Wednesday 27 March 2013

How To Prepare Afang Soup



This is a classic dish originating from Cross River. The unique flavours derived from the afang (okazi) leaves in combination with the richness of other added ingredients makes this soup very appealing.

Tuesday 26 March 2013

Food That Makes Your Skin Glow



Every one has a favorite face cream or treatment, but beautiful skin starts on the inside.  As the saying goes "You are what you eat". We know that eating rightly helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle but it also helps to maintain a healthy appearance.

How To Prepare Akara



Akara is a Nigerian snack made from beans mixed with seasonings and formed into balls and deep fried. Akara can be made using actual beans (black eyed peas) washed properly to remove the chaff or easily and more convenient using bean flour.

Monday 25 March 2013

How To Make Nigerian Meat Pie


This simply pastry filled with beef, potatoes and spices are popularly eaten by Nigerians at large, and could be found in eateries around. Indeed i must say that meat pies are to Nigerians what empanadas are to Mexicans.

Friday 22 March 2013

Moi-Moi Recipe With Corned Beef



Moi-Moi is just one of those meals i am most likely to avoid cooking because of the process involved, especially when using fresh beans and i get to clean and remove the peal (chaff) by hand before making moi-moi.

How To Prepare Kunu (Zaki)


Ingredients:
  • 3 cups of Guinea corn or Millet (a cup = 250ml)
  • 1/2 of Sweet potatoes (either fresh or dried, prefereably choped into pieces to aid blending)
  • 1 tsp. of grinned ginger
  • 1 tsp. of grinned cloves (optional)
  • Sugar to taste (As desired)
  • About 3ltrs. of boiling water 
Procedure:
  • Soak guinea corn or millet in cold water for 10 hours or preferably overnight
  • Wash the guinea corn or millet thoroughly to remove stones and dirt (if any) 
  • Add sweet potatoes, ginger and cloves to the guinea corn or millet and blend all together to form a thick paste
  • Transfer the paste into a bowl (big enough to contain when water is been added)
  • Fetch out 1 cup from the paste and set aside
  • Pour the 3ltr. boiling water into the remaining paste and stir until it is thick, then leave it uncovered to cool down
  • When cooled pour the 1 cup of paste you earlier set aside and stir (it may turn out a little bit watery)
  • You can sieve it immediately to remove the chaff 
  • After sieving add sugar to taste
  • Refrigerate and serve chilled




Thursday 21 March 2013

How To Prepare Catfish Peppersoup



Indeed catfish pepper soup is an incredibly spicy, intensely flavoured and aromatic broth-like soup primarily made from a blend of native seeds and good amount of water. It is eaten year round in Nigeria, despite the hot weather, it is a soup that has the capacity to stop a cold/flu in it's tracks if done the proper way.

Monday 18 March 2013

Question For The Men


You just found the love of your life, you're so into her, but some way into the relationship -let's say three months, and your wedding is going to take place less than a month from now then you suddenly realized that she cannot cook. What will you do?
A. Breakup
B. Continue anyway
C. Ask her to go learn how to cook before going on
D. Others (specify)

And state your reasons. Whosoever have the most likes on his comments wins Airtime
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How To Make Condensed Milk At Home



I am a very big lover of condensed milk, and i'm going to share with you how I make mine at home. It's very easy and gonna save you lot's of money.

How To Prepare Achi and Okazi Soup


Friday 15 March 2013

Pizza Recipe



Although this is not a dish originating from Nigeria, but it is fast becoming common in the country.
Buying Pizza from a restaurant can seem like an inexpensive dinner choice, but you will save big if you learn how to make them on your own.

Zobo Recipe (Zoborodo)




Zobo is a very popular Nigerian drink which is very medicinal (could be effectively used to treat diarrhoea and pneumonia) and originating from the North. It is made from Roselle (locally known as Zobo), a red coloured flower (calyx of Hibiscus sabdariffa)

Thursday 14 March 2013

How To Prepare Amala (Yam Flour) From Scratch

Amala  is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic dish of yam flour cooked in water until it forms a thick paste (fondly called swallow) which

Wednesday 13 March 2013

How To Prepare White Soup (Afia Efere)

Servings; 5-6

Ingredients;

  • 1 kg of beef or Assorted Meat
  • 1 kg of smoked/dry fish and stock fish
  • 200g of pounded yam
  • Uyayak pod (Local Spice, optional) 
  • 1 cup ground crayfish
  • 2 Stock cubes (Maggi)
  • 1/2 tsp. of salt
  • 1/2 tsp. of pepper
Procedure:
  • Wash the beef or assorted meat, smoked/dry fish and stock fish and cook until tender (starting from the hardest)
  • Add stock cubes, salt, pepper, uyayak and crayfish and stir well. Cover and allow to boil for 5mins
  • Cut the pounded yams into small balls and drop in the boiling soup to thicken it, stir and allow to dissolve
  • serve hot with pounded yam, eba, or semovita

How To Prepare Coconut Rice



Servings; 4-5

Ingredients;
  • 2 large coconut fruit (for the coconut milk)
  • 4 cups of white rice