Feeling the January blues? Reza Mahammad was filmed in Plett preparing this simple grilled prawn dish at a location overlooking the beach with iconic Robberg as the backdrop.

Watch the video! It's spicy and colourful, and we're not just talking about the recipe!

This dish is served with a delicious creamy coconut sauce. Get the recipe here...

There was much anticipation and hard work that went into each unique evening of the Plett Food Film Festival. We were privileged to have international restaurateur, television star and chef, Reza Mahammad with us at the festival – working alongside the Plett chefs, meeting guests and generally being his irrepressible self.

Actress and ambassador Lika Berning, who together with Plett Tourism’s Cindy Wilson-Trollip developed the concept of the Plett Food Film Festival, was an inspired and passionate hostess.

Behind the scenes at the Plett Food Film Festival: the kitchen was steaming, the performers preparing – but all with a sense of joy and excitement that carried over into the performances and platters served up at the Plett Food Film Festival.

Reza's sweet potato cakes were such a hit on Saturday, the final night of the Plett Food Film Festival, that many people have been asking us for the recipe.

So, courtesy of Reza Mahammad, here it is:

Makes up to 10-12 as a starter or approx 24 as a canape

Last year the Plett Food Film Festival sidled along without much notice. This year, thanks in part to guest celebrity chef Reza Mahammad, the festival gathered a crowd of foodies, film fundis and fans for three days of unique food and pairings inspired by movies.

Mahammad first came to public attention on UK TV Food Channel's Delhi Belly, which explored the origins of some of Britain's favourite curry house dishes. He co-hosted the show with The Kumars star Sanjeev Bhaskar. Recently, Mahammad appeared in A Place in France: An Indian Summer, in which he and documentary maker Nigel Farrell bought into an Indian restaurant in the Ardèche region.

At the Plett festival, classic food-related movies ...more

The recent Plett Food Film Festival, sponsored by Kurland Hotel,  Pam Golding, Plett Tourism, Le Fournil and Marco Mauri, and now in it's second year, was an enormous success. Guests got to meet and mingle with hosts Reza Mahammad, Lika Berning, Karen Dudley and a number of other celebrities.

Take a look at the photos below to see if you can spot a celeb, a friend or even yourself!

Reza Mahammad, Food Network UK's top chef and main talent headlines at 2015 Plett Food Film Festival

As an honoured guest and festival patron, Reza will be warming up Plett with his creative and special sensory experience with Indian and Western flavours on 11 July during the festival’s film premier of The Lunchbox. Delighted fans will also have an opportunity to meet Reza on the 9th and 10th as he mingles with guests during the other films premiered at the Plett Food Film Festival.

Reza Mahammad is the hugely popular and flamboyant TV chef and owner of the renowned Star of India restaurant in Kensington, London and has recently completed a new 25 episode series with Jenny Morris ...more

If you're looking for a reason to get to Plett for the MAD Festival, then we've got TWELVE great ones to help convince you that it's a great idea!

Food Network UK's Reza "The Spice Prince" hosts the Plett ‪Food Film Festival from 9-11 July.

You’re invited to experience Delicious film | Compelling food during three days of five classic food films and the food that is central to their narrative.

International irrepressible chef Reza "The Spice Prince" Mahammad is our guest and cooks for us. South Africa’s favourite cook Karen Dudley of The Kitchen shares her passion and food inspiration and accomplished actress, Lika Berning is the festival’s ...more

Fancy dinner and a film with Reza Mahammad ‘the Spice Prince’ OR Karen Dudley ‘SA’s Kitchen Sweetheart’ OR Lika Berning ‘SA’s Hottest New Actress’? If you are a music fundie, lover of art, movie zealot, drama queen or gastronomist, this is the event you won't want to miss!

Plett MAD - the Music, Arts and Drama Festival, is best described by many as an unforgettable experience of all things music, arts and drama – all things MAD! Plett Tourism has announced their second event to take place between the 25th of June and the 18th of July 2015.

“We are excited that Plett MAD has grown this year, offering compelling entertainment across a wide appeal,” says MAD Festival ...more

Lika has been working in theatre, film and television for more than 10 years.  

An honours graduate in Documentary Filmmaking, she has stepped outside of the genre after her documentary Bettie, writing and directing an award winning short film Vashouding, has been Associate Producer on feature Uitvlucht for release later this year, and is most known for her acting work in afrikaans film - Liefling, die Movie, Vrou Soek Boer, French Toast, and the international feature Bang Bang Club.

TV productions include Feast of the Uninvited directed by Katinka Heyns, Binnelanders and most recently KykNET drama series, Byl.

When not on set, Lika works passionately behind the scenes at Ikasi Media, an NPO she founded to ...more

Reza Mahammad is the hugely popular and flamboyant TV chef and owner of the renowned Star of India restaurant in Kensington, London.

Reza is a top chef and main talent for the Food Network UK and has received high praise for his last three series Reza's African Kitchen and Reza, Spice Prince of India and Reza, Spice Prince of Thailand/Spice Prince of Vietnam. Reza has recently completed a new 25 episode series with Jenny Morris entitled Reza and Jenny's Food Academy which is set to launch across the Food Network in July. 

Reza makes regular appearances as guest chef on ITV’s This Morning and never fails to create a stir in the kitchen with fellow presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly ...more