Quick Indomie "Stir Fry"

I realized today that I really need to go grocery shopping when all I had in the fridge/freezer were these few ingredients. I needed to make lunch for work so I just put everything together then BAM! delicious lunch for one. LOL. I never really understood the obsession with folks and indomie in Ghana until it became my go-to easy peasy dish when I really don't feel like over-cooking.

PS: I joined the youtube world so here's the link for a very short and quick view on how I made this. - Indomie Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• 1 pack of indomie (I used the chicken flavor
• 1/2 cup of shrimps(all I had)
• 1 egg
• 2 bell peppers
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper(optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt(I don't eat much salt)
• Cooking spray

Method: 

1. Follow the steps on the indomie on how to cook it, basically bring hot water to boil then drop in the noodles. (I didn't cook mine with a lot of water simply because I knew I will be transferring it into the frying pan after)
2. Chop bell peppers, wash and season shrimps
3. On medium heat, spray a frying pan(non stick will be ideal) with some cooking oil, once it is hot,fry your shrimps until its well done, set aside
4. Check on your noodles, once its soft and ready, set it aside
5. Beat eggs and scramble until well done, then add in the shrimps and bell peppers,stir for awhile then transfer your noodles in, continue stirring add in seasoning salt and black pepper(if you choose it)
6. Enjoy

Ingredients

All done and ready to be enjoyed

Ghanaian Pancake

As I was going through my blog stats, I saw that someone was searching for the recipe for this. Then I asked myself, how did we make pancakes in Ghana when we didn't have Auntie Jemima. Since I couldn't remember very well I went straight to my mom and asked,she wasn't so sure either,its been a while so pardon us lol but we finally figured it out!! So here we have it. They remind me slightly of crepes because of how thin they are lol.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of flour
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 2-3 tablespoons of sugar or more(depending on how sweet you want it)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/3 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon of oil for frying(I use coconut oil for everything now but vegetable or canola oil will do too)

Method:

1. In a bowl, melt the butter(you can melt it in the microwave), then beat in the eggs, add half a cup of water, add in the flour and mix very well till there are little to no lumps in the mixture. 
2. Add in the sugar, milk, salt and the remaining half cup of water, continue mixing till its very smooth with minimal lumps(Some people like to blend their mixture so it can have a very smoother consistency, but that's extra work for me so I just mix by hand)
3. On medium heat , add the teaspoon of oil to a small frying pan, when the oil is hot, pour some of the batter in, tilt the pan in a way that the batter fills up the whole pan(see pictures), fry till there are bubbles on the top(see picture)
4. Using a spatula turn the pancake and allow that to also fry till its golden brown.

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Lets Eat!!!..Hehe

Ghanaian salad( African)

If you have ever been to any Ghanaian or African event & happened to see salad with a lot of dressing,cucumber to garnish or baked beans then this is the one lol. Not your typical "healthy" salad, but I looveeeee it! (Haha)

Ingredients: 

• 1 medium sized onions
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 carrots
• 1 iceberg lettuce(or leaf lettuce)
• 1 tin of tuna
• 1 small tin of baked beans(I prefer the heinz one,usually found in African markets)
• 4(or less) eggs
• Heinz salad dressing or any mayonnaise of your choice

Method:

1. Wash all your vegetables very well, make sure you dry the lettuce well before mixing with the other veggies (you don't want watery salad)
2. Boil your eggs
3. Start by cutting your onions,tomatoes and carrots (I sometimes grate my carrots....but that's just me), mix in a large bowl, chop your lettuce add it to it. 
4. By now your eggs should be hardboiled and ready, remove the shell, slice it with knife or egg cutter, mix some in the salad and set aside some of it for garnishing
5. Stir in your tuna and baked beans, add your salad dressing or mayonnaise (this part is by preference, some people like theirs very creamy and some don't, so do it how you like it)
6. Garnish the salad with the rest of the eggs, spread some salad dressing on top(put in fridge till ready to be served)







The ingredients



Egg cutter (you can use a knife if you don't have this)

With leaf lettuce

Tuna and baked beans

Yummy yummy yummy! lol

Yummy salad :-D 

Added cucumber to garnish

Bread rolls

I remember sometime back in Ghana these bread rolls were always served at some parties we went to and we use to have them for breakfast too! I am so glad I have the recipe for them!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter [1 stick,4oz,100g)
• 2 teaspoons of yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt

Method:

• Mix the milk and yeast and set aside
• Beat the eggs, take 2 tablespoons of the eggs and set aside this would be used to coat the rolls this is known as egg wash. 
• In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar salt. Add the eggs and mix well then add in the milk mixture with hand till dough starts to form. When the dough is fully formed, remove it and put it on a lightly flour surface
• Knead for 5 minutes. then cover with napkin and set aside for about an hour. (It should be obviously bigger in size after that )
• Preheat your oven at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), grease a baking pan with butter 
• Make small bread rolls(balls) and set right next to each other in the greased pan
• Brush with your egg wash then put it in the oven and bake till its golden brown.