Nigerian okro soup... childrenz version

Ingredients

Okra
Red Palm Oil
Fish (preferably Mackerel)
Ground Crayfish
Salt to taste
Vegetable: Nigerian pumpkin leaves or Spinach
(Washed & Frozen)
1 stock cube (Optional)
Before you cook Kiddies Okra Soup
Cut the okra fingers into tiny pieces. Grind the
crayfish. Wash the pumpkin leaves, if it is your
choice of vegetable, and cut into tiny pieces. If
you will use spinach, defrost and cut into tiny
pieces.
Wash, cut and boil the iced fish. Leave to cool
and debone.
Cooking Directions
1. Pour red palm oil in a clean dry pot and heat
to dissolve the oil if it is congealed. Add the
diced okra and start frying on medium heat,
add some fish stock (or water) from time to
time till you notice the okra start to draw.
This process should take a maximum of 5
minutes to avoid over-cooking the okra.
2. Now add the ground crayfish, the remaining
fish stock, pumpkin leaves, a pinch of salt
and the fish and stir well.
3. Cover the cooking pot and leave to simmer
for 5 minutes.
The soup is ready to be served with mashed
potatoes, Semolina or Pounded Yam

fried plantains

Fried Plantains or also known as Dodo is one of the Nigerian recipes that is easy and fast to prepare. It can be served along side with fried egg, Rice recipes, Moi Moi, Custard meal, oat meal, akamu, etc.
Ingredients •

1. 3 lg ripe plantains •
2. vegetable oil

Directions

1. Peel plantains and slice into thin rounds.

2. In a large frying pan, heat 1/4 inch oil over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes.

3. Add plantain slices and fry for 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown on both sides.

4. Remove from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. Your Fried Plantains is ready, serve immediately.

home made akara

Akara, also called Bean Cakes or Bean, Nigerian breakfast recipe made with beans. It is made with ground peeled brown or black-eyed beans and spices

. Ingredients
• 1c of black-eyed peas, Dried
• 1/3c of water (1/3 to 1/2) •
1/2c of finely onions, Chopped • 1/4t of black pepper
• 1/2t of salt
• 1/2t and seeded chili, Chopped; or 1/4 teaspoon red, Ground; pepper
• 1 egg •
Vegetable oil Directions

1. Place the peas in a large kettle and cover with water. Let soak for a few hours or overnight

. 2. With your hands under water, rub peas together between your palms to remove skins. Skins will float to the top and can be skimmed off.

3. Drain peas in a colander. Place peas in a blender or food processor with 1/3 cup water and blend for about 20 seconds or until smooth.

4. Place ground peas in a large bowl. If mixture is dry, stir in water little by little until pasty.

5. Add remaining ingredients except for oil and beat with a spoon until light and airy.

6. In a large frying pan, heat 1 inch oil over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until temperature measures 375 degrees. Carefully drop teaspoons of dough into oil and fry about 5 minutes or until golden brown.
7. Remove akara from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. Your Akara is ready, you can now serve.

banana peanut cake

Banana Peanut Cake Summary African Banana Peanut Cake is an African recipe made with
all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs. Ingredients
• 2c of all-purpose flour •
2t of baking powder
• 1/4t of salt •
1/4t of baking soda
• 2/3c of butter (or margarine); softened • 3/4c of sugar
• 2 eggs •
4 lg very ripe bananas; peeled and mashed, about 2; cups
• 1c of salted peanuts, coarsely; chopped, divided

Directions 1

. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs.

2. Add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas just until combined; stir in 1/2 cup chopped peanuts. Scrape butter into well-greased 9 inches 5 inches loaf pan; sprinkle top evenly with remaining chopped peanuts.

3. Bake in 350 degree F. oven 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; turn out of pan and cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil. Cake is best if served next day. Your Banana Peanut Cake is now ready.

isi ewu {goat head} recipe

  Isi ewu (goat head)
1 goat head
15cl red palm oil
1 teaspoon potash
Maggi
Onion
Pepper
    Method
Cook goat head wiv onion, cut d utasi and wen d meat is done, set d meat aside, pour palm oil in a dry pot, pour in d potash add d pepper and mashed brain,ehuru and utasi and mix well, take back to d stove and allow to heat, garnish wiv onion and utasi

goat meat peppersoup recipe

     Goat meat pepper soup
Goat meat
Crayfish
4 seeds ehuru
2 spoons dry uziza
Cameroon pepper
2 onion
Maggi and salt

   Method
Grind ehuru, roast in fry in pan before grinding, cut and wash d onion and uziza, wash meat and boil, add all ingridents, add uziza and allow to boil well( serve with agidi)

abacha {African salad] recipe

Abacha (African salad)

Abacha 3 handful
Uganda 2 cups
Palm oil 30cl
Akun (potash)
Crayfish 2 hand full
Ehuru seeds
Iru/Ogiri
3 leaves of utasi
Kpomo
Garden eggs
Garden egg leaf
1 onion
         Method
Pour oil in a bowl,soak d potash inside water wen it has dissolved pour d water inside d oil,and stir until it forms a yellowish paste, add d ehuru, maggi, crayfish, onion and urban stir well and add d utasi, gardenegg, fish and onion

