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Super Delicious Swahili Mutton And Goat Meat Recipe  Mutton Served With Coloured Rice Here is the super delicious recipe. Let's get in the kitchen and start cooking. What you will need  1. Swahili Mutton/Goat Meat ● 1 kg mutton/ goat meat  ● 200g raw Pawpaw purée (blend raw pawpaw) ● 500ml veg oil ● 4 large onion sliced ● 1/2 kg potatoes peeled and cut into halves  ● 1 teaspoon garlic minced ● 1 teaspoon ginger minced  ● 1 tablespoon whole pilau mix ● 1 teaspoon garam masala ● 2 tomatoes cubed  ● 1 green pepper finely diced  ● 300g tomato paste ● 3 lemons squeezed ● 250ml buttermilk (maziwa Lala) ● Salt to taste  2. For the rice ● 2 cups basmati rice ● 4 cups Water ● 1/2 teaspoon yellow food color or saffron  ● Salt to taste What to do  ▪ In a deep fat frying pan add in the oil and fry the onions to golden brown using the same oil fry the potatoes to get a good crust from the outside then keep aside. ▪ Cut the mutton in cubes and marinate it with the Pawpaw purée and keep aside for

Golden Crispy Potato And Chicken Dish Recipe  Golden Crispy Potato And Chicken  How about some Chicken and Crispy Potato? Alright! Let’s make this easy Potato and chicken dish. This recipe is healthy and delicious everything becomes golden and crispy you can have it as a meal on its own or add some extra salad on the side to enjoy even more! Let’s get into the kitchen. What you will need  ● 1 chicken cut into quarters with skin  ● 1 kg potatoes peeled and halved (par boiled) ● 4 carrots sliced  ● 2 onions cut into chunks ● 2 bell pepper cubed ● 1 teaspoon garlic powder  ● 1 teaspoon black Pepper  ● 1 teaspoon onion powder  ● 1 teaspoon turmeric powder  ● 1 teaspoon cumin powder  ● 1 teaspoon oregano ● Salt to taste  ● Juice of 1 lemon  What to do  ▪ In a bowl add the powdered spices and the salt give it a good mix, pat dry the chicken pour half of the dry spices over the chicken and rub all over the chicken. Squeeze the lemon juice on the chicken and set aside.  ▪ In a casserole put th

Yummy Kebab Recipe  Swahili Thick Kebabs Served With Rice Let’s make some Swahili thick kebabs. Okay this is so yummy. Make it and then Enjoy.  What you will need ● 250g minced beef  ●1 teaspoon garlic ginger paste  ● 1 teaspoon garam masala ●1 teaspoon turmeric powder  ● 1 teaspoon curry powder  ● Juice of one lime ● 1 onion sliced   ● 1 tomato cubed ● 2 tablespoons ● 100g tomato paste ● 2 tablespoons oil for frying  ● Salt and pepper to taste ● Chopped coriander ● Cooked turmeric rice for serving  What to do  ▪ On a plate season the mince meat with salt and pepper, add turmeric powder, garlic ginger paste, lime juice, coriander and half of the garam masala, mix well with your hands ensuring all the ingredients are combine well and flavors has infused well.  Using both your hand start molding the kebabs in a cylindrical shape as you roll them with your hands until you get the desired shape, you should get about 10- 15 kebabs depends with the size of the kebabs.  ▪ In a non stick pan o

Delicious Tamarind Chicken Recipe  Tamarind Chicken  Let’s make one of my signatures, the tamarind(ukwaju) chicken I love the tartness and the combination of flavor in this recipe, we will use a whole chicken cut into two.  What you will need  ● 1 whole chicken cut into two (halved) ● 1 & 1/2 teaspoon garlic ginger paste  ● 1/2 teaspoon turmeric  ● 1 teaspoon curry powder  ● 1 teaspoon black pepper  ● 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder  ● 1/2 teaspoon paprika  ● 1 onion sliced  ● 6-7 eggplants halved ● 3 sweet pepper diced  ● 1 tablespoon honey  ● Salt to taste  ● 2 tablespoons oil  ● 2 cups thick tamarind sauce/ extract  ● 1 bunch fresh coriander  What to do  ▪ Pour all the powder spices, turmeric, curry powder, black pepper, coriander powder, turmeric powder and paprika over the chicken and rub all over, add the 1 teaspoon garlic ginger paste and salt continue to rub and mix well using your hand and set aside to marinate and infuse flavor for about 2 hours or so.  ▪ In a non stick pan

