Abefe's Kitchen

Ingredients Plain flour 500g Margarine 200g (Commonly Stork) or any butter 1 teaspoon baking powder About a cup of water One whisked egg Preparing the Dough: Add flour, 1 tsp of baking powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Mix well, then add the margarine and mix again till the mixture looks like bread crumbs. Then begin adding water little by little gently mixing the dough. Knead the dough well for about 10 minutes or more until your dough is smooth and elastic. Then let it rest for 7 minutes. Sprinkle floor on a baking surface or floured table and place the dough on it. Then, roll out the dough using a rolling pin, making sure that the dough is firm but neither too flat nor too thick (same consistency as in the picture above. Your dough is ready to be cut.

For the base: 500g potatoes cooked and then mashed 6 eggs whisked 1/2 tsp curry, thyme, chilli powder and ground parsley 1 garlic clove, grinded 1 bouillon cube Salt, to taste For the topping: 1/2 of one Red, Green and Yellow Bell peppers, sliced/diced Other toppings may include cooked sausages and bacon Cooking instructions 1.  Combine the potatoes with the eggs and spices.  Then, set aside. 2. Steam the bell peppers with some garlic in the microwave with about 2 spoons of water. If you want it even flavourful, you can fry the bell peppers lightly in a pan with other toppings and add salt to taste 3. Put 1 cooking spoon of oil in a pan on medium-low heat. 4. Add the egg and potatoe mix in, then follow up by topping  the veggie mix on the surface. 5. Tilt the pan sideways consistently until the mix is spread across the pan.  Let it cook for about three minutes. 6. Once you notice the sides firming up, tilt the pan sideways again, checking to see that the mix is not s...

There is just one thing I love about Nigerian buns and that is the hard texture and how filling it is. Ingredients 200 g flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt   50ml milk Warm water to mix Vegetable Oil for frying Preparing the Buns - Put the flour, baking powder, egg, sugar, salt and milk together in a bowl and mix with warm water thoroughly until its fully mixed. Place a plastic cover over the bowl and leave for 30 minutes. Then mold the dough into round balls. -  Heat up enough vegetable oil in a very deep pan or pot until you feel the oil has become medium hot. Ensure that the oil is not too hot else the buns might cook outside but not inside. Place some of the molded balls in the oil. Leave to fry for about 15-20 minutes until the buns is well cooked inside. After the balls are placed in the oil, it usually would sink to the bottom of the pan so when this happens, turn it a bit with your spoon and then turn the buns o...

SCOTCH EGG You know I wish that scotch was scotch as in 'Malt Whisky'....lol, but nevermind it's something much better. Scotch egg is one of my best snack, it is easy to make and doesn't take much time and energy at all.. It contains hard-boiled eggs, covered in flour, sausage, eggs and crumbs.. Scotch-eggs are quite expensive in the eateries and restaurants..so I'd encourage you to try the recipe out and make one for yourself. All the best :) Ingredients 5 eggs Sausage   meat (250g) 1 tsp  thyme 1 tbsp curry (not important)   1  chopped spring onion Salt 1 tbsp ground   pepper  (dry pepper) Plain flour (125g) Breadcrumbs  (125g) Vegetable Oil; for frying Preparing the Scotch Egg ·           Season the plain flour with salt and the ground black pepper; you may use the red pepper as an alternative ·           Beat one egg and place t...

Chin-Chin goes to school...Hahahaha!!! A very popular crunchy snack in West Africa, used to entertain visitors, taken by students to school, sold almost everywhere; Chin-Chin is known for it's rich taste and is enjoyed by many. The recipe below gives an easy break down of how to make plain chin-chin. However, if you like Coconut chin-chin's like myself, you may want to consider adding dessicated coconuts to the dough mix :))))  Ingredients Plain Flour 280g Soft Butter 120g Granulated Sugar 120g Milk 120g ½ tsp baking powder A pinch of nutmeg 1 medium sized egg Oil for frying/ Oven to Bake. Preparing the Chin-Chin Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, until it forms a smooth and elastic dough. (If you would love to make a COCONUT CHIN-CHIN, mix 100g of dessicated coconut in the bowl together with the other ingredients). On a flat surface, roll out the dough and cut into desired shapes (Most Preferably Squared) Heat the oil in a deep pan. When...

