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Agbalumo-Banana Ice cream

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Agbalumo-Banana Ice cream Quick and nice  Ice cream. No special equipment required in this 3 ingredient ice cream of  Agbalumo , which is composed  Frozen Bananas and condensed milk. One-ingredient ice creams are a firm favourite with me – essentially, a fruit puree that stars bananas. Frozen. Hence the texture and cream and sweet. Now, I’m not a fan of bananas in  smoothies  or desserts as such, but this works out beautifully for me. The ‘one-ingredient ice cream’ has the richness of dairy desserts and the sweetness too, yet without the making of custard, the long sets and all the other intricacies called for by  true ice creams . And all that’s required for the base is frozen, ripe bananas. My version is a three-ingredient ice cream, with frozen bananas,  Agbalumo puree  and a touch of condensed milk. I would have used my food processor except I couldn’t find the lid  and so I ended up with my b...

Stir Fry Pepper-soup Spaghetti

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Stir Fry Peppersoup Spaghetti Serves: 2  Recipe level: Easy  Preparation time: 10 minutes  Cook time: 30 minutes  Total time: 40 minutes Meal type: Side Dish/Main Course Meal time: Lunch/Dinner Country/Region: Nigerian Fusion  INGREDIENTS: 250 grams dry spaghetti,  1 tablespoon pepper-soup spice,  8-10 whole scent leaves,  2 cloves garlic,  Minced 1 hot pepper,  Finely diced 1 small onion,  Finely sliced 1 cup of chopped vegetables,  You can use any mixture you like ( for this recipe, I used carrots and a combination of bell peppers)  1 seasoning cube, maggi or knorr Salt and black pepper, to taste 1/4 cup vegetable oil METHOD 1. Cook your spaghetti according to package directions; drain and set aside. ( Cook pasta al dente (not too soft) because you will be frying it) In a large frying pan, heat oil on medium high heat; saute onions and garlic for about 2 mins. 2.Add scent leaves...

Quaker Oats: Best Alternative To Cocoyam In Nigerian Soups

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. Have you ever thought of using Quaker Oats as your cocoyam or yam or wheat to eat with your homemade soup?? The thing is Quaker Oats has less calories than the natural carbohydrates we use to prepare our dishes.... This article will be helpful for those who are diabetic, and those who want to loose fats.... It can also aid you in improving your health effectively.. The Oat can be used to prepare Bitter Leaf Soup and Ora Soups... So the follow are what you need in order to prepare it with your dishes: 1. Grind the Quaker Oats into powder with a drill mill, you can also buy the powdered Quaker Oats in some areas. 2. Boil some water 3. Pour a small quantity of hot water in a pot, it will be the best if it is the pot you used in turning wheat. 4. Start adding the powdered oats little by little into the hot water and mix at the same time with a stirrer like a spatula. 5. Keep stirring till you get a smooth mix. Things you should note in preparing this: 1. The thicke...

HOW TO MAKE COCONUT RICE

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White Coconut Rice image: http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/images/white-coconut-rice.jpg We have seen the Jollof Coconut Rice, this page is for the White Coconut Rice. White Coconut Rice There's always a war about how best to prepare Nigerian Coconut Rice with team White Coconut Rice always fighting with team Jollof Coconut Rice. You don't have to fight for these two meals because they are both delicious. Prepare the two of them and decide which is best for you and continue with that one. ;) Ingredients for White Coconut Rice The following quantities of ingredients served 4 people. 420g (~1 lb) long grain parboiled rice 400 mls Coconut Milk  400 ml chicken stock/broth 20 small shrimps 1 tatashe pepper (alternative: Tribelli peppers) 1 red onion A handful of diced sausage 1 big seasoning cube (optional) Habanero peppers ( Atarodo : to taste) Black pepper (to taste) Salt (to taste) Green peas Green beans Notes on the ingredients I recommend the long grai...