Nigerian mom mom recipe

   Moi moi
250g bean flour
2 table spoon crayfish
3 big stock cubes
I teaspoon nutmeg
2 onion
Salt n pepper to taste
Tatashe pepper
Tomato paste
3 spoons vegetable oil
2 litres of cold water
Eggs, bone marrow or corn beef (any 1)
        Method
Mix d bean flour wiv water, add all ingredients and add maggi, put a pot of water on fire to boil, if u r us in eggs cut into big chunks, if corn beef(set d beef aside and put separately as u tie) if it's bone marrow boil separately and put as u tie, add d tied moi moi in d pot of boiling water, wen it has caked bring it down and allow to cool. Serve wiv pap.

vegetable sauce recipe

    Vegetable sauce
Chicken
2 tablespoon oil
8pcs fresh tomato
Spring onion
8 carrots
1 cabbage
3  medium sized irish potato
Fresh pepper
Salt
Thyme
3 big Maggi
           Method
Wash and cut d tomato, carrots, cabbage and pepper, scrape carrots be cutting, peel d irish potato, cut into small pieces and blend into a thick paste,wash d chicken nd cut into small pieces and cook wiv spring onions, maggi, thyme add chopped tomato and cook den add carrot, finally add d potato paste and cover to boil.

ofe akwu recipe {banga soup}

Ofe akwu(banga soup)
1kg palm kernel oil
Beef
Dry fish
Scent leaf or dried bitter leaf
2 onion
Crayfish
Salt
Ogiri okpei
Maggi
         Method
Cook d beef and dry fish wiv onion and maggi, cut d scent leaf and boil d banga, xtract all d oil and boil, put all ingredients and allow to boil a bit.

coleslaw recipe

   Coleslaw
1 cabbage
1 green pepper
2 medium carrots
1 medium onion
1 tin green peas
4 tablespoon mayonnaise
A pinch of salt
Heinz salad  cream
1/2 teaspoon sugar
               Method
Cut and grate all vegetables, add all together and mix wiv salad cream nd mayonnaise,salt and sugar, intermix and leave to chill.

salad recipe

Salad
1 medium lettuce
5 carrots
4 irish potatoes
2 Cucumber
3 eggs
1 pack of baked beans in tomato sauce
1 can of sweet corn
5 pics of red tomato
Heinz salad cream
        Method

Cut d lettuce into small shredds, scrape and grate d carrots, peel and cut d boiled potato, peel and remove d seeds from d cucumber, remove d seed from d tomato and cut and put all in separate containers, place all ingredients in a salad bowl Lil by little, place d  eggs too covering d top, put in fridge and chill, serve wiv Heinz salad cream.

mixed vegetables fried rice recipe

Mixed vegetable fried rice
Rice
Tomato
Carrots
Green pepper
Chicken
Red pepper
Salt
Seasoning
Onions

       Method
Wash carrots n green pepper n dice put in warm water for 5 mns, wash and boil d chicken wiv seasoning, wen its ready pour d chicken stock in d pot and boil wiv d per boiled rice, wen almost ready add d carrots n green pepper and allow to dry.

fried rice recipe

Fried rice
Rice 750g
Vegetable oil
Chicken (whole chicken or drum sticks)
Cow liver 150g
Yellow curry powder 1 tablespoon
Green beans a handful
5 medium sized carrots
Salt
3 medium onions
3 knorr cubes
1 teaspoon thyme
        Method
Cut down carrots, green pepper, great beans and soak separately In warm water for 5mns, after 5 mind strain water den u cut 1 bulb of onion and set aside, cut down chicken into pieces and cook win d knorr cubes, thyme and 2 bulbs of onion wen done deep fry, per boil rice and pour in a sieve pour d chicken stock in a serve too to drain water, pour stock in a pot and set on d fire to boil, once boiled add d rice n d curry, wen d rice is boiled transfer into a dish, pour groundnut oil into a pot, wen it's hot add d onion n stir for 10 secs, add d liver nd den d rice, add more curry and salt as desired.

shortbread recipe

Short bread biscuits
Butter 125g
180g flour
90g sugar
55g (caster brown sugar)
Rice flour 50g
           Method
Cream butter and sugar, add d flour to get a smooth  thick paste, turn into a formika board and roll into shapes, pour into a baking pan and sprinkle caster sugar on it and bake for 20mins.

pancake recipe

     Pancake
150g flour
2 eggs
125ml of milk
2 tablespoon magazine
250ml of water
1/4 teaspoon of salt
6 teaspoon sugar
Pepper
Oil
      Method
Melt d magerine in a bowl in microwave, break 2 eggs into d melted butter, add 1/2 cup of water, add flour not mix well until dere r minimal lumps, add milk, salt, sugar, pepper, and d remaining water and stir well den u blend d mixture wiv a blender to get d pancake batter, add onion and fry wiv oil.

mini sussage rolls recipe

Mini sussage rolls(25 rolls)
300g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
120g butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cold water
               For d filling
500g sussage beef
1 maggi
1/2 nutmeg
1 egg for glazing
          Method s same as  me at pie.

