Spicy Fried Chicken wings

I made this with my girl when I was stressed out in my sales job so I went outside Nairobi to think and got an email from my current job that they need me to start at the soonest.  I had to celebrate so I bought chicken wings and made foodgasmic Spicy chicken Wings.

Ingredients:
12 pieces of chicken wings
2 large onions
2 large tomatoes
1 medium sized bell pepper (red)
1tsp of ginger
1tsp of garlic
1tsp of a mixture of fresh powdered cumin,cardamon,cayenne pepper,black pepper
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp of olive oil

Let's cook

In a bowl,  mix the garlic, ginger and the rest of the spices.  Add the chicken wings,  lemon juice and olive oil. 
Mix well and let it marinate for 2 hours.

Separate the chicken from the marinate juice and deep fry until brown.

Fry the onions until light brown,  add chopped tomatoes and stir.  When the tomatoes have softened, add the marinate juice and let it cook for 5 Min in low heat.

Add the chicken wings with the sliced bell pepper and cayenne. Stir and serve after 3 mins.

Serve with ugali and steamed cabbage.

Enjoy

Roasted Butternut Soup (serves 6)

Many ways to make butternut soup but I like mine with a little bang, so I roast my butternut before I make the soup.

Ingredients
- 3 medium sized butternut
- 2 medium sized red onion (thickly sliced)
- 1/2 cup of chopped onion leaves
- 1 tbsp grated garlic

Heat the oven at 180• C. Peel the butternut and cut into cubes. In a baking pan,  mix the butternut and the rest of the ingredients with olive oil or a drizzle of vegetable oil. Add salt and put in the oven for half an hour.

After 15 mins,  turn the butternut and let it roast for another 15 mins.

When well roasted,  remove from oven and place in a blender or food processor with warm water and blend.

You can sieve the mixture for a smooth texture but I like my butternut with a rough texture.

Place in a pan to heat, add cream and parsley leaves for garnish.

You can add potatoes and carrots while roasting the butternut.

Serve with toasted bread.

Mango Juice

Quick Healthy Simple

We Need:

- 5 medium sized apple mangoes
- 1 cup of grated beet root
-1 cup of water
-1 tablespoon of honey (optional)

Place the peeled and cubed mangoes in a blender,  add the beetroot. Add small amounts of water to your preference.

Add the honey and blend for 30 sec.

Serve with chilled ice cubes.

Lettuce and Beet root Salad

Simple, Quick & Easy Healthy Salad

Ingredients :
-Two medium sized lettuce
-A cup of grated beet root
-Handful of sliced white onion
-Mayonnaise or Salad Cream
-Salt to taste

Clean all the lettuce and tear the leaves with your hands into sizes that you prefer.

In a separate Bowl, mix the onion, beet root,  onion and mayonnaise,  add salt to taste.

Mix in the lettuce and serve.

You can add toasted bread or small pieces of chicken for a mouth watering experience.

Sere Bites Biryani/Birani

The ideal biryani curry should be marinated overnight if possible. Makes the beef tender and also adds the oomf!

Curry Ingredients, (Serves 6)

• 1kg Beef Steak, cut into thick cubes
• 500ml of sour milk or plain yogurt
• 1 cup of grated paw paw (optional)
• 1 tsp of each, fresh cardamon, cinnamon, cloves
• 3 tbsp of fresh ginger & garlic
• 1 tbsp of pilau masala, curry powder & 2 chilli beef cubes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 5 large potatoes
• 3 large onions
• 5 large tomatoes
• Salt to taste.

Wash the meat and place in a container or clear bag. Add the sour milk or yogurt, grated paw paw, fresh cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, fresh grated ginger and garlic and salt. Refrigerate the mixture in the lower part of the fridge overnight.

Lets Cook

• Slice the onions and deep fry until brown. Deep fry the potatoes and place aside.
• In a hot pan, add the marinated ingredients and let it simmer. Add the curry powder, beef cubes, pilau masala and salt, stir and let it cook.
• After 15 mins, add the deep fried onions and potatoes and stir. \
• Add some oil used to fry the onions and potatoes, to your taste
• I like my biryani curry spicy so i add black pepper, cayenne and more pilau masala.
• Add salt to taste.

Biryani Rice

 

• 4 cups of Pishori Rice
• 8 cups of boiling water 
• Food colour 
• Handful Raisins
• 3 tbsp cooking oil

Add the oil in a hot pan then the rice and stir in low heat. Add the boiling water after 2 mins and let the rice cook.

When the water has almost dried up, add the raisins and food colour.

Reduce the heat for 10 mins and serve.

Have some sour salad on the side and homemade chili..

Sere Bites Pilau

Pilau is a East African Coastal dish that is very simple to make and very economical.

Ingredients

2kg Rice
2kg Meat
3 large onions
2 tomatoes
4 large potatoes
2 tablespoons of grated ginger & garlic
Pilau Masala Powder
2 tablespoons of curry powder
1 teaspoon of black pepper
A handful of fresh cardamom, cumin seeds, cloves
Cooking Oil
Salt to taste

Lets Get Cooking

• Wash and soak the rice
• Boil the meat in a separate pan with 2 Tablespoons of pilau masala & a teaspoon of salt
• Add cooking oil in a different heated casserole pot, add sliced onions and stir until brown, add chopped tomatoes and 1/2 cup of warm water.
• When the water has reduced, add the meat and stir until the meat has mixed well with onions & tomatoes.
• Add the curry powder, black pepper & salt with 4 cups of boiling water. (1 cup of rice, 2 cups of water).
• Add the cumin seeds, cardamom seeds & cloves.
• Let it cook for 5 mins, then add the soaked rice and stir. Partially close the lid.
• Add the halved potatoes when the water has almost drained.
• Cover the pot with foil paper and with lid. Reduce the hit.
• Serve while hot after 15mins minutes.

• Serve with room temperature cucumber salad 

Sere Bites: Thin Pancake Recipe

I love love pancakes especially the thin ones and not drenched in oil. Here is one that is Easy and healthy. (For savoury food)

Ingredients

2 cups of all purpose flour
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
100g of melted margarine
A pinch of cumin seeds
1/4 cup of sugar

Let's Cook

• Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another.
• Add the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and and stir,
• Pour in warm water and mix to your desired thinness.
• Heat a skillet, add a small amount of cooking oil and rub the surface and add the pancake batter and spread around the skillet.
• Flip on the other side and add some oil if its stick.
• When the pancakes are brown, they are ready :-)
• Repeat the process until all the batter is done.

You can have it with spicy stew or mince meat