Juicy, mouthwatering, eye-catching - Nigerian minced beef pies or meat pies are definitely to die for. But you must have in mind that they are MEAT pies and not CARROT OR POTATOE pies which means you should ensure that the pie is meatylicious i.e. stuffed with lots of minced beef. I bet you’d love this. Ingredients For the filling: Minced Meat 480g 1 diced onion 3 medium diced potatoes 2 medium diced carrots 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp thyme leaves Knorr Cube 2 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoon of Plain flour (thickening the filling) Salt, to taste 2 cups of cold water For the dough: Plain flour 500g Margarine 200g (Commonly Stork) or any butter 1 teaspoon baking powder About a cup of water One whisked egg Preparing the Filling: In a pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil, pour the diced onions and stir until lightly brown. Add the minced meat, seasoning it with the curry powder, thyme leaves and knorr cube. Fry until brown, then add a cup of water...

An all time snack for several people all over the world. Ranging from the Europeans to the West Africans and most especially Nigerians :))) Some Call it Kebab, Others Fajitas and even, SHAWARMA. Ingredients Tortilla Wraps or Shawarma Bread 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts/ Beef (Thinly Cut) 1 Small Cabbage (Thinly cut) 2 Large Carrots (Grated) 3 small Tomatoes (Thinly Cut) Onion (Thinly Cut) Cucumber (Thinly Cut) Mayo Ketchup Salt 2 tsp minced onions 2 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp thyme 1 Knorr stock cube 1 tsp chilli pepper 1 tbsp olive oil Preparing the Shawarma Wash the veggies and set aside Add the marinade to the cut chicken or beef and place in the fridge overnight. I store mine for a day (24 hours) for a greater taste.   Heat up a tbsp of oil in a deep pan. Add the marinated chicken/beef and stir fry until brown and set aside to cool in a bowl or plate. Then, in another bowl, mix some mayo and ketchup together. Place the tortilla wrap on a clean flat surfac...

Ingredients 2 tsp yeast ½ tsp ground nutmeg Sugar (100g) ¼ tsp salt Plain Flour (250g) Warm water for mixing Vegetable Oil for deep frying Preparing the Puff-Puff ·          Place the flour in a bowl, then add sugar, salt, yeast, nutmeg and mix together. If your yeast is not powdered, mix it in lukewarm water and leave for 3-5mins then wait for the next step ·          Add warm water in bits to the ingredients above to make the puff-puff rise, till it is fully mixed. You may now add the yeast mix and keep mixing. Avoid getting the mix watery ·          Place foil paper or a plastic cover over the bowl and ensure that it is well covered (Be generous with the use of foil; ensure no room for air is left). Leave for about 30-45mins to rise. You will know it has risen when you see air bubbles in the mix ·        ...

Fish roll is almost same as meat pie, chicken pie and all other pies infact. The only difference is its filling; Fish. Ingredients ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp yeast ¼ tsp curry powder ½ medium chopped onion 2 tbsp sugar Plain flour (250g) Unsalted Butter (125g) Cold water 1 egg Vegetable oil for deep frying Sardines for the filling Preparing the Fish Roll ·          Take the sardines from the tin and place in a deep pan under high heat, and then add the curry and onions for about 10 minutes. Let it simmer for about 5minutes, then leave to cool ·          Mix the yeast in warm water for about 5minutes ·          Mix the flour, sugar, salt and unsalted butter till the dough becomes completely smooth (You may mix it with a mixer or your hand. Then add the yeast mixture to this mix ·         ...