Wednesday 30 April 2014

How to make chin chin

Chin chin Snack Recipe

                                                                                     



Chin Chin is the crunchy deep-fried snack that is ideal light refreshment for you and your guests. The Chin Chin can last for weeks if stored in an airtight container.

This recipe involved no baking, Chin Chin is one of the easiest Nigerian snacks to make.

Friday 25 April 2014

7 health benefit of eating plantain


PLANTAIN


Plantains look like bananas, but they are actually vegetables and are almost always cooked before eating them. Raw plantains have a bitter taste, and cooking them brings out their flavor and makes them more appetizing. The banana-like fruits are rich in certain vitamins and minerals that contribute

Tuesday 22 April 2014

How to Prepare Goat Meat Pepper Soup

                                                         Goat Meat Pepper Soup


Goat Meat adds a special traditional flavour to the Nigerian
Pepper soup recipe.

Ingredients:
700g Goat Meat (with skin)
4 seeds Ehu or Ariwo or Calabash Nutmeg
Habanero Pepper (to taste)
A few scent leaves or 2 table spoons dry uziza
2 medium onions
Salt (to taste)

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Health benefit of eating vegetables




Vegetables are important part of healthy eating and provide a source of many nutrients, including potassium, fiber, folate (folic acid) and vitamins A, E and C. Most vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories. None have cholesterol. (Sauces or seasonings may add fat, calories, or cholesterol.)


- Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. Vegetable sources of

Sunday 13 April 2014

How to prepare Edikaikong soup

                                           

Edikang Ikong / Edikaikong soup is a nutritious Nigerian soup prepared with large amount of fresh leafy vegetables, dried fish and assorted meat. It is actually one of the native soups of the south-eastern states(Efiks) of Nigeria(Cross River and AkwaIbom states.)
It is very rich and delicious, because of the variety of rich proteins used in making the soup. It is usually cooked with a combination of two different vegetables; Ikong Ubong /Ugu leaves(fluted pumpkin

Tuesday 8 April 2014

9 health benefit of garden egg


                                         
I feel I should share this, after my blog post 2 weeks ago on yam and chicken egg with garden egg, see it here. I realised that most of us don't really know the health benefit we derive from eaten fresh garden egg or use as a stew for yam or rice. I did some google search and believe me I was surprised to find out that garden egg is load with a lot of health benefit. These are the benefit you can derive from eaten garden egg.

Sunday 6 April 2014

How to prepare EGUSI SOUP with vegetables

                                                           



Egusi soup ,also known as Obe Efo elegusi/ Ofe Egusi, is a delicious Nigerian soup that is made with grounded melon seeds and enriched with vegetables, assorted meat, fish and spices.
Egusi soup can be cook in different ways, it depend on how you want it. It can be cooked plain without adding any vegetables or with bitter leaf.