Nigerian Food Table for Weight Loss
Here is a sample weight loss food table using 1200-1500 calories per day.
Here are some Nigerian recipe notes for weight loss
Nigerian Recipes for Weight Loss
Healthy Nigerian Eating
Diet is all the rave this year and since we had this post on weight loss, there have been several questions on Healthy Eating in Nigeria and ways to make Nigerian Recipes healthier. If we follow the general rule of thumb for a well rounded healthy diet, most recipes can be modified to become “Healthier”. Here […]
Okazi Soup by Coyintrovert
Ingredients:
Blended/Pounded okazi – 1/2 cup
Assorted meat (Cow leg, dried meat, snail)
Stock fish
Dried fish
Water – 4cups
Blended crayfish – 1/4 cup
Ofor(yellow) – 1 tablespoon
Eguisi – 1.5 tablespoon
Palm oil – 1/4 cup
Bouillon cubes
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Onions
Directions:
Steam assorted meat and stockfish with onions, salt, bouillon cubes and pepper till it’s properly cooked.
When meat is properly cooked, set heat to medium, add water, salt, pepper, crayfish and bouillon cubes and let […]
Adun (AAdun)
AAdun is a savory snack of Yoruba origin; the snack is made from a combination of roasted corn flour, palm oil and spices. A variation of this snack contains fried red cowpeas. Aadun is sold primarily as a street snack and often it’s present at festive functions like naming ceremonies and traditional marriages
Ingredients:
1 cup roasted corn flour
¼ cup palm oil
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon chilli powder
Directions:
In a large bowl […]
Pate Acha by Lavido
Ingredients
1 cup acha
Bones
Spinach
Yakwa leaves (optional)
4 garden eggs (egg plant)
3 large tomatoes
1large onion bulb(sliced)
2 cakes of locust bean (dadawa)
1 cup matured ground nuts
3 peppers
2 Bouillon cubes
Pieces of dry fish
Please note that any condiment can can be incorporated into this dish, diced potatoes, sausages, unripe plantain. Here am using garden eggs.
Direction
1. Boil bones till cooked
2 Grind groundnuts and locust beans in a dry mill or use a mortar.
3. Add more […]
Nigerian Suya Spice Mix recipe (Yaji)
Homemade suya spice mix
Here is a secret, the main secret why the suya spice made by your Mae- suya will always be better than your store bought mix or homemade mix……. Kuli Kuli powder, yes you heard me, no Mae-Suya makes suya spice with fresh peanut blend, there is way too much oil in fresh groundnut so kuli kuli (processed groundnut blend […]