Ugandan Special Cold Cocoa Drink Refreshing Iced Cold Cocoa Drink Hello Viewers! Today we are going to learn making of Ugandan-Special Cold Cocoa Drink recipe . Ugandan Cold Cocoa is a delicious chocolate drink very popular from the streets of Uganda, Kampala City. This Cold Cocoa is a rich and creamy chocolate summer refreshing drink for chocolate lovers and can prepare at anytime with limited ingredients. Making of this Ugandan cold cocoa involves heating the milk, preparing the corn flour syrup followed by coco powder syrup, few chocos and mix them to milk on a medium flame until it comes to a correct consistency. Then wait till cocoa milk comes to a room temperature and can refrigerate or can have with few ice cubes. This summer chocolate drink is so rich, delicious and chocolatey that everyone will enjoy having this cold cocoa. This is yummy and best taste guaranteed with tips mentioned in this blog article. Hope you prepare this tasty recipe at your home and enjoy. Prep Time: 5 m

Delicious Ugandan Ugali, Beef Rojo And Creamed Spinach Recipe  Ugandan Ugali Served With Beef Rojo And Creamed Spinach  What's for lunch? Here there is Ugali, Beef rojo and Creamed spinach and Red pepper. Let's start cooking. What you will need  1. Beef rojo ● 500g beef cut into cubes  ● 2 garlic cloves  ● 5 tablespoons raw paw paw purée ● Juice of 1 lime  ● 1 teaspoon black pepper  ● 1 onion sliced ● 1 sweet pepper sliced  ● 2 tablespoons tomato paste  ● 2 Royco beef cubes ● 1 teaspoon curry powder  ● 2 tablespoons Oil  ● 4 tablespoons buttermilk ● 2 cups water  What to do  ▪ On a chopping board Finely Chop the garlic cloves, put the garlic on the meat, add black pepper, paw paw purée and set aside to marinate for about an hour or two. In a pan over medium heat add in the oil, add in onions and sauté until almost Golden brown, add in the sweet pepper mix well then go in with the marinated beef, cook for about 5 minutes or until you seal the pores, then add in the buttermilk, R

Authentic Swahili Meal Potatoes In Coconut Sauce The most requested recipe! Let’s make Viazi vya nazi (Potatoes in Coconut Sauce)  the very authentic Swahili meal.   What you will need  ● 1kg sliced potatoes  ● 1/2 kg mutton (boiled) ● 1 large sliced onion ● 1 tomato roughly cut  ● 300ml coconut cream  ● 1 lime  ● 3 green chilies  ● 1 teaspoon garlic ginger paste  ● 1 teaspoon turmeric  ● 1 teaspoon black pepper  ● 2 tablespoon of oil  ● Salt to taste ● 500ml water ● Coriander for garnish  What to do  ▪ In a hot non stick pan Pour in the oil, add in the onions and sauté until soft, add in garlic ginger paste, tomatoes, whole green chilies, turmeric, black pepper then add in the boiled mutton, mix well then go in with the potatoes and salt to taste add half of the coconut cream and water. Let it cook until the water has reduced completely and potatoes are cooked, use a small knife to test the tenderness of the potatoes you don't want to serve half cooked potatoes because sometimes s

