PAN FRIED BEANS FRITTERS - PANKARA

It's interesting how beans can be used to make various delicacies in it's different states. In it's whole state, we get a beans and sauce dish and even at it's peeled state, we get various meals like moin moin (beans pudding), gbegiri (blended beans soup). It's so amazing to know that even in it's different forms, beans has a lot healthy benefits, one of which helps to lower cholesterol as it contains fiber which plays an important role in controlling the blood cholesterol level.

Now to akara, the traditional way we know is to deep fry the beans batter, but then, nowadays, we're

OVEN BAKED MOIN MOIN - BEANS FRITTATA

 I've posted a recipe on moin moin previously (Moin moin muffins) This is however a different method. Moin moin can be served with salad (My favorite combo), pap, oatmeal, literally any staple of choice. Try this healthy option and thank me later. :)

TURMERIC RICE: The Sparkling Yellow Color Rice

Turmeric spice has a lot of healthy benefits including facts that it helps to prevent cancer, to delay aging and it's available for sale in various food stores and health shops across the world.

EGG MUFFINS

This has to be one of the easiest recipes on here... Do try it out

Ingredients for 6 muffins

• 3 large eggs
• Veggies, diced (I used carrots, green beans, onions and tomatoes)
• Chicken sausage, diced (optional)
• Black pepper and salt to taste

Method:

• Break eggs in a bowl
• Add veggies, seasoning and sausages, whisk all together
• Preheat oven at 200 degree Celsius, slightly oil muffin pan, (You can use spray oil) 
• Pour in the egg mixture, not too full in each muffin cup
• Place in the oven for about 10-12 minutes
• Serve Hot and enjoy

Nigerian Groundnut Soup

Are you willing to take your taste-bud on a sweet and splendid journey this weekend? Yes or Yes?

If yes, get in here and try this yummy groundnut soup recipe. This soup is filled with wonderful flavors that would want you yearning for more. First time trial and I had no regrets at all.

Fried Ofada Rice

Trying a new recipe is always fun, trying a new recipe on Sunday is always more fun, you get to taste and perfect flavors, all because, well, there;s time and it's rest day and it's cooking day, well, for me though. 

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

The best cinnamon rolls I've tasted yet... try this recipe and you would be glad you did. This recipe was inspired by one of my foodie-friends on Instagram, @tripple-tees 

HERBY COUSCOUS SALAD

Recently, I took some days off work and traveled with my family to Ekiti State, Nigeria (The land of Pounded yam, I bet the Yorubas will relate) I literally ate pounded yam all through my nights there and as a result gained 3 kg, since then I've been nagging about the extra fat. I decided to have salad all through this week (don't judge me, Unhealthy Fat is my enemy). After having proper veggies salad for two days, I got bored and decided to try something exciting. Healthy eating does not have to be boring and that's why many people have developed exciting ways to stay healthy and eat well.

HOW TO MAKE CURRY RICE

Welcome to another Habbies-How-To series.

So I have a confession about Basmati Rice. I don't know how to eat plain basmati rice (I wish someone else can relate with this.) So instead of rejecting plain rice, why not try making it a different way? I've tried jollof basmati, fried basmati rice and beyond reasonable doubts, in both scenarios, the taste was never displeasing to the mouth.

Here's another way to have your rice without all the "mende-mende"

Ingredients for 4 servings

2 tablespoon of canola oil
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 medium sized onion, diced
2 cups of basmati rice
Knorr cubes
fresh herbs (mints, parsley)
2 tablespoons of Curry powder

Steps:

• First, heat the oil in a pot, add the crushed garlic and onions. saute for about 30 seconds
• Now add basmati rice, the herbs, curry and other seasoning. Stir-fry for about 2-3 minutes
• Stir in water (preferably hot water), reduce heat and allow rice to steam so well, until well cooked.
• Serve with any stew/ sauce of choice.

Chicken Wings Infused with Rose Wine & Teriyaki Sauce

My craving for chicken these days, is out of this world. The whole of last week, I literally kept drooling on chicken pictures I saw social media platforms, the peppered, crispy, tendered, my oh my, maybe it was the coke infused chicken wings from last month that caused it o. I mean, that recipe was the bomb.

Here's another way of getting superb flavors in one chicken dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Eisberg Rose wine
• 3 tablespoons of Teriyaki sauce
• about 5 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 medium sized onion, diced
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 10 pieces of Chicken wings
• Juice from 1 lemon

Method:

• Mix all the ingredients in a pan except the wings and lemon. Heat for about 10 minutes and set aside to cool
• Wash the wings with lemon juice. Stir in the wings and be sure to coat all the parts well.
• Marinate for as long as you can (Mine was for about 2 days, I literally just left it in the fridge to chill )

• Pre-heat oven for about 5 minutes, arrange wings in baking pan and place in the oven for about 25-30 minutes.
• Just look at the gravy fro the sauce...Oh-So-Yummy.

• Enjoy wings with any dish of choice.

• I made a pepper sauce with the gravy and dipped the wings in the sauce. Bursting flavors all together.

I even designed a picture art for this chicken wings

Enjoy...

Spicy Sauteed Sweet Potatoes

These potatoes are the best thing that has happened after beans and dodo, or maybe BBQ Chicken...Yes, Lara said so :)

See the easy recipe below

COKE INFUSED CHICKEN WINGS

For the love of Coke and Chicken

This recipe is dedicated to all coke and chicken lovers out there...xoxo

Spaghetti Carbonara - Habbies Special

Happiness is...eating spaghetti

Life is a combination of Magic and Pasta, not my words, but I totally agree with "Federico Fellini" on this.

OKRO STIR-FRY

That moment when you're tired of the regular pepper sauce. And you don't even have to go extraordinary to get a tasty sauce for that staple on your mind... 

HOW TO MAKE EBA / AMALA ROLL

Hi fellow foodies and Happy New Month to you and Yours. :)
I'm happy to introduce the new series on the blog, yaay... The "HOW TO" series.

In this series, I'll be sharing basic plating techniques, easy recipes that require less ingredients, and also tips that would hasten cooking and also make the kitchen experience more fun.

So, to kick-start this series, we have; The Amala roll *drum-roll please*