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Thursday 17 October 2013
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Chicken Ball Curry
This recipe is tasty. I love meatballs and meat patties, but for this recipe, I chose to use ground chicken instead, to reduce the total fat content. Please, it's important to use full fat coconut milk here, light coconut milk will not give you the same outcome.
This recipe is *FF, PF, LF and KF (I don't know why, but kids looove meatballs).
FF-fertility friendly
PF-pregnancy friendly
LF-lactation friendly
KF-kid friendly
If you don't have a meat grinder, ask the people at the counter where you buy your chicken breasts to mince them for you.
The chicken balls come out so deliciously moist, and you'll find that the flavours from the curry really permeate them. TASTY!
Ingredients
400g of minced chicken breasts
1 egg
10 atarodo (habanero)
2 inch piece of ginger
1 medium red onion
6 cloves of garlic, divided
2 tablespoons of coconut oil
14oz can of coconut milk
2 teaspoons of paprika
1 teaspoon of ground coriander
3 teaspoons of curry powder, divided
1 teaspoon of ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon of ground cardamom
1 bay leaf
2 stock cubes
2 teaspoons of salt, divided
Method
To the ground chicken, add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of curry, and 2 chopped cloves of garlic. Mix well and form into 1 inch balls.
Make a paste by blending together the pepper, ginger, and 4 garlic cloves with as little water as possible.
Heat the coconut oil in a wok on medium-high heat. Add the pepper paste, stir and leave to cook for 5 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons of curry powder, paprika, turmeric, cardamom, bay leaf, stock cubes, and salt. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, and bring to a boil. Add the chicken balls gently, do not stir for 3 minutes.
Gently stir and leave for another 3 minutes. Serve with rice or pasta.
Enjoy, and remember,
It's sooo good for you!
Deema
This recipe is *FF, PF, LF and KF (I don't know why, but kids looove meatballs).
FF-fertility friendly
PF-pregnancy friendly
LF-lactation friendly
KF-kid friendly
If you don't have a meat grinder, ask the people at the counter where you buy your chicken breasts to mince them for you.
The chicken balls come out so deliciously moist, and you'll find that the flavours from the curry really permeate them. TASTY!
Ingredients
400g of minced chicken breasts
1 egg
10 atarodo (habanero)
2 inch piece of ginger
1 medium red onion
6 cloves of garlic, divided
2 tablespoons of coconut oil
14oz can of coconut milk
2 teaspoons of paprika
1 teaspoon of ground coriander
3 teaspoons of curry powder, divided
1 teaspoon of ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon of ground cardamom
1 bay leaf
2 stock cubes
2 teaspoons of salt, divided
Method
To the ground chicken, add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of curry, and 2 chopped cloves of garlic. Mix well and form into 1 inch balls.
Make a paste by blending together the pepper, ginger, and 4 garlic cloves with as little water as possible.
Heat the coconut oil in a wok on medium-high heat. Add the pepper paste, stir and leave to cook for 5 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons of curry powder, paprika, turmeric, cardamom, bay leaf, stock cubes, and salt. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, and bring to a boil. Add the chicken balls gently, do not stir for 3 minutes.
Gently stir and leave for another 3 minutes. Serve with rice or pasta.
Enjoy, and remember,
It's sooo good for you!
Deema
Plantains, Cod, and Greens
I love dried cod (Okporoko) with a passion! It's in my Igbo DNA. I don't think any soup is complete without it. It has a unique smell (phew) and taste. I love it so much that it's a snack food for me sometimes.
This recipe was easy to make, and the cod paired very well with the greens and plantains. Don't take my word for it, just make it and see!
This recipe is fertility-friendly, pregnancy-friendly, lactation-friendly, and can be adapted to be kid-friendly (use mashed ripe plantains instead).
Ingredients
4 medium green plantains
300g dried cod
1 medium red onion, sliced
3 large tomatoes, diced
5 atarodo (habanero), diced
500g Amaranth leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons of almond oil
1 tablespoon of curry powder
Double stock cube
1 teaspoon of salt
Method
Soften and wash the cod by soaking in boiling water for 10 minutes. Rinse well with cold water.
Boil the plantains with their skins on (just easier to peel the skins off after boiling, thanks for the tip mum!) till done, about 20 minutes. Peel, dice and set aside.
To a wok on medium-high heat, add almond oil. Leave for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes, pepper, onions, and curry powder. Stir fry for 5 minutes. Add the plantains and cod. Stir for 1 minute.
Add the amaranth leaves, stock cube and salt. Stir to combine. Cook for 3 minutes.
Serve and enjoy
Remember, it's sooo good for you,
Deema.
This recipe was easy to make, and the cod paired very well with the greens and plantains. Don't take my word for it, just make it and see!
This recipe is fertility-friendly, pregnancy-friendly, lactation-friendly, and can be adapted to be kid-friendly (use mashed ripe plantains instead).
Ingredients
4 medium green plantains
300g dried cod
1 medium red onion, sliced
3 large tomatoes, diced
5 atarodo (habanero), diced
500g Amaranth leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons of almond oil
1 tablespoon of curry powder
Double stock cube
1 teaspoon of salt
Method
Soften and wash the cod by soaking in boiling water for 10 minutes. Rinse well with cold water.
Boil the plantains with their skins on (just easier to peel the skins off after boiling, thanks for the tip mum!) till done, about 20 minutes. Peel, dice and set aside.
To a wok on medium-high heat, add almond oil. Leave for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes, pepper, onions, and curry powder. Stir fry for 5 minutes. Add the plantains and cod. Stir for 1 minute.
Add the amaranth leaves, stock cube and salt. Stir to combine. Cook for 3 minutes.
Serve and enjoy
Remember, it's sooo good for you,
Deema.
AyaNana Milk
You already know I'm no good at naming recipes. Let's just get that out of the way.
This recipe is mostly for men and kids. Tigernuts help to thicken semen (good), but they may also have the effect of thickening cervical mucus (not so good), so, to be safe, women who are TTC should leave it out of their diets. We can still enjoy flavoured milk by substituting coconut milk or almond milk.
Bananas are also beneficial to male fertility as they are very rich in zinc.This recipe is featured at least 3 times a week in my home. Dh loves it!
Ingredients
1 banana
1 cup of cold tiger nut milk (made by soaking tiger nuts overnight and blending with water)
1 tablespoon of ground almonds
Method
Blend everything together. Dazzall!
Enjoy, and remember,
It's sooo good for you,
Deema
This recipe is mostly for men and kids. Tigernuts help to thicken semen (good), but they may also have the effect of thickening cervical mucus (not so good), so, to be safe, women who are TTC should leave it out of their diets. We can still enjoy flavoured milk by substituting coconut milk or almond milk.
Bananas are also beneficial to male fertility as they are very rich in zinc.This recipe is featured at least 3 times a week in my home. Dh loves it!
Ingredients
1 banana
1 cup of cold tiger nut milk (made by soaking tiger nuts overnight and blending with water)
1 tablespoon of ground almonds
Method
Blend everything together. Dazzall!
Enjoy, and remember,
It's sooo good for you,
Deema
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