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| amaranth ugu rice served with moi moi and coated chicken |
This meal is so healthy, filling and interesting. It was very easy to cook because
the moi moi and crisp coated chicken were brought out of the freezer and warmed in the microwave, while I only boiled rice and made the vegetable stew.
This meal just happened because it wasn't what I planned to cook. Communication problems between James and I led to my cooking this. James was asked to go get me water leaf, my plan was to cook ugu stew with the water leaf. Because he understands Hausa while I communicate in English, he went to the market and came back with green amaranth, I had no choice than to cook just amaranth and ugu without water leaf.
However, The result made me thank James for not understanding English Language.
Everyone enjoyed this, and ate so well. At the end of the day, I didn't feel bad anymore. I was happy that the dish earned a lot of praises. I will advise you to include water leaf when you make yours though.
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| boil washed and parboiled white rice with some salt |
FOR HOW TO MAKE COATED CHICKEN, GO HERE
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| fry ingredients like onion, pepper with seasoning and crayfish in oil |
Ingredients for the vegetable stew:
- Ugu
- amaranthus
- crayfish
- red pepper
- onion
- pal oil
- seasoning cubes
- salt
- water
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| add vegetables while frying ingredients |
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| green vegetable cooks at 5 to 7 minutes |
Cooking Procedure:
- Wash and parboil rice, then boil again with some salt until rice is cooked
- Fry onion, pepper with seasoning, crayfish in oil before adding the washed vegetables
- Check for salt and seasoning, stir and cook for 5 to 7 minutes
- Serve with boiled rice, moi moi and coated chicken
A little water leaf would have made it more enjoyable I think.
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| A serving of rice with vegetables, moi moi and coated chicken |
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| rice with green vegetable stew |
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| eat rice with vegetables and moi moi before enjoying the coated chicken |
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| scooping rice with vegetables |
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| a small portion of rice with vegetables |
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| eat rice with veggies before other jaras |
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| ugu vegetables |
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| amaranthus |
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| chopped amaranth and fluted pumpkin |
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a healthy serving of rice with vegetable stew and crisp chicken
Firstly, I ate my rice with vegetable, then relaxed with the moi moi before POUNCING on the coated crisp chicken.
Enjoy!
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I love the pop of color with the green stew and rice. This is too much enjoyment o, leave some for me :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Eya, because you've actually encouraged me to eat more greens and i love them.
ReplyDeletelooks good eya!
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite way of eating white rice and vegetables . I haven't tried adding water leaf sha.....
ReplyDeleteNice but how did u make the coated chicken?
ReplyDeleteHi Didi, scroll up and click on the Link for how to make coated chicken.
ReplyDeleteWat type of pepper did u use, Fresh or grinded pepper?
ReplyDeleteI cook mostly with fresh ground pepper or my pepper sauce, NOT dry pepper. I used fresh pepper here.
ReplyDeleteThis site is God sent. I pick food ideas to cook fro m here,and the r usually healthy. Keep it up madam,God bless
ReplyDeleteSis Eya, very nice and inviting as usual. I've been meaning to ask you what Amaranthus veg is, you use it quite a lot n it looks nice. Is there another name for it so I know what to ask for when I'm in the shops, thanks. Lizzy
ReplyDeleteThanks Lizzy, the local name here is "GREEN" The market women call it green. Lol!
ReplyDeleteVery healthy amd balanced dish! Never heard of this amara ....veg before or is it the same as the choko veg?
ReplyDeleteso colourful, have learnt a lot here and am glad it has encourage 2 cook often. thanks and keep it up.
ReplyDeleteplz Aunty Eya any oda way of dryin d bread crumbs 4 d coated chicken cos i don't ve oven (urgent reply plzzzzzzz, i want 2 arrange some wit coconut rice 2morow wish me luck)
ReplyDeletethanks for putting up the name of this vegetable, i know it as 'green' and i've been asking for it it's real name.
ReplyDeleteI eat it alot, i use it to make yam pottage and i also use it to make egg and shrimp sauce and add it at the end of cooking then serve with boiled rice, it really is nice.
You'll be seeing more of me in your blog, as long as it's connected with food, count me in.
Bunny.
I love this
ReplyDeleteEya, you can also coat your chicken by putting in eggs and rolling in baking flour before frying. Try it!
ReplyDeleteyour fan...
Anon 3:56, please dry in a hot fry pan. just make sure you flip sides often until the bread is dry. Na dry fry pan I mean o.hahaha
ReplyDeleteMary
10nx Mary
Delete@CL, Thank God Mary helped out. I wish you luck with your breadcrumbs and cooking.
DeleteNice veg sauce. I sometimes add fresh tomatoes( chopped) and d boned Titus . U shud try it
ReplyDeletePlease is it vegetable oil or palm oil you used.I can see u wrote palm on d list of ingredients used but it seems you bleached it a little cos I cnt see d red color.
ReplyDeleteYes Joy, it's palm oil. Check the third picture.
ReplyDeleteblessings...
ReplyDeleteoooh, this looks so good....
Aunty Eya, I made d veg stew n my family loved it! But my chicken was a bit tough o! How do I cuk chicken to get it soft nice lik d one I eat in parties?? Plss help me wit tips abeg!
ReplyDeleteTanks Auunty, God bless
The chikoo
Ɠ♡D bless you Eya.this blog is getting families closer because we all know how good food bring our husbands home.keep it up.
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