This recipe comes from gamidah jacobs from lekka kombuis in the bo kaap in cape town. All media and content are the property of salwaa smith and cape malay cooking delights pty ltd. Zainab lagardien was born in the old district six in cape town, south africa and is a trained malay caterer. These muchloved south african traditional sticky spicy treats are so yummy. And fried foods are mine especially when they are a sweet treat. Cape town is awesome do you know your koeksister from. Order your cookbook here international orders only. Leave on greased table to double in size for about 1015mins, lifting koeksister gently and shaping if needed. A sweet south african heritage delicacy crisp pastry plaits are fried and dipped in an aromatic syrup. Hope everyone enjoy all the recipes as much as i did making it. Cape malay architecture, food, tailor shops, mosques and the warmth and hospitality of the malay people continue to attract tourists in abundance. Using a pastry brush, brush the melted butter over the rolls. Last week i was on a mission to find the best looking koeksisters in cape town for a tv shoot. Traditional cape malay cooking is the definitive cape malay cookbook featuring more than 200 traditional recipes for everyday enjoyment.
Traditional malay koeksisters sapeople tasty recipes. Buy the cape malay cookbook by williams, faldela isbn. Today in the city of cape town, remnants of this culture are to be found as a thriving cape malay community lends character to the mother city of south africa. Malay women would make these on fridays to have with tea after the men return from friday mosque at 1 pm. Kaapse maleiers are an ethnic group or community in south africa. Ingredients 500 gram lamb, diced 2 onions, finely chopped 2 large or 3 medium potatoes, cubed 4 fresh tomatoes, finely chopped or 1 continue reading cape malay lamb curry. Faldela williams shares her intimate knowledge of the malay cooking tradition with simple, easytofollow recipes for many wellknown dishes, such as denningvleis, koesisters, sosaties, bobotie, smoorsnoek and many more. These are the cape malay style, the east version are usually in a plait without coconut. Faldela williams shares her intimate knowledge of the malay cooking tradition with simple, easytofollow recipes for many wellknown dishes, such as denningvleis, koesisters, sosaties.
In the bokaap a neighborhood in cape town the locals arent trying to be trendy or modern. Experienced chef faldela williams shares her intimate knowledge of the malay tradition with simple, easytofollow recipes for a multitude of wellknown malay dishes such as denningvleis, koesisters, rotis, sosaties, bobotie, curry, smoorsnoek, atjars, blatjangs and sambals. Koeksisters traditional south african recipe 196 flavors. A 2mhigh sculpture of a koeksister will be unveiled at the afrikaner enclave of orania. The cape malay people originate from the earliest dutch slaves. The most authentic cape malay koeksisters youll find outside of ct. Its taken me a while to perfect it but its so comforting. This page is to share recipes, tips and stories related to cape malay cooking. The cape malay illustrated cookbook is a compilation of recipes for authentic malay food. It didnt matter what they tasted like, but they needed to be home made looking, fat, juicy and have a beautiful golden brown colour.
The afrikaaner version is shaped like a short, fat plait. The warmth and character of the people shine through as they share their stories about cooking, family bonds. The exploration of the african continent in the fifteenth century and the colonization of south east asia in the sixteenth century by european powers led to the enslavement of millions of. Traditional koeksisters a traditional south african sticky donut treat thats deliciously sweet, sticky, crunchy and drenched in syrup, laced with cinnamon, lemon and ginger. The cape malay illustrated cookbook is a collection of authentic malay recipes. She has cooked in many wellknown kitchens in the cape and often caters for large functions within the malay community.
This is a not a healthy snack, but is definitely worth the occasional splurge. Koeksisters originated from the malayan slaves brought to cape province by the european settlers. Cape malay is a south african ethnic group descendant of slaves, mainly from indonesia but also from india, and malaysia. Frasers beautiful visuals accompany recipes, historical images and personal stories from residents of the bokaap, and morris says. Tasty spicy cape malay type of doughnut comfy food served with hot coffee on cold rainy days. Exploring the spicy cape malay culture of cape town, south africa. An afrikaner is a white south african of dutch, french, german or scandinavian origin. I normally place the syrup in two containers in the freezer. We always bought these traditional cape malay koeksisters or doughnuts on fridays after school in grassy park. To the average european this means the introduction of a couple of sambals and possibly atjar and blajang into his own menu. Absolutely perfect for snack or tea time and even breakfast. Cape malay cooking with fatima sydow home facebook. The cape malay illustrated cookbook by faldela williams. The history of cape malay cuisine in south africa begins with the.
