Diekedie - The African Cook Book: For your American or European Home

TABLE OF CONTENT THE NIGERIAN CHICHEN STEW STEAMED RICE EWA JOLLOF RICE FRIED RICE COCONUT RICE PINEAPPLE JUICE MELON SOUP YAM POTTAGE MOI-MOI AKARA BREAD PEPPER SOUP BUNS CHIN-CHIN SHORT BREAD BISCUIT RICE SALAD MEAT SALAD SWEET TOMATOES AND ONION SOUP FISH CAKE ROCK CAKE CUCUMBER SALAD NIGERIAN CHICHEN STEW INGREDIENTS ONE LARGE CHICKEN ONE KILOGRAM OF FRESH TOMATOES TWO ONIONS FIFTY- SEVEN PINT OF GROUNDNUT OIL TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE GRAMS OF FRESH CHILLIES ONE TEASPOON OF CURRY AND THYME EACH TWO TEASPOON OF BASIL OR CHOPPED PART MINGER LEAVES TWO TINS OF TOMATO PUREE OR PASTE SEASONING CUBES SALT TO TASTE STEPS WASH AND DISJOIN THE CHICKEN,CUT IN 10-12 PIECES SLICE THE ONIONS SEASON THE CHICKEN WITH SALT, THYME OR CURRY, SEASONING CUBES(2), PART OF THE SLICED ONIONS AND COOK FOR 30-40 MINUTES HEAT UP HALF OF THE OIL IN A POT AND FRY THE COOKED CHICKEN UNTIL BROWN BUT NOT TOO DRY SLICE THE CHILLIES AND TOMATOES IN ANOTHER POT, HEAT UP THE REMAINING OIL AND FRY THE ONIONS, CHILLIES AND FRESH TOMATOES FOR 5-15 MINUTES UNTIL THEY ARE FAIRLY DRY PUT THE TOMATOE PUREE OR PASTE IN A PLATE AND STIR THOROUGHLY WITH WATER (1GLASS) PUT THE TOMATO PASTE OR PUREE INTO THE COOKING POT STIR THOROUGHLY AND ADD THE FRIED CHICKEN PIECES AND TWO SEASONING CUBES COOK AND SIMMER GENTLY FOR 10 MINUTES, STIRRING FREQUENTLY UNTIL ITS WELL BLENDED DRAIN EXCESSIVE OIL THAT RISES TO THE TOP AND FINALLY STIR IN THE CHOPPED PART MINGER LEAVES OR BASIL. REMOVE FROM FIRE AND SERVE WITH STEAMED RICE. CHICKEN STEW STEAMED RICE INGREDIENTS FOUR CUPS OF RICE WATER STEPS WASH THE RICE THOROUGHLY PUT IN A POT ADD WATER SO IT RISES SLIGHLY ABOVE THE RICE AND COOK UNTIL IT IS SOFT TO YOUR TASTE STEAMED RICE EWA (REGULAR BEANS) INGREDIENTS THREE CUPS OF COWPEAS ONE ONIONS FRESH FISH FOUR TOMATOES SALT TO TASTE STEPS PLACE THE COWPEAS IN A CONTAINER AND WASH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER PUT THE COWPEAS IN A POT AND COVER COMPLETELY WITH WATER ADD SLICED ONIONS SHRED THE FISH AND ADD TO THE COWPEAS COOK UNTIL THE COWPEAS ARE SOFT ENOUGH TO EAT SEASON WITH SALT, PEPPER, SEASONING CUBES TO GET THE EXACT TASTE EAT BY ITSELF OR WITH STEAMED RICE, OR BREAD JOLLOF RICE INGREDIENTS FOUR CUPS OF WHITE RICE FRESH PEPPER SALT SEASONING CUBES SIX TOMATOES ONIONS DRY RED PEPPER WATER STEPS PLACE THE RICE IN A BOWL AND RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER PUT THE RICE IN A POT AND ADD ABOU SIX CUPS OF WATER (HALF A LITRE) INTO THE POT AND COOK. SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO BOIL THE WATER AND ADD THE RICE TO THE BOILING WATER. THIS IS FINE TOO BLEND THE TOMATOES, ONIONS, AND PEPPER TOGETHER LET HE RICE COOK FOR 10-30 MINUTES ADD THE BLENDED TOMATO/PEPPER/ONION MIXTURE. IF THE ONIONS WAS NOT BLENDED, YOU COULD SLICE IT INTO THE POT.

MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH WATER TO ALLOW THE RICE TO COOK COMPLETELY ADD ABOUT THREE SEASONING CUBES FOR TASTE ADD TWO TEASPOONS OF SALT AND ABOUT HALF A TEASPOON OF DRY RED PEPPER ALLOW THE RICE TO COOK UNTIL IT IS SOFT, AND IF IT IS NOT DRY AT THIS POINT, REDUCE THE HEAT AND ALLOW IT TO DRY UP HINT-GOES GREAT WITH FRIED CHICKEN OR MEAT JOLLOF RICE AND CHICKEN FRIED RICE RECIPE INGREDIENTS RICE, CHICKEN CHICKEN BROTH DICED CARROT, PEAS, SNAPPED STRING BEANS, SWEET CORN, GREEN PEPPER (DESEEDED AND DICED), CABBAGE(SLICE THINLY), RED KIDNEY BEANS KIDNEY(COOKED AND DICED) CURRY/THYME,NUTMEG(GROUNDED), FRESH GARLIC(GROUNDED), SLICED ONIONS BUTTER/VEGETABLE OIL WHITE PEPPER,SEASONING CUBES STEPS WASH THE RICE PROPERLY AND BOIL UNTIL HALF DONE SEASON THE CHICKEN WITH THE CURRY, THYME,GARLIC, SEASONING CUBES, SALT, ONIONS, ALLOW TO MARINATE FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, THEN COOK WITH LITTLE WATER UNTIL PROPERLY DONE REMOVE THE CHICKEN FROM THE BROTH DEEP FRY THE CHICKEN UNTIL THE COAT IS LIGHTLY BROWN POUR FRESH VEGETABLE OIL OR BUTTER INTO A POT FRY THE ONIONS UNTIL BROWN ADD CARROTS, GABBAGE, PEAS, STRING BEANS, KIDNEYS BEANS, KIDNEY, SWEET CORN, GREEN PEPPER, CURRY(YOU MAY ADD YELLOW FOOD COLORING), THYME, NUTMEG, PEPPER, SEASONING CUBES, AND SALT. FRY FOR TWO MINUTES ADD BROTH ADD THE RICE TO THE FRIED FOOD AND CHECK IF THE BROTH CAN COOK THE RICE PROPERLY, IF NOT, ADD A LITTLE WATER COOK FOR 10-15 MINUTES UNTIL THE RICE IS DONE. SERVE WITH THE FRIED CHICKEN. FRIED RICE COCONUT RICE INGREDIENTS TWO COCONUTS FRESH PEPPER SEASONING CUBES THREE CUPS OF RICE ONIONS SAL T TO TASTE STEPS BREAK YOUR COCONUT AND REMOVE THE SHELL CUT COCONUT INTO SIZEABLE PIECES POUR INTO A BLENDER ADD WATER AND BLEND TILL IT IS SMOOTH SIEVE TO GET THE JUICE, AND THROW AWAY THE CHAFF POUR THE COCCNUT JUICE INTO A POT, ADD SLICED ONIONS AND PEPPER (PEPPER IS OPTIONAL) AND BOIL. ADD YOUR RICE, TWO SEASONING CUBES AND SALT REDUCE HEAT AND COOK TILL THE RICE IS SOFT YOU CAN EAT THE COCONUT RICE WITH FRIED FISH OR MEAT GRATED COCONUT PINEAPPLE JUICE INGREDIENTS (1) RIPE PINEAPPLE (2) SUGAR (3) WATER STEPS (1) WASH PINEAPPLE VERY WELL TO REMOVE DIRTH FROM THE SKIN BEFORE PEELING (2) CUT INTO PIECES AND BLEND (3) ADD SUGAR AND HEAT FOR 7-9 MINUTES (4) ALLOW TO CHILL BEFORE SERVING

MELON SOUP

INGREDIENTS (1) FRESH OR DRIED MEAT (2) ONE CUP OF GROUNDED MELON (3) ONE TABLE SPOON OF GROUNDED PEPPER (4) TOMATOES PASTE (5) 70ML OF PALM OIL (6) ONE OR TWO CUBES OF SEASONING CUBES (7) HALF TABLESPOON OF SALT, (8) GRINDED SMOKED CRAYFISH (9) CHOPPED PUMPKIN LEAVES (10) ONE ONIONS AND THREE FRESH TOMATOES STEPS PARBOIL THE MEAT WITH LITTLE SALT AND WATER PUT THE PALM OIL IN THE COOKING POT AND HEAT ALLOW OIL TO BLEACH, PUT IN THE SLICED ONIONS AND THE MEAT AFTER SOME SECONDS WHEN THE MIXTURE DRIES A LITTLE, ADD THE SLICED TOMATOES AND STIR AFTER FIVE MINUTES, ADD THE MELON AND WATER INTO THE POT AND STIR ADD THE REMAINING INGREDIENT EXCEPT FOR THE PUMPKIN LEAVES ADD THE PUMPKIN LEAVES WITHIN 10-20 MINUTES AND WAIT FOR FOUR MINUTES BEFORE REMOVIN FROM FIRE MELON SOUP POTTAGE YAM INGREDIENTS (1) TWO CUPS OF BEANS (2) HALF TABLESPOON OF GRINDED PEPPER (3) FRESH FISH OR SMOKED FISH (4) HALF TABLE SPOON OF SALT (5) ONE ONION (6) FRESH YAM(PEEL AND CUT INTO AVERAGE SIZE PIECES (7) TWO SEASONING CUBES (8) 60ML OF PALM OIL STEPS (1) PUT BEANS ON FIRE, ALLOW TO BOIL UNTIL ALMOST COOKED (2) ADD THE YAM AND ALLOW BOTH THE BEANS AND YAM TO COOK (3) ADD THE INGREDIENTS AFTER TEN MINUTES AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER TEN MINUTES BEFORE REMOVING FROM FIRE YAM POTTAGE MOI - MOI INGREDIENTS FOUR CUPS OF BEANS FRSH PEPPERS SMOKE CRAY FISH HALF TEASPOON OF SALT 10ML OF PALM OIL ONE SEASONING CUBE ONE ONIONS ONE LITRE OF CLEAN WATER STEPS SOAK THE BEANS IN WATER UNTIL ITS SOFT THEN WASH OFF THE BEANS SKIN GRIND THE BEANS ALONG SIDE THE FRESH PEPPERS, CRAY FISH, ONIONS USING A BLENDER AFTER WHICH, ADD THE SEASONING CUBE, PALM OIL AND SALT, AND STIR THOROUGHLY PUT THE MIXTURE INTO SMALL CONTAINERS, AND INTO AN OVEN