Delicious Fluffy Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe  Fluffy Dark Chocolate Cake  Here is my delicious fluffy Dark Chocolate cake recipe with Raspberries, this is my first ever recipe and the best one I have ever created to date. It’s super easy to whip up using Unga wa Taifa Self Raising flour and your cake will become so moist and fluffy. Try it and let me know. What you will need  ● 500g Sugar ● 350g Butter ● 5-6 eggs ● 500g Taifa raising flour  ● 100g cocoa ● 1 1/2 glass milk ● 2 tspn vanilla essence ● 1 packet raspberries ● Ganache  ● 1kg dark chocolate melted  ● 250ml heavy cream (whipped) ● 1 teaspoon vanilla extract  ● Pinch of salt What to do  ▪ Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy add in the eggs one by one add in the vanilla essence and beat until mixture is soft. In a separate bowl sift the Taifa self raising flour and cocoa then gradually add in that mixture to the butter little by little while mixing finish up with the milk to soften the mixture then bake in a greased and lined

Special Fish Curry Recipes Fish Curry Soup  1. Fish Curry  What you will need  ● Seer Fish - 5 pieces (Any Single bone fish) ● Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp ● Chili powder - 2 tsp ● Salt to taste ● Oil - 2 Tbsp ● Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp ● Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp ● Fennel seeds - 1 tsp ● Cumin seeds - 1 tsp ● Grated Onion - 2 nos ● Pounded Garlic ● Pounded Ginger ● Grated Tomato - 2 nos ● Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp ● Chili powder - 1 tsp ● Kashmiri Chili powder - 2 tsp ● Coriander powder - 1 tsp ● Salt to taste ● Tamarind puree - 2 Tbsp ● Water ● Powdered Jaggery - 1/2 tsp (Optional) What to do  ▪ Take a bowl, add seer fish or any single bone fish, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt. Gently rub the spices on the fish and let it marinate for 15 minutes. ▪ Take a pan, add oil and shallow fry the fish on both sides until slightly brown. Keep it aside. ▪ In the same oil pan, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, grated onion, pounded garlic, pounded ginger and saut

Indian Fish Fillet With Coconut Cream Sauce Recipe  Delicious Fish Fillet Served with Coconut Cream Sauce  Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Servings: 2 1. To Make Fish Marinate ● Ginger Paste - 1 Tsp ● Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp ● Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp ● Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp ● Pepper - 1 Tsp ● Salt- 1/2 Tsp ● Coconut Oil - 1 Tsp ● Water 2. To Make Spinach Stire Fry ● Coconut Oil - 1 1/2 Tsp ● Sliced Garlic ● Onion - 1 No. ● Salt - 1/4 Tsp ● Pepper - 1/4 Tsp ● A Pinch Of Turmeric Powder ● Spinach Leaves 3. To Make Coconut Cream Sauce  ● Coconut Oil - 2 Tsp ● Ginger Julienne ● Green Chilli - 1 No. ● Spring Onions ● Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp ● Salt - 1/2 Tsp ● Coconut Cream - 1 Cup ( 200 Ml ) Today we are going to see the making of Fish Fillet with coconut cream sauce and spinach stir fry. This easy fish fillet recipe with a fresh fish, flavorful garlic, and coconut sauce is perfect for a weekend dinner and parties . This recipe is very easy, simple, and quick with limited steps a

Refreshing Iced Cold Watermelon Spritzer Drink Iced Cold Watermelon Spritzer Drink We continuously crave for something cold in this hot summer. And we seem to be bored of the same lemonade and other cold beverages. I have put together a wonderful combo of watermelon to make a watermelon spritzer. You have got to try this Watermelon Spritzer to believe in the flavor. Prep time: 15 minutes Number of Servings: 2 persons What you will need  ● Watermelon - 1/2 fruit ● Lemon - 2 nos ● Sugar - 4 Tsp What to do  ▪ Firstly, make the lemon and sugar concentrate by mixing the lemon juice and sugar ▪ Cut half watermelon into small pieces and blend them to get the watermelon juice ▪ Strain the watermelon juice to remove the seeds and fiber if any ▪ Now, add the sugar and lemon concentrate to the watermelon juice according to your taste ▪ The base for your watermelon spritzer is ready. Let’s assemble the drink ▪ Place some ice cubes in a mason jar, add pour in the watermelon juice till it fills ¾th

