A suburban Hamilton kitchen will be transformed into a production line tonight to make about 250 halal meals for the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks.
Rototuna pharmacist Keshree Naidoo-Rauf, who married into a Muslim family, has enlisted the help of her father-in-law Mohammed Rauf and the wider community to cook up a storm for Christchurch.
The pair will be meeting at Rauf's house in Rototuna tonight to make a bulk lot of chicken pilau that they will then package into 200 single-serve containers.
Rauf, a teacher at Insoll Avenue school, has years of experience catering for events including a 1500 guest wedding and will be joined by members of Hamilton's Muslim community. The imam will say a prayer to bless the food and they will also label every meal to reassure people they are halal.
The pair have already purchased the 10kg of rice and 35kg of chicken needed for the popular one-pot meal and will start cooking tonight.