L.A.D.I.A.S HomeMade Shenanigans... Amongst Other things...: October 2014

One pot, Lazy mans Fried Rice

Hmmmmm, omo making fried rice can be such a hassle, but I have found an easier way of doing it rather than frying, wasting pots and wasting time... Lol.. Inspired by my Grandma *shoutout* (star tag.. Lol)

So the INGREDIENTS:

Rice
Frozen Vegetables
Knorr stock cubes (naija style o)
Curry powder
Salt
Pepper
Thyme
Garlic
And all other seasonings you like

METHOD:

Start by boiling your rice

You can par-boil the rice (usually advisable to remove excess starch). So put just a bit of water after removing excess starch

Then add Oil, all your Seasonings, Mixed Veg, Prawns, maybe some crab sticks or chicken breast and mix well

Bring it to the boil on low to medium heat and watch it turn to fried rice with less emphasis on frying.. Lol...

Serve once to your satisfaction

Par-boil rice

Add Oil & Seasonings

Add Mixed Veg and stir

Then Add Prawns or whatever you like

These are my handy dandy seasonings

Once all combined it should have some colour and smell good :D

Once cooked, get to serving

And there it is, One pot, lazy mans fried rice

Another viewing angle.. Lol

Yours Truly,

Your friendly neighbourhood Ladia

The Best Sauce Ever.... Well as far as I know

Just had to rant about this sauce because it is the most wonderful sauce ever, the one and only Maggi Chilli Sauce with Garlic... It is absolutely wonderful, they have it in Morrisons as far as I know. They also have the sauce without garlic. So for those of you who don't like garlic, they have just the plain chilli sauce.

This is the wonderful picture of the wonderful sauce (just can't get enough of the wonderful into it.. Lol).

Please Please try it, it really is awesome... You can use it in your sandwiches, wraps, even in stew (omo I do o, sometimes...Lol)

And here it is......

Yours Truly,
Your friendly neighbourhood Ladia

Monkey Nuts so to speak

Okay so I have been absent for a while due to skool work and other shenanigans, but its all good now, so the reciparathon continues :D...

I absolutely love Monkey Nuts, but just the natural ones rather than the roasted ones (which is horrible by the way but may be nice for u guys). As I was eating them one day, it dawned on me that these things can be boiled, so i set out to the kitchen and got my stuvins ready for boiling.

All you need is a pot and boiling water (u could add sugar if u like to give it some sweetness, but it is already sweet. I don't add any sugar) and your monkey nuts.

Let the cookarathon begin.

Ingredients:

Pot
Boiling water
Monkey nuts
Sugar (optional)

Method:

Get cold water from the tap and then bring to the boil (thats the way i prefer it rather than using boiled water from the kettle)

This is where you also add sugar so it boils with the water

Then add your Monkey Nuts

Let it boil on medium to high heat for 30 mins (stirring constantly) and depending on how soft you want them, keep boiling or stop after 30 to 45 mins.

Let them cool so as to allow them dry and serve