Spicy Minced Meat Kebab Recipe

This is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic kofta-style kebab of minced beef, spices and chillies packed onto skewers and grilled.

Pawpaw (Papaya) Jam Recipe

The pawpaw (papaya)grows wild all over Nigeria, West African pawpaws are large and pumpkin-shaped. For this recipe, the pawpaw should be slightly under-ripe, just beginning to turn yellow.

Vegetable Meatball

Tom Brown Recipe

Ingredients:

• 500g dried corn 
• 400g soya beans
• 200g peanuts

Procedure:

• Separately fry the ingredients in a large pan until well browned
• Mix the ingredients together and grind to a powder
• To serve, add 3tablespoon of the Tom Brown mixture to about 2 cups of water. Add a pinch of salt and stir until it has reached the desired consistency. Add sugar or milk, to taste

How To Prepare Giant Land Snails

The giant land snail is a delicacy in parts of West Africa, particularly in Nigeria and Ghana. An individual snail can weigh up to 1kg and only the foot is eaten (the part the snails crawl on).

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Special Efo Riro Recipe

This is a special from the Yoruba people of Western Nigeria, with Shoko (a green leaf used commonly in Yoruban cooking). It wilts easily and is typically replaced by spinach which is closer to the original.

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Green Stew Recipe

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Deep-fried Beans Recipe

This is a typical traditional Nigerian recipe. It consist of cooked and dried beans coated in curry powder that are deep-fried before serving.

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Tuna Pomodoro Recipe

Although this is an Italian dish. It's quick and healthy and one of my favorites.

If you keep canned tuna and whole-wheat pasta on hand, then this recipes' for you.

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Bianfran Stew Recipe

This stew recipe comes from southern Nigeria (Biafra).

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Chin Chin Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1.2kg flour
• 450g butter or margarine
• 3 eggs

Ekpang Nkukwo Recipe

This is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic originating from southern Nigeria.

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Sweet Potato and Roasted Cashew Soup

This is a traditional West African recipe for  a classic chilli-spiced soup dish of sweet potatoes with cashew nuts.

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How to Keep Vegetables Fresh

Most vegetables do best when stored in the fridge, but not all of them. The exceptions? Potatoes, onions and tomatoes.

That's quite an important trio. Potatoes can turn unappealing sweet when chilled. Onions, though they will last longer in the fridge, will oddly turn a bit mushy. Tomatoes, sadly, become mealy and loose flavor to boot.

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Abak Atama Soup Recipe

This recipe is related to the Efik and Ibibio tribe of Southern Nigeria. It is a very delicious and classic soup to be served with pounded yam, semovita or Eba (garri).

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Abacha Ncha (Dried Cassava with Garden Eggs) Recipe

This is a classic traditional Eastern Nigerian recipe (from the Igbo tribe). Abacha represent strips of shredded and dried cassava or tapioca. I have seen tapioca used instead of cassava to make this, but proper abacha is better. This can be used as an accompaniment, a meal in itself or served as a snack with drinks.

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Mango and Papaya Salsa Stuffed in Avocado Recipe

This is a traditional West African recipe for a classic salsa of mango, onion, papaya and chillies served as a condiment.
To make this recipe you'll need;

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Shuku-shuku (Coconut Biscuits) Recipe

Shuku-shuku (Coconut Biscuits) is a traditional Nigerian recipe made from a mix of coconut and egg that is baked in the oven.

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Asaro (Yam Porridge) recipe

This is a traditional Nigerian recipe of boiled yam and plantain cooked in a chilli-based sauce with onion and other classic ingredients.
To make this recipe you'll need;

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Gbegiri (Bean Stew) Recipe

Gbegiri (Bean Stew) is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic stew of beans, smoked fish and seafood in a red palm oil, tomato and chilli sauce.

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Fresh Fish Stew with Tomatoes Recipe

This is a traditional Nigerian Recipe for a classic stew of fresh fish, chillies, onion in a tomato-based stock with spices.

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Spinach and Peanut Butter Stew Recipe

Ukpo Egede (Plantain Moi-Moi) Recipe

This is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic accompaniment of over-ripe plantain mixed with plantain flour, crayfish and onions that are spooned into parcels and steamed before serving.
This is a very good way of using over-ripe plantain.

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Agidi (Eko) Recipe