The South African Cookbook

From a hearty Boerewors roll to a fresh rainbow salad, and from iconic bobotie to the infamous melktert, this mouth-watering cookbook is packed with 90 everyday recipes that celebrate the diverse and brilliantly vibrant flavours of South African cooking. With recipes that have been handed down through generations of her family, and her own modern interpretations of traditional dishes, these are rising star Nokx Majozi's most-loved recipes, perfect for home cooks everywhere. From braai to street food, pies and pastry to desserts, expect recipes that delight the senses and awaken your taste buds. Recipes include:Egg chakalaka with crushed avocadoLamb bunny chowBeetroot, feta and mint saladChicken wings with mangoDurban curried musselsGrilled peri peri prawnsCape Malay chicken currySamp and beansPepper steak piesSweetcorn breadCaramelised pineapple with fried coconut ice creamPumpkin fritters... and many more.Full of passion, flavour and heart, this book gives you everything you'll ever need to enjoy simple, delicious South African dishes at home.

Nokx Majozi learned to cook at an early age, inspired by watching her parents in their home kitchen in Durban. She soon knew she wanted to make this her career, which wasn’t something many people in her family were familiar with. Breaking the mould, she fulfilled her dreams and spent three years studying before travelling to the US to cook South African food in Florida and eventually settling in London, where she’s been for nearly 20 years.As Head Pie Maker and Senior Chef at the acclaimed Holborn Dining Rooms, Nokx brought flavours of her home to pie-fanatics, and oversaw the kitchens there. In 2026, Nokx joined the team at Fallow.Selected as one of Jay Rayner’s Rising Stars in 2022, she has appeared on Sunday Brunch, Saturday with James Martin and featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine, The Caterer and Observer Food Monthly.