Meet Fatima Abrahams
Home cook, teacher and keeper of the family spice tin.
Our story
A Bo-Kaap Kitchen Story
How It All Started
Fatima grew up in a colourful house on Wale Street, where her grandmother cooked for the whole neighbourhood every Friday. As a girl, she ground spices, folded samoosas and learned that good food is always shared. After years of cooking for weddings and family gatherings, she began teaching small classes from her own kitchen.
Why I Write These Books
Many Cape Malay recipes were never written down; they lived in our mothers’ hands. Fatima writes these books so the flavours of the Cape stay alive for the next generation, and so every South African can enjoy them at home.
Fatima Abrahams
Why The Spice Tin
Why Cook With Fatima
Real family recipes, explained the way a grandmother would teach you.
Family-Tested Recipes
Every recipe has been cooked for generations and re-tested in Fatima’s own kitchen.
Spices Made Simple
Clear spice guides show you exactly what to buy and how to blend your own masala.
Delivered Nationwide
Books arrive in 2–5 working days anywhere in South Africa, beautifully packed.
From Fatima’s kitchen
Recipes Brought to Life
Every dish is cooked, plated and photographed in Fatima’s Bo-Kaap kitchen, so what you see is what you’ll make.
The complete collection
Bring the Cape to Your Kitchen
Order Fatima’s complete collection and receive a free hand-blended masala sachet.
Six books with more than 150 family recipes for curries, bredies, biryani, rotis, masalas and sweet treats, delivered anywhere in South Africa.
Order the Full Set