African cooking.

Lentil stew Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup red lentils 2 white onions chopped 1/4 tea spoon black pepper minced 4 tomatoes blanched deseeded 4 cups vegetable broth 1 inch ginger grated 1 tea spoon turmeric powder 1/2 tea spoon Berbere (Ethiopian spice mix) or 1 tea spoon Garam masala 1/2 tea spoon cayenne peppers Salt to taste Niter kibbeh (spice butter) 5 drops 1 tablespoon olive oil Method: - Wash and rinse the lentils - Saute onions and in olive oil until translucent - Add broth or water - Add tomato puree - Add cayenne pepper - Add Garam masala - When gently boiling, add lentils - Turn down heat and simmer until lentils are tender and it's a thick dryish ste w - Add berbere - Add niter kibbeh and serve on injera or with bread Green chilli salad Ingredients: 8 green huge plump chillies (1/2 inches long) slit and deseeded 1/2 Cucumber chopped 1 onion white sweet 2 tomatoes chopped and deseeded 1/2 tablespoon olive oil 1 /4 tea spoon cayenne peppers Salt to taste 1 teaspoon wine vinegar 1 /8 teaspoon garam masala Method: - Mix vinegar olive oil, salt, garam masala, and cayenne pepper well - Add cucumber, tomatoes and onions to it - Mix well - Fill it in the green chillies and serve Spice rice Ingredients: 2 cups boiled rice 2 tablespoons fresh chopped dill 1 teaspoon Berbere or garam masala mixed with cayenne peppers 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt to taste 6 corn kernel cooked Method: - Heat up the oil - Add Berbere to it

Add corn Add salt Add dill Add rice and mix well Serve immediately

Kuku Paka (chicken curry) Ingredients: Chicken 500 gms 2 tablespoons grated ginger root. 1/4 tablespoons garlic powder 1 tablespoons oil (divided) Salt (divided) 2 small white onion chopped 1 green chilli 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon sugar 4 tomatoes 200ml coconut milk 1/8 table spoon lime juice 4 hardboiled and peeled eggs 2 potatoes diced 6 cloves 1/2 tea spoon white pepper powder Method: - Marinate the chicken with lime juice half ginger paste and garlic powder - Heat up the oil and saute the onions in it for two minutes, and add cumin and clove - Add the chicken pieces cook for about 2 minutes - Add potatoes and balance ginger with turmeric - Add tomatoes and chilli pepper and cook for six minutes - Add coconut milk, sugar and white pepper - Serve it with rice