Ugandan Most Delicious Beef Recipe Ever Smoothered Beef With Mashed Potatoes  This is the simplest and most delicious beef you will ever make at home. Let’s make some onion smothered beef (T-Bone) What you will need  ● 1 kg T-Bone steak cut into cubes  ● 2 tablespoon oil  ● 1kg Onions (you can reduce to 1/2kg) ● 1 teaspoon black pepper  ● 1 Beef cube (bouillon)  ● Salt to taste  ● 1/2 cup white vinegar  ● 3/4 ltrs Water for boiling  ● Coriander for garnish  ● Mashed potatoes to serve. What to do  ▪ In a pressure cooker over medium heat add oil, sauté the onions until soft and slightly golden go in with the beef mix well, add in the black pepper, beef cube, salt to taste and vinegar continue to mix well then add in the water give it a good stir and then cover with the pressure cooker lid cook for about 15- 20 mins and voila your beef is ready should be thick with less liquid. Serve with some mash potatoes and garnish with fresh Coriander.  ▪ PS: Pressure cooker cooks and tenderizes the

Tandoori Chicken Recipe  Tandoori Chicken  Let’s make my very simple to prepare tandoori chicken, My ultimate trick with drumstick is to prick them with a knife all around the drumstick so that the marinade will infuse well and flavors will soak in this also makes the drumstick cook towards the inside.  What you will need  ● 10-14 chicken drumsticks (mguu) ● 1 medium fresh ginger sliced  ● 4 cloves of garlic  ● Juice of 2 lemon ● 3 heaped tablespoons plain thick yoghurt  ● 3-4 tablespoons tomato paste  ● 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper ● 1 teaspoon curry powder  ● 1 teaspoon turmeric powder  ● 1 teaspoon cumin powder  ● 1 tablespoon honey ● 1 cup chopped coriander ● Salt to Taste  What to do  ▪ Use a knife and prick or slightly put some cuts halfway on the drumsticks, arrange the drumsticks on a baking pan, sprinkle some salt, black pepper, half of the lemon juice and set aside. ▪ In a blender put the the ginger, garlic cloves, turmeric, curry powder, cayenne pepper, cumin powder, tomato pas

Ugandan Pomfret Fish Fry Pomfret Fish Fry With Lime Slices What you will need  1. For Pomfret Fish  ● Besan/Gram flour - 2 Tsp ● Coconut oil ● Curry leaves 2. For Masala Paste  ● Ginger ● Garlic ● Kashmiri Red Chili - 4 nos ● Salt ● Turmeric powder - 1/4 Tsp ● Coriander powder - 1 Tsp ● Water What to do  ▪ Grind the masala paste with Ginger, Garlic, Soaked Kashmiri Red Chili, Salt, Turmeric powder, Coriander powder, Water. ▪ Add besan flour/ gram flour to the ground masala paste. ▪ Clean the pomfret fish and make slits on the fish so that the masala seeps into the fish. ▪ Apply the marinade masala on top of the fish and let it marinate for about 15 minutes. ▪ After the fish has marinated, heat a kadai with some coconut oil. ▪ Place the marinated fish in the hot oil and add curry leaves stalks on the side to give the fish some extra flavor. ▪ Cook the fish for 5 minutes on each side ▪ Pomfret Fish Fry is ready to be served now.

Indian Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe  Indian Chettinad Fish Fry  What you will need  Seer Fish - 4 pieces Coconut oil Green chili - 2 nos (optional) Salt to taste 1. For Fish Masala Powder ● Cumin seeds - 2 Tsp ● Fennel seeds - 2 Tsp ● Coriander seeds - 1 Tsp ● Peppercorns - 1 Tsp ● Clove - 10 nos ● Red chili - 12 nos ● Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp ● Asafoetida powder - 1/2 Tsp 2. For Onion And Garlic Paste ● Shallots - 10 nos ● Garlic - 4 cloves

Delicious Nethili Fish Fry Recipe  Nethili Fried Fish What you will need  ● Anchovies/Nethili - 8 nos ● Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp ● Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp ● Kashmiri Chili Powder - 2 tsp ● Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp ● Gram Flour - 1 tsp ● Ground Pepper ● Salt - 1 1/2 tsp ● Water ● Oil for frying What to do  ▪ In a bowl add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, kashmiri chili powder, coriander powder, salt, gram flour and ground pepper. ▪ Gradually add water and mix to thick marinade. ▪ Apply the marinade to anchovy/nethili. Let it mariante for 30 minutes. ▪ Heat oil in a wide pan, add the marinated anchovy/nethili fish. ▪ Fry the fish till it turns golden brown color. Maximum 3 minutes on each side. ▪ Your Nethili Fish Fry is ready, serve hot.