Cape malay cuisine originates from a colourful history of. No aspect of cape malay life has been more closely interwoven with life at the cape than cape malay cookery. The syrup will gradually become hot when youre dipping in the hot koeksisters, so when youve done about half of the koeksisters take the remaining syrup from the freezer and use this for the balance. The memorial is the brainchild of the kaalvoet womens organisation, named after the voortrekker susanna.
The syrup needs to be made in advance and chilled overnight. Many people believe that the afrikaner koeksister got its recipe from a cape malay relative, brought to the cape by malaysian slaves. Every saturday my mother would park on the main square right in front of bamfords bakery. Tasting of honey they are as traditionally south african as melktert, biltong, bredie, and bobotie, even though they originated centuries ago from batavia in the east. The word koeksister comes from the dutch word koek, which means cake but also from the belgian word couque which defines several kinds of cookies and viennoiseries. Use our cape malay recipes to create a taste explosion for your taste buds. Popular brands include ouma rooi koeksisters, whose founder won the huletts koeksister competition before taking part in the popular south african koekedoor show. Spicy version of doughnuts, this recipe makes 30 koesisters. A collection of fiftyfour folk tales from south africa including cape malay, san, khoikhoi, and afrikaan tales. The name is derived from the cape of good hope and the malay people originally from malay archipelago, mostly from the dutch east indies colony presentday indonesia, a dutch colony for several centuries, and dutch malacca, which the dutch held from 1641 to 1824. As a child growing up in southern africa a weekly treat was a koeksister. The cape malay community is rich in culture and religious traditions that have played a major role in shaping the history and diversity of cape town. Most of the malay people about 166 000 live in the bokaap at the foot of signal hill in cape town. Read recipe by ummijah koesister recipe uses 1 potato i cook different koeksisters south african donuts.
Koeksister a south african delicacy journal african. For the sauce 1 onion, chopped roughly 1 large potatoes, cubed 2 carrots, chopped in chunks 1 courgette, chopped in chunks approximately 15 green beans. As we got out of the car the aroma of fresh bread and baked goods would assault the senses i remember it like it was yesterday. The afrikaner version the one everyone knows and loves and the cape malay version. A koeksister, koeksuster or koesister is a south african pastry based on donut dough, braided and generously coated with syrup. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients except the coconut, then add the lukewarm water and mix until you have a soft and sticky dough. Try bokaap kitchens traditional cape malay doughnuts or.
By jessica festa on oct 2, 20 1 comment, the colorful houses of the bokaap. Cover the bowl of dough with a damp tea towel and leave to double in size. Pastries similar to these originated centuries ago in batavia in the east and the recipe brought to south africa by the malayan settlers together with many other. Potato koeksister shanaaz parker school of cooking cape. Cape malay koeksisters these are the cape malay style, the east version are usually in a plait without coconut. The history of cape malay cuisine in south africa begins with the involuntary migration of africans, asians and.
Submersing the hot fried koeksisters in ice cold syrup ensures. There are two versions the afrikaner version and the cape malay version. Jenny morris has shared a recipe for ope bekkies, a type of deepfried doughnut, from craig frasers bokaap kitchen. Fry in moderately heated oil until golden brown on both sides. Theres not much disguising a koeksister its fried dough. Take care that the oil is moderately hot in order for koeksister not to absorb oil. September 20, 2017 do you know your koeksister from your koesister. The malays made this deepfried spiced sweet in round balls. Rub some oil over your hands and knead the sticky dough for about 10 minutes. These are called koeksisters but are not to be confused with the traditional south african plaited koeksister. Koeksisters are twisted plaits of golden dough soaked in thick syrup until translucent. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This collection of mouthwatering recipes ranges from soups, curries and bredies to atjars, puddings and breads, and also includes a section on bulk cooking, which is especially useful when catering for large family gatherings. The most authentic cape malay koeksisters youll find. This recipe is in the cape malay cookbook by fadela williams and slightly adapted, if you in south africa her books can be found in any local book shop. Cookbook pdf cookbook recipes cookbook ideas koeksisters recipe bobotie recipe pickled fish recipe national dish south african recipes ethnic recipes. These are called koeksisters, but are not to be confused with the traditional south african, dutch style plaited koeksister. Join the team on this fun filled adventure and tells us in the comments below what you prefer. This recipe was one that my grandmother used to make when i was a little girl.
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