Club sandwich recipe

Club sandwish
4 slices of bread
1 boiled egg
1 fresh tomato
1 medium carrot
1/4 small cabbage
2 pieces of sandine
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoon mayonnaise

        Method
Wash and scrape d carrots, remove seeds from tomato and wash vegetables properly, grate carrots very well, grate carrots little by little and cut tomato into small bits, add mayonnaise to d tomato, carrot, egg and cabbage and mix properly and set aside, mash d sardine and butter together, cut a slice of bread spread d sardine and butter on it and close, do one more slice of d sandine and butter, take another slice and put d mayonnaise  and carrot mixture on it,   arrange d butter and sandine at d edges and d carrot mixture in d middle, cut into desired shapes.

asun recipe

   Asun
1.2kg goat meat (cut wiv d skin)
Fresh pepper according to taste
1 medium onion
3 big stock cubes
1 teaspoon thyme
Cameroon pepper
Salt
vegetable oil
             To garnish
1 medium onion
1 small green pepper
1 small red pepper
    
            Method
Cut d goat meat, d skin must b inclusive wash and put in a pot add d maggi, and oda spices and put in d fridge for 1 hr, cut or blend d onion and pepper and set aside, after 1 hr bring out d meat from d fridge pour water and cook, wen d meat s ready lay flat on an oven pan and grill for 15mns,
     Method for garnishing
Wash d red, green Peppered and onion and arrange on tooth pick, wen d meat s grilled fry in a hot oil and add d pepper sauce, arrange in d tooth pic and serve.

pepper gizzard or meat

         Peppered meat or gizzard
Gizzard 500g -20 gizzards
Fresh pepper to u r taste
2 medium onion
1 teaspoon thyme
Vegetable oil 2 tablespoon

    Method
Peel do inner skin of days gizzard and put in a pot, cut down onion into big chunks, pound or blend do pepper wives no water, marinate (soak) d gizzard wiv seasonin, add d stock cube, thyme and onion pour a Lil water and cook, wen d gizzard ready, remove d onion, increase d heat and stir well until all d liquid s absorbed, add salt and stir properly. Lay d gizzard  in an oven pan and grill until up side down now grill too, heat d vegetable oil in another pot, add d pepper and grilled  gizzard and stir well,( insert tooth pics now serve)

Nigerian buns recipe

   Buns
Flour 500g
Sugar 4 tablespoon
Salt a pinch
Butter 100g
Bakin powder 4 level tablespoon
Milk 1 spoon
Milk flavor 1 tablespoon
Flavor of any choice 1 drop

         Method
Seive flour and put all dry ingredients, add water Lil by Lil and fry till golden brown.

puff puff recipe

    Puff puff
Flour 500g
Sugar 80-100g
Yeast 1-2 tablespoon
Salt 1/4 + 1/8 teaspoon
Water 11/2 cup (warm water)

       Method
Seive d flour into a bowl, in anoda bowl mix d salt, sugar and yeast in warm water, pour in d flour gradually and mix until elastic, cover and allow to rise for 45mins in a dust bowl, scope wiv hand and fry until golden brown.

Nigerian egg roll recipe

    Egg roll
Flour 500g
Butter 100g
Baking powder 2leveled teaspoon
Nutmeg 1/8 spoon
Egg 1
Milk flavor 1 tablespoon
Milk 1 teaspoon
Flavour a drop
Sugar 41/2nd of spoons
Grountnut oil
                 Method
In a clean bowl serve flour, add sugar baking powder and nutmeg, mix together and rub in butter until it becomes like bread crumbs, add a pinch of salt nd add water little by little, add flour wile moulding to avoid being sticky, cut, mould wiv egg nd fry.

currant bread recipe

        Currant bread
Flour 500g
Butter 50g
Sugar 5-8 tablespoon
Salt 1/4 teaspoon
1 egg
1 cup warm water
50g Currant or mix fruits
70g powdered milk
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon preservative
2&1/8 teaspoon bread Improver
                      Method
Measure flour & butter into a bowl and salt and nutmeg and rub in until mixture is like bread crumbs, in another bowl mix one cup of warm water, powdered milk and yeast, mix together until well mixed, make a well in the center of the mixed flour and pour in all liquids, and mix with hand, pour in a dust formica board & knead until elastic, place the dough in a dust bowl for I hour, turn rising dough out into a slightly dust surface  and deflect dough (punch it so it would come out) grease a look pain shape and place in pan by stretching  into a rectangular bread size and add your Currant bake for 45 mins

cookies recipe

COOKIES
ingredients
Butter 200g
Flour 300g
Icing sugar 150g     
Egg 2
Flavor 1 teaspoon
U can add (coconut,chocolate or pour sugar at the tip b4 baking
Precedure
Cream butter and king sugar until well
creamed, add the flour and whisked egg, mix together then pour in mixture using piping bag to cut into shapes, bake for 15-20 mins make sure it is well measured