Nkwobi is cow leg mixed in a spicy palm oil sauce. Cow leg Nkwobi is the most popular type of Nkwobi, it is a delicacy from Igboland of Eastern Nigeria. It grew from a beer parlour (pub) favourite to a classy restaurant staple and with my simple recipe, you can […]
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Nigerian Stir fry beans
Beans, just like rice has so many delicious ways of preparing it. This simple and easy recipe is one more excellent and healthy way to serve beans. This is my daughter no. 2’s favourite way of preparing and cooking beans. Beans is important to vegetarians and a healthy source of […]
Peppered chicken feet (Chicken claws)
Chicken feet, chicken claws are very moreish, you can’t get away with eating only one. Just cook them until tender and you will be sucking and chewing for a long time. It is eaten in different parts of the world from Nigeria, Jamaica, South Africa to China. In Nigeria, it […]
Ighu (Abacha), African Salad
tIIghu (Abacha) is made from a tuber of the same name whose stem is thorny. It is similar to abacha which is made from processing cassava tuber. The processing of ighu is similar to that of abacha, while processed abacha is white (sometimes cream), ighu is cream or a light […]
Ofada stew, Red Pepper Ofada Stew
Ofada stew can easily become your favourite stew. It is hot, hot, spicy-hot and a little sweet if done right. It fills your house with the sweet smell of hope…hope that something delicious is cooking. Ofada stew is usually served with Ofada rice at parties wrapped in banana or Uma leaves. […]
Vegetable Couscous
Vegetable couscous is an awesome way to prepare this underutilised ingredient. Couscous is a blank canvas like rice, it will absorb the flavour of the spices used in cooking it. It can be used just like rice and will excite your culinary creativity. Couscous is commonly made with durum wheat semolina, there are […]
Isi ewu, Goat head in spicy sauce
Isi ewu, goat head in spicy sauce is a delicacy from Igboland of Eastern Nigeria. Similar to Nkwobi (cow foot in spicy sauce) and Homework (goat foot in spicy sauce), it is more flavoursome because of the addition of the fatty brain of the goat. I have eaten so much Isi ewu, […]
Nigerian Smoked fish with greens
Smoked Fish with greens is a flavourful and fresh way to use greens. By greens, I mean green amaranth which is simply called Green in Nigeria. It is a quick and simple dish to make, convenient for a quick dinner on a weeknight because it comes together very fast with […]
Fried plantain recipe
Fried plantain is caramel sweet and delicious. Plantains are a staple of the tropical region, from far east Asia to west and east Africa to the Americas, and are enjoyed in different ways. They are high in potassium and fibre and when ripe, they are fried to make a delicious snack, meal or […]
12 Nigerian dishes everyone should know how to cook
Nigeria is blessed with so much food, fresh organic produce with a lot of variety, due to its climate range. Nigerian climate changes from the north (Sokoto) to the south (Calabar), from Savannah to the rainforest which is reflected in the vegetation and food found in each region. They are […]