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Bobotie (pronounced ba-boor-tea) is a much-loved casserole with curried ground beef at the bottom and a thin layer of egg custard on top, that originated in South Africa in the 17th century. Bobotie is recognized as South Africa's national dish. With spice influences introduced by the Cape Malay community, who are descendants of Indonesia and Malaysia.
For bobotie, a mixture is first prepared from beef mince, onion, ginger and garlic, then flavoured with curry paste, numerous spices, sultanas, and sweet mango chutney for a delicious finish, before being filled into a casserole dish, poured with custard cream and baked in the oven until golden and crispy. The result should be a balance between spicy and sweet with a fruity note.

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This easy recipe with roasted chicken thighs celebrates the rich flavours of poulet maafe / mafé, a spicy, creamy, nutty chicken stew that is an ultimate comfort food in Western Africa. Instead of stewing the chicken, I marinated bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs in a peanut sauce overnight, then roasted to perfection. For the sidedish, I serve zoodles tossed with some of peanut sauce. You can serve the chicken with couscous and carrot salad.

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Omek Houria is a Tunisian salad made with mashed vegetables, usually carrots, but zucchini or squash are equally good, and tossed with a harissa caraway dressing. The salad is usually garnished with boiled eggs, Feta, olives, capers or tuna. Spicy harissa, fresh cilantro, lemon juice and caraway seeds add an extra, wonderful layer of flavour, depth, and complexity to this simple salad that is traditionally served as an appetizer, but can equally well be an ideal accompaniment to any grilled meat or pan fried fish.