Delicious Goan Masala Fish Fry Recipe  Goan Masala Fried Fish What you will need  ● Black Pomfret Fish ● Coconut Oil for frying For Goan Masala  ● Red chilli - 15 nos ● A piece of Ginger ● Garlic - 8 cloves ● Cumin seeds - 1 tsp ● Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp ● Cinnamon - 2 piece ● Clove - 12 nos ● Sugar - 1 tsp  ● Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp ● Salt ● Coconut oil - 2 tsp ● Coconut toddy Vinegar (Goan Coconut Vinegar) - 1 cup What to do  ▪ Breaking the 15 nos of Red chillies in to half  ▪ Add a piece of Ginger, 8 cloves of Garlic ▪ Add 1 tsp of Cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp of Peppercorns, 2 piece of Cinnamon & 12 nos of Clove. ▪ Then add 1 tsp of Sugar, 1/4 tsp of Turmeric powder, Salt & 2 tsp of Coconut oil. ▪ Now add 1 cup of Coconut toddy vinegar (Goan Coconut Vinegar) & let it sit for 30 to 40 minutes. ▪ Grind them into a fine paste. This is called Goan Masala (Recheado masala) paste. ▪ Apply the masala over the Fish (any single bone fish of your choice, cut in to fillet). I am using Bla

Delicious Lemon And Herb Chicken Recipe  Lemon, Herb Chicken  And Potatoes  Here is the delicious Lemon & Herb chicken with roasted potatoes recipe. What you will need  ● 1 Kenchic spring chicken cut into 8 pieces ● 1 teaspoon dried mint herb  ● 1 teaspoon Oregano  ● 1 teaspoon dried basil herb ● 1 teaspoon garlic mince  ● 1 teaspoon ginger mince  ● 1 teaspoon paprika  ● 1 onion diced  ● 2 chicken bouillon cubes  ● Juice of 2 lemon  ● 100g tomato paste  ● 2 tablespoons oil ● 2 teaspoons brown sugar  ● 1/4 cup water  ● Salt to taste  What to do  ▪ Wash the chicken well, marinate with lemon, garlic, ginger and salt. In a non stick pan over heat add the oil and pan sear the chicken until golden brown on each side, add in the diced onions and mix well. Once the onions are soft Go in with the herbs, start with mint, oregano then basil mix well now add in the paprika and crumble in the chicken bouillon cubes continue to cook until flavors combine well, add in the tomato paste, mix well t

Delicious Swahili Fried Fish And Eggplants  Fried Fish And Eggplants  That Swahili way of frying fish until nice and crispy with some exotic marinade made out of garlic ginger and chili is what you will learn today. What you will need  ● 2 whole ‘changu’ sky emperor fish  ● 2 to 3 tbsp ginger/garlic paste ● 1 tsp curry powder masala ● 1/4 tsp red chili powder ● Salt to taste ● 1/2 tsp ground black pepper ● Lemon juice ●1/2 kg bringles halved ●Oil for frying What to do ▪ Clean the fish and lightly slice the fish, giving the fish cuts not all the way through, this will help the fish obtain more flavour. Do it on both sides. ▪ Next, mix all the other ingredients and marinate the fish, put the marinate in the cuts you made on the fish as well. ▪ In a frying pan, add some oil and heat the oil. ▪ When the oil is hot, add the fish and fry. ▪ When one side is cooked, gently flip the fish to the other side and cook the other side as well. Make sure both sides are well cooked. ▪ Once both sides