Shooting Kasi Kitchen is always fun and this time was no different! There is always a bit of drama in my life and my first shoot with the KK team was postponed due to a bout of bronchitis. The team arrived wearing their best smiles although it felt like we were shooting at midnight…bright, early and super cheerful. The star and Kasi Queen of the show, the lovely Cindy, was her usual bubbly cheerful self…looking forward to a day of fun and feasting!

My troubles started when I decided on an outfit and couldn’t get into it because the zipper was stuck…any girl would be devastated and it took me a while to get my head around it. A bad omen to start the day, perhaps? A runaway afghan hound was next…I took my heels off and dashed up the road only to realize that I had forgotten the collar and lead so we had to carry the fabulously beautiful Cleo back home. The camera crew and Cindy were terribly amused, dashed out and took pictures as we carried the beauty back home.

Then it was the hadedas, noisy kids at home and barking dogs….curveballs have become part of the plan. Thankfully, the team were un-phased by the madness and just kept going! Rob was around during the shoot and he spotted me wearing my bright pink shoes…bad memories of a day on an island holiday popped into his head…then, me insisting that I NEEDED these shoes and there will never be a pair like these ever again! He then said he had a ‘marginal headache’ coming on…but I wasn’t going to leave without the shoes! Which shoe loving girl would leave without them behind??

Here are some of the recipes that I made on Kasi Kitchen last year…lamb breyani, thai prawns and a decadent chocolate cake…click on this link for a bit of Kasi Magic from our last show! https://yudhikayumyum.com/2013/01/20/better-late-than-never-recipes-from-kasi-kitchen/

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Cheesy Chicken Roti

Chicken and Spinach Filling

Ingredients

60ml sunflower oil
1 onion, finely chopped
5ml coarse salt
10ml crushed ginger
10ml crushed garlic
10 – 15ml red chilli powder
800g deboned chicken thighs, chopped
5ml ground Curry Me Home coriander
5ml ground Curry Me Home cumin
5ml Curry Me Home garam masala
Pinch of turmeric
400g chopped Spar tomatoes
400g baby spinach

Grated cheese to assemble wraps

To make the chicken:

Heat the sunflower oil in a 30cm AMC pot.
Add the onion and salt, then saute until the onion is light golden brown.
Add the ginger and garlic – saute for three seconds taking care not to let the ingredients burn.
Place the red chilli into the pot preferably on the side of the pan.
Stir for a few seconds, then add the chopped chicken pieces.
Saute the chicken until the meat is sealed.
Sprinkle the ground cumin, coriander, garam masala and turmeric over the chicken.
Stir for a few seconds and add the tomatoes.
When the tomatoes soften, add the baby spinach and simmer until the spinach wilts.
Sprinkle magic masala over the curry – and cook for another minute.

For the Roti

Ingredients:

750ml cake flour
5ml fine salt
375ml boiling water
75ml sunflower oil
Melted butter, to cook

Here’s how:

Place flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
Pour in boiling water and mix with a wooden spoon.
Pour oil over the dough and mix to combine.
Knead the warm dough until smooth.
Roll into a large ball and keep kneading until the cracks are not visible.
Roll the dough into a length and slice into twelve equal pieces.
Roll each piece into a length.
Curl up the half the length.
Curl the other half in the opposite direction.
Fold one piece over the other.
Dust the pieces of dough in flour and place in a mixing bowl.
Cover with a damp cloth and leave aside for an hour.
Roll out each piece of dough into a round ensuring you keep the surface dusted with flour.
Leave the rotis on a well floured counter.
Repeat until all the dough has been rolled out.
Cook the roti on a hot AMC skillet.
When small bubbles and freckles appear, flip the roti over.
Drizzle a little melted butter over.
Turn the roti over and lightly brown on the other side.
Remove and place on a wire rack.
Repeat until all the rotis are cooked.
Pile them on top of the other and leave to cool before storing in a cake tin lined with wax paper.

Yudhika’s tips

The water must be boiling hot when it is added to the flour.
Use a cutter to ensure that the rotis are perfectly round.

To assemble:

Place the chicken filling on the roti, sprinkle cheese on top of the filling, sprinkle with spring onions and then place a roti on top.
Toast on an AMC skillet until the cheese has melted.
Slice into wedges and serve hot!

The best Strawberry Cream Scones…

Ingredients:

560g cake flour
30ml baking powder
30ml castor sugar
5ml salt
250g Spar butter
3 eggs
200ml fresh cream

For the egg wash:
1 egg
10ml milk

To serve
Butter,
Strawberry Jam
Whipped Cream
Fresh strawberries

Here’s how

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.

Lightly beat the eggs and cream together. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl.

Cut the butter into little blocks and add to the sifted dry ingredients. Lightly rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips. When the mixture resembles crumbs, pour in the egg and cream mixture.

Gently mix the ingredients together and work into a soft dough. Do not knead the dough. The dough will be soft but not perfectly smooth.

Roll the dough into a ball. Lightly flour the work surface and roll out the dough. It should be about 2cm thick.

Dip the scone cutter into flour and cut out rounds. Gather the off cuts and gently knead into a ball. Repeat the process until all the dough has been used up.

Place the rounds on a greased baking tray. Leave the tray in the refrigerator for 10 – 15 minutes.

Beat the egg and milk together and brush the top of the scones with this egg wash.

Bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until the scones are golden brown on the top and at the bottom. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Serve warm scones with butter, strawberry jam, cream and sliced fresh strawberries

Yudhika’s Tips

Keeping the ingredients and dough as cold is possible is the secret to making good scones.

Buttermilk can be used instead of fresh cream.

Try not to let the egg wash drip onto the sides of the scones as it affects the shape when baking.

These scones can be frozen. Remove scones from the oven before they begin to brown. Leave to cool on a wire rack and then freeze. Defrost the scones and then bake for 4 – 5 minutes in a hot oven until golden brown and heated through.