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A little taste of spice brings to life the rich cuisine of a country that prides itself with its diversity, unity, love and strength. South Africa, being the rainbow nation, can now enjoy cooking Indian meals the South African way. Amma’s Spice provided secret Indian recipes and spice information and a range of products. With the knowledge gained from all the Indian mothers and grandmothers since 1860, Amma’s Spice now shares with all South Africans and with the world South African Indians has inherited their own cuisine mixed with Indian cuisine and South African cuisine.
This unique recipe book, Amma’s Spice South Africa’s Mother of Spice Edition 1, is filled with mouth watering recipes and a wealth of spice knowledge. Filled with, Spice descriptions, Spice benefits and 101 easy recipes. Experience the colour, texture and captivating flavours of the exotic dishes that will tickle your taste buds and enjoy the wealth of facts about spices and its healing benefits. Amma’s Spice brings to you delicious and nutritious meals made simple and inexpensive. Amma’s Spice provides a range of products, spice and recipes. Enjoy this exotic and aromatic masala spice mixes, tasty dhals, assorted breads, spicy pastas and pizzas, savoury snacks, delicious briyani’s, bunny chows, fragrantly spicy curry and yummy desserts. AMMA’S SPICE and recipes will pass on a legacy of Indian cuisine that is cooked South African way. The range of products of exotic spices with easy recipes gives AMMA’S SPICE its distinctive character. Cook nutritious, low cost meals easily and quickly in your own home!
Philanthropy
Amma’s Spice supports worthy charities such as Children Of The Dawn, Alex Aids Orphans as well as schools, street kids & old age homes. The sale of each book feeds 10 children.. Mothers are compassionate and loving beings and AMMA SPICE values Philanthropy and aims to support worthy charities. Thank you for your contribution !
According to the South African Child Gauge 2008/2009, South Africa counts some 3'700'000 orphans (0-17) having lost either parent or both. In response to this crisis, Children of the Dawn provides rural South African communities with an effective and innovative model for orphaned and vulnerable children.
Mmasape is one of many children presently on Children of the Dawn’s waiting list. She is only 7 years old. She comes from a very impoverished family of rural South Africa. She is a single-orphan from mother and her father is unknown. She is being cared for by her maternal aunt and grandmother whom are all unemployed and the household has no income at all. They live in a house without running water or toilets. You can help to change Mmasape’s life by becoming her sponsor or finding a sponsor for her.
“In sponsoring an orphan or vulnerable, you can change the future of one South African child! Since the start of the programme 10 years ago, we have transformed the lives of over 750 orphaned and vulnerable children, offering them basic necessities and HOPE! For R240 a month, you could change the life of a little one and strengthen the whole community. R240? For us: a meal at a restaurant, an item of clothing. And the donation is tax-deductible. For a Dawn Child: a month of food, toiletries, schooling, clothes and care…a new Dawn!”
For more information or to register online:
Visit our website: www.childrenofthedawn.org.za
Contact us by cellphone at 072 428 0939 (Magali)
Or via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
South African Indian Cooking
South African Indians brings to life a rich cuisine to a land of diversity where all cultures can share and enjoy South African Indian Cooking.
To celebrate Indian people’s contribution to South Africa and to share with all South Africans and with the whole world, “AMMA’S SPICE AND RECIPE BOOK” will ensure that everyone can make any curry, bunny chow, roti, briyani and many more Indian dishes easily and efficiently in their own homes.The Vel was a gift from a mother to a son
When Indians first came to South Africa, they had very little resources. The Indian mothers and grandmothers had to implement their own unique methods of cooking, mixing of spices to enhance flavour and inventing exotic nutritious recipes. They had to improvise and invent their own unique tastes mixed with Indian and South African cultures. They created recipes of mixing Indian foods with the resources from South Africa.
It is remarkable to note that Indians of South Africa does not cook, exactly like the Indians in India. South African Indians cook in a very unique technique and different to anywhere in the world. South African Indian’s cook with more rich and flavoured spices integrated with the Indian and South African culture.
The spicy aromatic flavours enriched with South African resources and historical culture makes South African Indian foods even better.
The Bunny Chow is typically a South African dish, originated in the KwaZulu Natal region, when the first Indians landed to work in the sugar fields. The workers did not have the time to make the traditional Indian bread and was introduced to the western breads to have with the curries. Since it was cumbersome to carry the curries in separate containers, they cut the bread loaf in half, hollowed the soft part of the bread and filled it with their favorite curry, topped it with the soft bread, wrapped and off they went to work.
AMMA’S SPICES AND RECIPE BOOK will satisfy many cooking needs for South Africa’s rainbow nation. Indians has always known of the benefits that spice can bring and has included spice in their daily meals. Now you can benefit from some wise secrets.
Today all South Africans can cook South African Indian dishes quick and easily with the help of “AMMA’S SPICE & RECIPES”. For a unique mouth watering and fragrantly spicy tastes, YOU will enjoy this interesting book with informative spice tips and descriptions and secret recipes.
The Spear Logo
The symbol of a Spear or Vel, symbolises the triumph of good over evil. The Spear or Vel was a gift from a mother to a son. It was the gift to Lord Muruga (an ancient Indian God) from his mother Parvathi (the Goddess of Power) to gain victory of righteousness and love.
The spear or vel’s blade is wide, long and keen just as our knowledge must be broad, deep and penetrating. The Vel is the power of righteousness over wrong doing. When wisdom enriches the minds of the citizens, the land is filled with plenty for all to share.
Amma’s Spice is therefore a gift from all the South African Indian mothers and grandmothers who has given us the knowledge and wisdom of using spice and cooking wonderful exotic meals.
Since the spear was a gift from a mother to her child, Amma’s Spice, being the mother of spice, provides a gift to the children of the land.