18 i african Recipes

milk, cocoa powder, sugar (i only use 1 cup), margarine (i used light ), oats, vanilla flavoring, shredded coconut, chopped walnuts (optional)

red chili peppers, green pepper, garlic clove, chopped, onion, chopped, tomato paste, vinegar (i use cider ), sugar, salt

non-hydrogenated margarine, onion, chopped, parsley, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, cinnamon, turmeric, pepper, ginger, water, carrot, sliced, dried lentils, rinsed (i like red lentils or a mixture of red and brown), grain rice, uncooked, whole tomatoes, undrained, chopped, frozen green peas, frozen green beans, salt and pepper

cold water (three to six cups), tea (earl grey, english breakfast, irish breakfast, etc.), green cardamom pods, bruised, honey or sugar, to taste, milk (i use homemade almond to be dairy free)

olive oil, chicken , deboned and cut pieces, garlic cloves, crushed, onion, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, carrots, diced, potato, diced, ground cumin, curry, ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, water, unsalted natural-style peanut butter (i only use 1tbsp), garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed, cilantro or parsley, to garnish

vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, carrots, diced, green onion, sliced, soymilk, peanut butter (i use extra crunchy), flour (more or less ), water (more or less ), hot sauce (definitely optional) (optional)

olive oil or 2 tbsp peanut oil, white onion, chopped, carrots, peeled and grated, jalapeno, minced, garlic cloves, minced, ginger, fresh grated or 1 tbsp ginger paste, lime , zest of, curry powder (i think this would work with almost any type but i used madras), ground coriander, crushed red pepper flakes, vegetable broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes , with juice, creamy peanut butter, coconut milk, garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (chickpeas), dried apricot, chopped (optional), golden raisin (optional), sea salt, to taste (i used 2 tsp), cooked brown rice, to serve, nonfat yogurt, to serve, cilantro, chopped, to serve

fresh green beans, trimmed, salt, olive oil (can use less! i do), lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic clove, mashed, sweet white onion, thinly sliced, sliced green olives (optional), hot pepper flakes (optional)

onion, diced, boneless chicken cut into chunks (i prefer thigh meat), natural peanut butter (no sugar or stabilizers added), coconut milk (often in asian grocery section), chicken stock, canned or homemade, collard or other greens , chopped fairly finely and after removing center ribs (frozen, drained greens can be used as a substitute), sambal oelek, to taste (hot chili paste from asian grocery section ), cooked rice , as an accompaniment

potatoes, diced and cooked, lean ground beef (i use extra lean), frozen mixed vegetables, cooked (i use the peas, carrots and corn mix), onion, diced, mixed red and green sweet pepper, diced, salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, beef bouillon cube, cube, butter, chilled , (for flakier crust use 1/4 cup chilled lard, and 1/4 cup chilled butter), flour, baking powder, salt, ice water, egg, beaten (for brushing exterior of meat pies)

instant coffee granules (preferably nescafe red mug), hot milk (i use low-fat and sometimes virtually fat-free milk), fresh cream, sugar, candy bar, chopped (preferably a lion bar, a caramel or nuts or chocolate or crispix treat)

broccoli, chopped, cauliflower, chopped, okra, chopped, pea pods, halved, bell pepper, chopped, tomatoes, halved, green onions, sliced, soy yogurt (plain ), vegan mayonnaise, maple syrup (i use sugar free), soy sauce, salt, ginger, cumin, coriander, crushed red pepper flakes, nutmeg

egg, sugar, i tbsp of apricot jam, flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, butter, vinegar, milk, sauce for malva pudding, caster sugar, milk, double cream, butter, vanilla essence

skinned chicken parts (i use thighs or leg quarters split into thighs and drumsticks; you can use skinless thighs as well, but not breasts), onions, chopped, garlic, minced, dried red peppers (crushed ) or cayenne pepper (to taste), minced fresh ginger, stewed tomatoes (plain ) or diced tomatoes, salt, water, plantain, chopped (i like riper plantains in this), sweet potato, chopped, natural peanut butter, vegetable oil, salt and pepper to taste, cooked rice

green tea (i use decaf), simmering water, fresh sage leaves, sugar, to taste (the more the better or use sweetener of choice)

olive oil, spanish onion (grated or very very finely chopped , or pulverised in a chopping machine), pressed garlic cloves (according to taste), whole tomatoes (or 4-5 very ripe ones grated, chopped finely or pulverised in chopping machine), paprika, ras el hanout spice mix (north african spice mix), crushed saffron (it tastes much better with this than turmeric), salt and pepper (around 1 tsp each, though maybe less than tsp if using stock cubes), potatoes (chopped quite small, but not grated or pulverised in chopping machine!), stalks celery, diced (thinly sliced, but not grated or pulverised in chopping machine!!), chicken broth (around two pints), firm white fish (i used more)