Happy Independence day, Nigeria!

Happy 54th Independence day Nigeria!! amidst the challenges  we face as a nation, we will stand strong, we will achieve, and we are great.
God bless the federal republic of Nigeria
God bless Nigerians.

And of course Happy new month food lovers, this month promises to be great.

Be creative [bread]

I saw this somewhere and I thought its good to give it a try, instead of eating bread the normal way its good to be creative and try different types of ways. 

Firstly, take out the edges of the bread as seen bellow

Then make the bread flat, as seen bellow

This was what i used for mine you can be creative and try different types of things. [ well i used, sardines, bell peppers, red, yellow and green, and seasoning] Yes this is the next step :) after which the bread will be rolled up.

and the egg will be rubbed on the bread, then you pre-heat the stove add a little vegetable oil in the frying pan and fry the bread and the end result...

Perfection, that is how it will be! i have tried this more than once now and it is really good. do try this over the weekend food lovers and you will be glad you did.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND FOOD LOVERS.

Akara

Akara or beans cake commonly known by non Nigerians, high protein. made from beans known as kosai by the hausa people of Nigeria and Koose by the Ghanians. It is commonly taken as breakfast with pap, custard, or tea, any type of beans can be used for this. Follow me as i show you how to make this lovely breakfast choice.

Ingredient:
3 cups of beans
2 onions [ I love onions :)]
3 red bell peppers
4 long chili peppers
salt
spring onions [optional]
vegetable oil

Directions:
soak the beans for 3hours or more [some people soak and wash the beans over night but it can also be done on the same day if you use hot boiling water] this process is to help you take away the coat of the beans. When the beans is soft wash it until it looks like this...

Then wash the onions, bell peppers and chili peppers blend them together using your blender but make sure it is not too watery while blending. The chili peppers and red bell peppers will help the granted beans to be reddish in colour. When it is blended make sure it is soft and smooth, add salt and stir [the spring onions can be added now optional ]well while that is going on place the frying pan on the stove add vegetable oil [this would be a deep frying] and allow it to be hot. When it is hot start frying the akara make sure both sides should be golden brown. When ready serve hot and enjoy.

Home made cake

How i backed my cake :)

This cake finished immediately it came out of the oven really nice, dear food lovers try to give this a try and you will not regret it. I basically did not follow any measurement i just put the ingredient together and it came out well. But i will try to give an accurate measurement. Have a lovely weekend friends and try this over the weekend. :)

Ingredients:
3/4 butter unsalted
flour
4 eggs
suger [for me 3 tablespoon]
1 orange [squeezed and the zest]
1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:
First put the 3/4 butter and sugar in a bowl mix well with a mixer, then add the egg gradually while you mix. Then add the orange juice and zest and mix gradually, finally add the flour and mix. Butter the pan that will be used, put the mixture in the pan and place it in an oven that was already heated 30minutes before baking. I bake at 150 degrees after few minutes its ready as you can see. serve and enjoy.

Egusi soup

Egusi soup is a Nigerian delicacy which is eaten in most part of the country (Nigeria) Egusi soup is made from melon seeds, grounded. They are different method of preparation, the soup contains leaf vegetables (it could be ugu, spinach, bitter leaf or okazi leaf), meat, dried fish and stock fish.  Egusi soup can be eaten with either pounded yam, amala, fufu or eba.

Ingredients:

2 cups of Egusi
Stock fish
1/2 kilo of beef
2 spoons of crayfish
2 spoons of palm oil
1 onion
seasoning
salt
pepper
3 maggie cubes
Ugu and spinach leaves

Directions:
wash the beef, season it and place it on the stove to cook, while it is cooking sock the stock fish in hot water, drain and add to the beef in the pot. When that is ready, place another clean pot on the stove add palm oil allow to get hot, then add onions, egusi seeds and start starring, then add crayfish and some maggie cubes, and keep starring try not to allow the egusi to burn. When it has fried well add the beef stock that was prepared earlier stair add some water and allow to cook.  While it is cooking season the soup by adding salt, pepper, spices (optional), after that allow to cook for like 20 minutes then add the washed and sliced ugu and spinach leaves, allow to steam for few minutes and your egusi soup is ready enjoy.

Moi Moi

Beans can be eaten in different ways today the main focus will be Moi Moi or as its called  bean pudding by some people. Come along with me as i show you how this is made.
Firstly, wash your beans

  The Next step is putting all ingredients together, onions, fresh peppers, sometimes bell peppers, seasoning, salt, palm oil or vegetable oil, cray fish, eggs, fish or anything that you want to put in the moi moi. Wash the bell peppers and onion, blend it together with the beans along side crayfish.

When it is blended it should be very soft and smooth, then add salt, dried pepper (optional), palm oil and seasoning. Mix ingredients well with the mixture. 

There are different ways of cooking it, for some they use white leather, others green

leaf (ewe eran, leaves), or cans of milk (peak milk) is used, others foil like i did.

Then add the eggs, fish and any other thing you want to add to the moi moi as seen in the picture bellow.

For other they fill the pot with water this allows the moi moi to steam and cook, the same is done for the leaves but today i will be baking my moi moi.

I placed the moi moi in the oven and set it at 60 I left it there to cook depending on the mixture, i like mine a little bit thick others like theirs watery, that will determine how long it stays in the pot or oven. as seen bellow the moi moi is ready and out of the oven.

When it is out of the oven you allow it to cool a little and serve.

 Some people eat moi moi with rice, alone, or with pap depending on what you want. enjoy!!!

Have a lovely day guys.