Chakalaka Spice
The Quirky Foodster Team
Prepared as part of the finished vegetable relish rather than a separately stored dry blend, typically enough for 4-6 servings
Servings
Ingredients
- Curry powder, paprika, chile, and often a specific South African commercial curry powder brand serving as the base for many home versions
Method
- Sauté the spice components with onion, pepper, carrot, and often baked beans to form the finished relish.
- The spice components are typically bloomed briefly in oil at the start of cooking rather than separately toasted and stored.
Origin: South Africa — the spice blend for chakalaka, a spicy vegetable relish.
Use: Cooked directly into the vegetable relish.
Classic Dishes: Chakalaka (a spicy vegetable relish, commonly served alongside braai and pap, a maize-meal staple).
Storage: As a finished relish, keeps about a week refrigerated.
Variations: Countless household and commercial variations exist; baked beans are a common but not universal inclusion.
Substitutions: Standard curry powder plus paprika and chile as a simplified base.
- Curry powder, paprika, chile, and often a specific South African commercial curry powder brand serving as the base for many home versions
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