook in a very unique technique and different to anywhere in the world. South African Indian’s cook with more rich and flavoured spices integrated with the Indian and South African culture.

The spicy aromatic flavours enriched with South African resources and historical culture makes South African Indian foods even better.

The Bunny Chow is typically a South African dish, originated in the KwaZulu Natal region, when the first Indians landed to work in the sugar fields. The workers did not have the time to make the traditional Indian bread and was introduced to the western breads to have with the curries. Since it was cumbersome to carry the curries in separate containers, they cut the bread loaf in half, hollowed the soft part of the bread and filled it with their favorite curry, topped it with the soft bread, wrapped and off they went to work.

AMMA’S SPICES AND RECIPE BOOK will satisfy many cooking needs for South Africa’s rainbow nation. Indians has always known of the benefits that spice can bring and has included spice in their daily meals. Now you can benefit from some wise secrets.

Today all South Africans can cook South African Indian dishes quick and easily with the help of “AMMA’S SPICE & RECIPES”. For a unique mouth watering and fragrantly spicy tastes, YOU will enjoy this interesting book with informative spice tips and descriptions and secret recipes.