Nutrition
Corn flour doughnut (Banfo bisi or Awiesu)
• Awiesu or Banfo Bisi
Corn flour doughnut locally known as banfo bissi is a Ghanaian snack mainly filled with carbohydrates and other nutrients.
The snack has a crunchy exterior and soft in the middle when freshly fried, however, it hardens up when cold.
Ingredients
200grammes of milled corn flour
25grammes of caster sugar
Pinch of nutmeg
100millemetres of water
500millemetres of sunflower oil
80grammes of roasted peeled peanuts
Method
-Mix water and 100grammes of the milled corn flour in a saucepan and place on medium heat.
– Mix the corn flour and water till mixture forms a hard smooth paste. This should take about 8-10 minutes.
-In a bowl, mix the remaining
100grammes of corn flour, sugar and nutmeg together.
-Transfer the hot dough into the dry corn mixture and mix everything till well combined.
-With clean hands, scoop a handful of the corn dough mixture and roll it in-between your palm to form an oblong shape.
-Insert a few groundnuts into each shaped corn dough and set aside.
-Pour the sunflower oil into a saucepan and place it on medium heat.
-Test whetheroil is hot by dropping a little corn dough into the oil. If it sizzles, oil is ready.
– Fry each corn doughnut till it is golden brown and drain off any excess oil on a blotted kitchen paper.
– Serve immediately with groundnuts and a glass of cold juice.
Source: Pulse.com.gh
Nutrition
Benefits of mango
Mangoes offer numerous health benefits, including boosting immunity, supporting heart health, aiding digestion, and providing antioxidants and essential nutrients.
Below are some of the health benefits that comes with eating mango
-It improves digestion
-Prevents gastritis
Helps in controlling blood sugar
-It reduces inflammation
-It helps in combating free radicals
-It fights cancer
-Offers protection against cardiovascular disease
-It helps to strengthen the immune system.
Source: health.com
Nutrition
Pancakes
Ingredients
-One cup of flour
-5 eggs
-One tin of milk
– Half cup of sugar
-1 tablespoonful of vanilla
-1 litre of oil
Preparation
– Pour flour and eggs in a bowl. ( break the eggs and beat until it is very smooth).
– Mix till there are little or no lumps.
– Add milk, salt and sugar, stir well.
– Set the frying pan to medium heat and add very little of the vegetable oil.
– Pour some of the pancake into the heated oil.
– Use a spatula and cook for another 2 minutes until it turns golden brown.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
