ikamva youth kitchen club
The Ikamva Youth Kitchen Club is underway. We try to cook for 100-120 poor South African school kids after their tutoring sessions on Saturday. The kitchen club is run by ex-learners, so it’s a nice way to give back for them. Check out the pictures on flickr.com.
The first weekend we cooked a truly South African dish, Shakalaka, with polenta instead of pap for a bit of international flair.
We used the Shakalaka recipe from the very nice Kitsch’n'Zinc blog and added some extra bits, including jalapeno pepper.
250 ml canola oil
30 g fresh chopped ginger
30 g fresh chopped garlic
20 g chopped chillis
200 g chopped onion
500 g tomatoes roughly chopped
100 g green pepper roughly chopped
100 g red pepper roughly chopped
50 g leaf masala
200 g grated carrot
450 g baked beans
10 g fresh corianderFry ginger,garlic,chillis,onions in the oil. Add the leaf masala or curry powder of your choice. Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 mins. Add peppers and carrots and cook for 10 minutes. Add baked beans and cook for 5 mins. Remove from heat and add coriander. Check seasoning. Serve with whatever you want, hot or cold.
Since then, we have cooked a hungarian stew, mince-meat pasta, and an unidentifiable red sauce. We have also served a piece of fruit, bread, and cookies with all of our meals so far. Unfortunately, we are a bit limited in our selection while are waiting for some food donations to start rolling in (hopefully). If you can help us cook better food, please get in touch!
We are very much looking for sponsors (food, pots, knifes, money to buy any of these) to sustain the kitchen club. Contact phi.schmidt at gmail.com if you’d like to find out more about what we do or come visit.