HOW TO MAKE CHIN-CHIN WITHOUT EGG & MILK

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How's everyone doing? Have you seen my last post? If not click Here to view.

Today, I decided to share my Chin-Chin recipe to you all. Wondering if the heading is true? Yes it is!

Chin-Chin is one of the snacks made with the famous All Purpose Flour. It is loved by the kids & adults alike. Is there anyone who doesn't love Chin-Chin? Well, maybe, but whoever that is must have a very important reason. For sometime now, I have being in the business of producing special Chin-Chin for people. When I mean special, I mean highly nutritious, delicious and stinkingly rich Chin-Chin 😁. It doesn't cost a lot of money to produce high quality Chin-Chin when you're producing Chin-Chin for personal use, but when it comes to producing Chin-Chin for sale, it is quite expensive and believe me when I say that it's not everyone that want to spend so much in buying such Chin-Chin. I mean, they are people that truly love "stinkingly rich" Chin-Chin but can't afford spending much for it. For instance, a plastic takeaway plate of rich Chin-Chin is sold at the cost of N500. A lot of people are not interested in knowing the costly ingredients you used in production. What they are interested in is to have a bucket filled with Chin-Chin at the same price 😂.

So, what will you do? Will you quit the business because of this or figure out a way as a smart business man or woman?

Let's drift a bit from business and come closer to our homes. Let's say you have other ingredients at home but discovered you don't have eggs and milk and you couldn't possibly buy immediately either. You desperately need some plates of Chin-Chin to satisfy the sudden craving; or serve few unexpected guests. These things do happen, right? You can't be prepared all the time. When you find yourself in such situation, will you simply back out and forget about making Chin-Chin? No dear, I don't think that's a good idea.

Trying what seems impossible is part of life, and when you succeed, others follow your method. Have you heard about Chin-Chin made without sugar and the one made with pepper and onions? Someone figured that out and others started enjoying the recipe. My point is, you will be able to produce delicious Chin-Chin without eggs and milk. I was able to figure out my own way of producing Chin-Chin without eggs and milk to serve my clients that need a less costly package, and because I'm generous 😁, I will be sharing it with you.

Who's ready? Let's go!

Ingredients:

1. All Purpose Flour = 5cup

2. Butter = 125g

3. Sugar = ½ cup

4. Baking Powder (Optional) = ¼ teaspoon

5. Nutmeg = 1½ teaspoon

6. Milk flavour = 1 teaspoon

7. Vanilla flavour = 1 teaspoon

8. Cinnamon powder (Optional) = ½ teaspoon

9. A pinch of Salt (Optional)

10. Water

11. Vegetable Oil for frying

Other Materials Include:

* Rolling Board/Table

* Rolling Pin/Bottle

* Pastry Cutter/Knife

* Scooping Spoon & Metal Sieve

* Frying Pan

* Light Source

Notes on the Ingredients:

Flour: This is the main ingredient; call it the star of the dish, you're not wrong. This is because without it, you can't think about making Chin-Chin. You can produce Chin-chin without eggs and milk but not without flour. The amount of Flour you're using will determine the amount of other ingredients to be used.

Sugar: This is a sweetening agent. Adding more sugar is strictly your choice but I must advice that you do that we caution. Apart from its dangers to our health, excess sugar in the flour will make your Chin-Chin extremely soft, such that you won't be able to roll out. It takes a lot of strength to mix Chin-Chin Dough especially while producing in large quantity. Because of this, I'm not sure you will like your efforts to be wasted.

Salt: This is added to support the sugar and it's optional. If you must use it, add very little because you wouldn't want to end up with salty product.

Butter: For softness of the dough as well adds flavour. You my decide to increase the quantity of the Butter, a little bit; excess butter will result to oily Chin-Chin.

Baking Powder: Softens the dough and result in rise of the dough. Adding baking powder is optional because it contributes to the softness of the Chin-Chin (for lovers of soft Chin-Chin). However, excessive addition of baking powder will make you end up with Puff-Puff Dough. Chin-Chin Dough doesn't need to be too soft.

Nutmeg, Milk flavour, Vanilla flavour and Cinnamon powder: These are flavours used in making Chin-Chin and other pastries.

Nutmeg is the most important of them all, because of the unique aroma it gives to Chin-Chin.

Vanilla and Milk flavours have some elements of sugar in them, so you gotta be careful with the way you add them.

Cinnamon powder is also a flavour with several health benefits.

