Month: October 2016

Soft, flaky and crispy East African Chapati

East African Chapati

An unleavened flatbread, the East African Chapati is flaky and tender inside with a crispy outside. Though East African Chapati originated from the Indian Chapati, it is slightly different from it in the use of oil as part of the ingredients and the type of flour used. The East Africans use plain […]

Cooked beetroot cake

Cooked beetroot cake is basically the same as raw beetroot cake. The difference besides the boiling or roasting of the beetroot is that the cooked beetroot cake is moister and the earthy taste of the beetroot is muted, not as strong as with raw beets. It tastes more like a very […]

Edikang ikong soup

Edikang ikong soup is not your everyday vegetable soup, it is The quintessential vegetable soup. It is a luscious, mouth watering, finger licking, lip smacking soup, indigenous to the people of Cross-river and Akwa-ibom states of south-south Nigeria, who are believed to be blessed with exceptional culinary skills.

Yamarita

Boiled yam coated in flour, dipped in egg and fried, Yamarita has taken plain ol’ boiled yam, dressed it up and made it all fancy. The beautiful thing about yamarita is, you can re-purpose leftover boiled yam and turn it into a brand new awesome dish, just like the Chinese fried […]

Spicy roasted green pepper sauce

Spicy roasted green pepper sauce

Spicy roasted green pepper sauce is a combination of peppers, mostly green, each bringing its peculiar flavour to the pepper mix. It is a simple piquant sauce. The roasting really sweetens and intensifies the flavour of the peppers. This Spicy roasted green pepper sauce recipe was made in commemoration of the […]

East African green amaranth chapati

Flaky on the inside and lightly crispy outside, the East African green amaranth chapati is tender and gratifying. I was served chapati with a Fresh tomato salsa in Ethiopia sometime ago, it tasted good like a good East African Chapati but what caught my attention was the colour. It was green. […]

Rich flavoured Homemade Peanut Butter sandwich

Homemade Peanut butter

Homemade Peanut butter is rich and wholesome, a healthy source of fat in our diet. It is high in protein which makes it a good energy booster. As a kid, I loved peanut butter on bread, on bananas and just eating it straight from the jar. Peanut is technically a […]

Homemade Cashew butter

Homemade Cashew butter is unbelievably rich, smooth and creamy. Packed with nutrients, it is an excellent substitute for real butter and a concentrated form of food energy. I was recently introduced to cashew butter and I fell in love with it immediately. Eating it with rice crackers or just scooping […]

Basic Chinese Fried Rice

Basic Chinese fried rice is a perfect way to repurpose leftover rice, meat and vegetables. It is fast and easy to throw together and always delightfully yummy. It is not the regular amazing Nigerian fried rice but will stand up to it in both taste and beauty. There are so […]

Easy one pot Nigerian fried rice

Easy one-pot Nigerian fried rice is another Nigerian fried rice recipe. It is quick, easy and has few steps while ensuring the rice doesn’t get overcooked or clump together. It is delightfully appetizing and you can reduce the amount of oil that goes in without much harm done to the […]