Easy recipes for any cook: from cheat's meals to cooking from scratch

Diwali recipes

Eggless soji with sultanas

20-30 minutes

Beef recipes

Ting le tshohlo (sorghum fermented pap and pulled beef)

40 minutes

Hot dog

Gourmet crab roll

Eid recipes

Falooda

Curry recipes

Hake curry

20 minutes

South African

Ushatini

30 minutes

Salad recipes

Seafood mix Greek salad

15 minutes

Cocktail recipes

The hot cross bun martini

Pork recipes

Ngatha (pork trotters)

2 hours

Canned food

Spicy canned salmon bowl

10 minutes

Breakfast recipes

Sorghum breakfast porridge

30 minutes

Sorghum breakfast porridge

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes, plus overnight fermenting time

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

625 g sorghum
2 cups water
milk, for serving
sugar, for serving

Method

1. Place 375g sorghum in a plastic container and stir in enough water to form a paste. Seal and allow to ferment overnight.

2. In the morning, bring 2 cups water to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Add the fermented mixture and stir quickly using a whisk. Add the remaining sorghum and stir to break up any lumps.

3 Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with sugar and milk.

Cook's note: This breakfast porridge has been a staple in many South African homes for generations. It’s easy to make and best of all it really fills that tummy for the day.

Find more South Africa recipes here.

Banana fat cakes

Seaweed-steamed mussels with wakame-and-miso dressing

Avo ritz fish burger

Isigwaqane (maize and red beans)

Eggless soji with sultanas

Ting le tshohlo (sorghum fermented pap and pulled beef)

Gourmet crab roll

Falooda

Hake curry

Ushatini

Seafood mix Greek salad

The hot cross bun martini

Ngatha (pork trotters)

Spicy canned salmon bowl

Sorghum breakfast porridge

Sorghum breakfast porridge

Ingredients

Method