Nutrition
Abora
Delicious Abora
Abora is one of the delicious snacks of the Ewes. It is made from corn and can be eaten at afternoons and late afternoons. Not every corn can be used to prepare Abora because some take longer periods to get cooked. This is why it is necessary to tell the vendor what you will use the corn for.
Ingredients
● Two cups of corn
● Two tablespoonful of salt
● Three tablespoonful of sugar
Preparation
● Soak the corn overnight
● Wash and cook the corn
● Cook until it is soft and you can
see the inner part of the corn
● Scoop a portion into a bowl
● Add salt and sugar to taste
● Can be eaten with roasted
groundnut or coconut
– Aids digestion
– Regulates blood pressure
– Supports heart health
– Lowers risk of chronic disease
– Provides protective antioxidants
– Promotes a healthy gut
Source: Healthline.com
Nutrition
Palm nut soup
Palm nut soup is a Ghanaian dish that can be served with so many foods. It has a rich base of palm nuts combined with tomatoes and various vegetables that makes it very nutritious.
Preparation
Ingredients
– 1 kilogramme of palm nut
– Half kilogramme of beef
-One kilogramme of goat meat
-Three large salmon
-One full tuna
– A handful of turkey berries
-Two large onions
-4 large tomatoes
-3 large garden eggs
– One tin of mackerel
-Ten large peppers
– One large ginger
-2 cloves of garlic
– Four fingers of okro
– Salt to taste
Instructions
-Wash, cook palm nut, turkey berries, and pepper and add salt to it.
-Grind palm nut, turkey berries and pepper with mortar and pestle or mini food processor.
-Wash goat meat, beef, Tuna, salt and put on fire.
– Blend onion, garlic, ginger and tomatoes and pour on the goat meat.
– Add smoked tuna and salmon and okro to the soup.
-Use a spoon or ladle to skim off the surface oil.
-Garnish the soup with the okro or garden eggs as desired.
-Serve with fufu, banku or Omo tuo.
Nutrition
Cucumber and apple smoothie
Ingredients
-Two medium sized cucumber
-Three apples
-Four tablespoonful of honey
-Crushed ice
-Two cups of yoghurt
-One tablespoonful of blended ginger
– One tablespoonful of celery and mint
Preparation
-Wash and slice cucumber, apple into smaller sizes
-Blend until it is smooth
-Add honey and a little water to it
-Add crushed ice and yoghurt
-Blend it till you achieve your desired texture
– Then serve