Water: Chin-Chin does not require a lot of water. Extreme carefulness is needed in adding water to achieve a perfect mixture. If you're not patient while mixing the dough, you may end up pouring in a lot of water and will be left with the choice of adding extra flour to recover the mixture.

Vegetable Oil: It is important you choose a good quality vegetable oil for frying your Chin-Chin, because it has a lot to do with the taste and colour of the Chin-Chin. Avoid oil that may be likely mixed with other substances. Make use of pure vegetable oil and you will have a brightly coloured and flavoured Chin-Chin as a finished product.

Procedure:

* Add the Flour in a sizable bowl

* Add the Butter & mix properly

* Add Sugar & Salt (if you're using it) and mix

* Add the Baking Powder, Flavours & Cinnamon Powder, then mix.

* Add clean water bit by bit, and mix. While mixing, observe the mixture.

When you're sure you have a smooth dough, then stop adding water. Your dough should be as in the picture below.

* Dust your rolling board or table with a little flour and do same to the rolling pin. Sometimes, you will have to skip this step when you dont have a sticky dough to cut.

* Roll out with a rolling pin and cut into desired sizes & shapes.

* Heat up the vegetable oil and carefully add the diced dough to the hot oil, using a long Scoop. Please be careful with the oil; add gently.

* Stir gently until the Chin-Chin is golden-brown

* Bring out from the oil and allow excess oil to drain out on a sieve.

* Allow to cool completely, then store in an airtight container.

Note:

A lot of people love their Chin-Chin to be dark brown. It's totally your choice but make sure you don't get our Chin-Chin burnt, biko😂.

Secondly, if you love your Chin-Chin soft, once it's golden brown as in the picture above, scoop out from the oil. The longer the Chin-Chin stay in the hot oil, the harder it will become, as in the picture below.

If you love this recipe, kindly share the link to your loved ones, and don't forget to try it out; it shows my hardwork to put down this piece is appreciated.

Stay blessed & have a blissful weekend!

HEALTHY DELICIOUS VEGGIE SAUCE (Easy & Fast)

Hello Guys😍

Happy New Year! It's been awhile I posted. I hope your Christmas-New Year celebration was fun?

Today, I decided to share a very easy sauce you can enjoy with your rice or yam and you can as well eat it alone if you want to.
If you're tired of tomato stew and thinking of a healthy substitute, then this post is for you. If you're on vegetable diet, this is perfect for you.
This sauce is so delicious and you wouldn't want to miss it for anything in the world😉. I will try not to overestimate this yummy delicacy, but you can try and find out yourself
So, let's get started!

Ingredients:

• Sliced Pumpkin leaves (Ügü) 
• Sliced Scent leaves 
• Sliced Cabbage 
• Fresh Tomatoes (Cut in cubes) 
• Sliced Fresh Peppers 
• Grounded Dried Pepper 
• Sliced Onions 
• Dry Fish 
• Fresh Fish 
• Seasoning Cubes 
• Vegetable Oil 
• Curry & Thyme (Spices)
• Salt
• Water

Procedure:
Start by washing the dry fish very well with salt and clean water. Put the dry fish in a pot, add a little water, some seasoning cubes, salt, spices and dry pepper. Allow to cook till soft.

Heat some oil in a pot and add your onions. Allow to saute for few seconds and then add the tomatoes & peppers. Don't over-fry. 2-3 minutes is okay.
(You can decide to skip frying at all and the sauce will still be perfect).
Add the seasoning cubes, spices and cooked dried fish and it's broth.

Wash the fresh fish with salt and water and add to the mixture. Allow to cook.

(If you're not frying, you can add your tomatoes and all that was fried above to the fish and allow to cook. If not, follow the former process).

Taste for salt and seasonings and adjust where necessary.

When the fish is perfectly cooked, add the veggies: Ügü leaves, scent leaves and cabbage. Stir very well to combine. Feel free to add extra veggies if you have that at your disposal.

Allow to cook for a minute and turn off the heat.
And there you go! Your yummilicious veggie sauce.
Please, don't chop off your tongue😋

Enjoy🍷

LOCAL DISH: HOW TO MAKE WATER-YAM BALLS (AKARA MBALA)

Water-Yam Balls is one meal that I will advice anyone to try. It is very easy to prepare and super-delicious. This meal is made from grated Water-Yam with the addition of very common ingredients.
Where I come from, akara mbala is one of our local delicacies prepared by every home and sold in various local markets. Even though it's a local dish made with the commonest ingredients, one can decide to spice up the dish by adding additional ingredients that he likes.

