7 african traditional Recipes

lamb chops or 8 skinless chicken pieces, on bone but skin & fat free if possible, onion, garlic cloves, carrots, courgettes (zucchini), potatoes, swede or 1/4 turnip, parsnip, stalks celery (or khorchef), chickpeas, drained, ras el hanout spice mix, salt & pepper, dried mint, sunflower oil or 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil, tinned plum tomato , liquidised, water, green chili pepper (the algerian ones) (optional), couscous, ghee (smen), margarine, water, olive oil

puff pastry, preferably made with butter (you might need more, so keep at hand), milk, cinnamon sticks or 1/2 tsp ground, flour, cornflour , rounded, sugar, salt , small, vanilla, butter, eggs, separated

chicken pieces, yogurt, tomato, chopped, cinnamon sticks or 1/2 tsp ground, cardamom pods, slightly crushed or 1 tsp ground cardamom, whole black peppercorns, cumin seeds or 1/4 tsp ground cumin, whole green chilies, saffron (optional), turmeric, cayenne pepper or 1 tsp paprika, fresh ginger, grated, garlic, grated, salt, onions, finely sliced, clarified butter (original is 1/4 cup) or 1 -4 tbsp butter (original is 1/4 cup), canola oil (original is 1/4 cup) or 1 -4 tbsp olive oil (original is 1/4 cup), prune , added the last 15 minutes of cooking (optional), fresh cilantro, to garnish, fresh mint, to garnish

cake flour, brown sugar or 2 cups yellow sugar, if available, baking soda, cream of tartar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg (optional), salt, butter, soft, rendered pork fat (or crisco if you must, see note below about pork fat), sweet sherry or 1/2 cup muscatel or 1/2 cup madeira wine or 1/2 cup port wine, but you may need up to 3/4 cup of the sweet wine, eggs, whisked well

fish , firm-fleshed, weighed after filleting and frying (see instructions), onions, very large, sliced thinly, oil (for frying , or use lard, which is nicer), curry powder (use good quality ), vinegar (do not use spirit !), sugar, hot peppers, fresh , sliced open (optional), salt, white peppercorns (or you can use black ), apricot preserves (jam)