Nutrition
Kaaklo
•Kaklo
Ingredients:
• 2 ripe plantains
• 1 cup corn flour (preferably white corn flour)
• 1/4 teaspoonful of salt
• One large ginger (blended)
• Three teaspoonful of powdered pepper
• Vegetable oil for frying
Preparation:
1. Peel the ripe plantains and cut them into chunks.
2. Mash/blend until smooth.
3. Transfer the mashed plantains to a mixing bowl.
4. Add corn flour, ginger, pepper, and salt to the bowl with the blended plantain.
5. Mix well until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined and you have a smooth batter. The consistency should be thick but pourable.
6. Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan or pot to medium-high heat.
7. Carefully pour spoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil, shaping them into small round pancakes.
8. Fry until golden brown on both sides, flipping them to ensure even cooking. This may take about 3-4 minutes per side.
9. Once cooked, remove the Kaaklo from the oil using a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.
10. Allow the Kaaklo to cool slightly before serving.
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
