Family feast!

Today was my dad inlaws birthday (74 yrs)mashallah a generous man with lots of wisdom, seven kids and nearly 40 grandchildren, twelve and a few more gran kids on the way !Obviously with such a big crowd of family members it was decided to make 4 potjies, two chicken akni and two vegetable potjies.There is no credit for me today, except that i mixed the spices for the veggie potjie that my hubby was cooking.To say the least his veggie potjie was mouth watering,in the words of his neice "this is the best food i have ever tasted,no really",so without much exageration it was delicious!So here goes the recipe for you guys who wants to try a healthy vegetable potjie

Dish: Vegitable Potjiekos (Malay style)

Ingredients:
Onions
Fresh garlic and ginger
allspice
cloves
lamb pieces (you may use beef shin if you prefer)
butternut
cauliflower
green beans
beetroot
pumkin
baby potatoes
corn(mielies)
You may use any vegetables of your choice.Variety is the spice of life!
Spices:
potjie kos spice (spice mecca)
gharum masala
jeera
leaf masala
salt
Heat butter/oil in your potjie ,when the oil sizzles add onions with your fresh garlic and ginger.Add allspice an cloves.When onions are braised well add sum water as not to burn onions,but keep fire going well.Once onions are transparent add your meat adding sum water (careful not too much!),once sizzling add the spices to the meat and let it cook through until meat half done.Now you may add your veggies,place your potatoes on top of the meat ,layer with the rest of the veggies adding sum water to pot.Everything should simmer through and once meat is done the potjie is ready to be served,either with white rice,bread or rolls.Personally I love the soft white rice mmm yummy yummy!
As you know no party is complete without cakes and dessert.What a variety of chocolate mousse cake,snowballs,chocolate muffins,fairy cakes,marble cake(auntie Saabie Siers recipe which i made!)and my personal favourite apple crumble with fresh cream (baked to perfection by my sister inlaw Shanaaz Philander).What a feast !Great how good food brings family together what lovelly day we had and how blessed we are algamdulilaah.Hope Shanaaz keeps the apple crumble ready for friday evening insha Allah.