For this recipe we will need:
- 2-3 inches of Water-Yam
- Sliced Onions
- Pepper (Grounded Dry Pepper, Red Bell Pepper or Green Bell pepper.
- Salt
- Vegetables (Optional)

Procedure:

• Carefully peel the Water-Yam and wash thoroughly. Cut into big sized cubes.
• Use a clean grater to grate the Water-Yam. Your grated Water-Yam should be like in the picture below.

• When you're done grating, add the sliced Onions (The secret to the taste of akara mbala is enough onions, so feel to add as much as you want. Don't tell another person, please😉) 
• Add the pepper  (You can  choose to add the 3 peppers listed above to add colour & more taste to the meal) 
• Add Salt to taste. 
• If you're using vegetables, add it after adequate washing & slicing.
• Mix together with a strong cooking spoon or with clean hands. I usually taste the mixture for salt by touching the tip of my tongue with one of my fingers.
• Add enough vegetable oil in a dry frying pan and heat up for about 7-10 seconds or until you're sure the oil is heated up enough. 
  
• Add a little amount of Fresh Palm Oil.
• With your hand, immediately take the mixture little by little and add to the pan.
  
• Allow to fry for about 1minute, then flip the balls over so that the other side can as well fry.
  
• You will notice the balls turn from the former semi-solid form to a thicker form like in the picture below.
• Scoop out from the oil and place in the sieve to drain excess oil.

And our super-delicious Water-Yam Balls is ready🍨
Serve with any drink of your choice🍷

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HOW TO PREPARE DELICIOUS YAM-PLANTAIN-BEANS COMBO🍷

As we are growing up, I remember mum prepares yam-banana combination as a special delicacy. It is so special because it's one of those foods we don't get to eat often. I mean, like the way we are used to rice or Eba. The method of preparation is the same; the only difference is that I used plantain instead & I added beans to my recipe.
This is a very yummy meal you can't afford to miss for anything in the world😄😉, trust me.

Before we continue, it is important you know the benefits of the major ingredients (Yam, Plantain & Beans) so that you will be fully aware of what you're about to enjoy😄😋

Yam as we all know is an energy giving food by virtue of its high Carbohydrate content. Apart from being a good source of energy, yam is said to contain Vitamins like Vit. A, B-complex & C which help to perform functions like improvement of our vision, reduces inflammation, helps in body building, skin smoothening, enabling the immune system to function perfectly, aids in wound healing, etc.

Plantain is known to be a good source of energy. It contains a high amount of dietary fibre which helps ensure healthy bowels and reduces constipation.  It also contains several vitamins & minerals.

Beans has a lot of health benefits which include but not limited to:
providing the body with soluble fiber, which plays an important role in controlling blood cholesterol levels;  contains a wide range of cancer-fighting plant chemicals, the consumer has a lower risk of heart disease and the seeds are fully packed with protein.

You can use any type of beans. I used the black eyed beans for this recipe.

Below are the list of ingredients I used for this recipe:

• 3inches of yam
• 1 small sized unripe plantain
• 2 small sized ripe plantain
• 1 cup of Beans
• Ebonyi Palm Oil (or any palm oil of your choice)
• 1 Onion bulb
• 5 pieces of green beans (optional)
• 2 seasoning cubes
• Grounded fresh pepper
• Salt (To taste)

Procedure:

• Parboil your beans, then cook until it's very soft (I like my beans very soft).
• Peel the yam & cut into cubes.
• Add about 1 teaspoon of salt, add water, then cook until it's almost done. 
• Wash the plantains and add to the almost cooked yam & cook till it's very soft (you can see them about to tear apart from the skin). 
• Remove the plantain from the water, allow to cool down so you can be able to touch it with your hands. 
• Remove the peels, then cut into desired sizes/shapes & set aside. Otherwise, leave it & mash together with the cooked yam, afterwards.
• Pour the cooked yam in a sieve to drain excess water. Use your wooden spoon to mash it. Please don't make it look like pounded yam. Don't mash completely. We need to have small pieces of yam in them.
• Add the palm oil (you don't need to overheat it. 3 seconds is okay) & sliced onions. 
• Add the pepper, salt & seasoning cubes & turn with a wooden spoon.
• Add the plantain, mashed yam & beans.
• Mix very well with the wooden spoon.
• Taste to see if you're good or if you still need to add other things.

And our yummilicious😋 yam-plantain-beans meal is ready. Yeaaaaaaa💃👯

Please Note: If you want, you can scoop out some of the fried oil & onions (I added 5 pieces of green beans) for a light garnishing.
Enjoy🍷

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