Cooking Recipes

Recipeadia: Spiced Yoghurt Marinade and Lamb

Hey guys! TGIF is here and I am super excited to share yet another interesting episode of our #RecipeadiaSeries.  As promised on Recipeadia we will be sharing some of our favourite and easy to make recipes from some of the best Nigerian food bloggers that are redefining the food and cuisine industry in our country. Last week, we started off with five plantain recipes for the plantain lovers (ogede-dodo)! You can catch up here if you missed the post.  This week, we bring yet another interesting special from one of Naija’s biggest Chef! Stick around to find out more about today’s Recipeadia: Spiced Yoghurt Marinade and Lamb from the amazing www.cheffregz.com

This seasoning mix can be used for lamb (which is featured here) duck, chicken, turkey or a firm white fish! The Yoghurt here is the star because it has cultures that would help break down the meat and impart a sharp but pleasing flavour to whatever you are cooking. Yoghurt also helps to cool the effect of chillies and spice in general so the eating experience is more enjoyable. Recipeadia: Spiced Yoghurt Marinade and Lamb

Ingredients

Natural Yogurt

Yogurt or yoghurt is a fermented milk product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. Fresh yoghurt is widely available in Nigeria now as it’s also a staple of the northern parts. However it is mostly sweetened and drunk with some fura (millet meal) or served cold.

Garlic Cloves

These are easily on my secret weapon list in the kitchen. I prefer using the big bulb light purple skin variety. I find the small ones a bit too pungent.

Ginger

Ginger is probably garlic’s non-identical twin. Use powder here if you do not have the fresh stuff. However, I urge you to get fresh ginger as that’s way better and gives stronger ginger flavour.

Lemon Juice

Fresh citrus to balance out the flavours 

Read more descriptions about the rest of the ingredients here.

Recipeadia: Spiced Yogurt Marinade and Lamb

300g natural yogurt
bunch fresh coriander
5-7 garlic cloves
2 inch ginger peeled and sliced
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cardamon seeds
2 tsp smoked paprika
2-3dried chillies
5 green chillies
1 tsp rock salt

STEP 1- Place all the dry whole spices in a dry pan and roasted for about 2mins till fragrant then place in a spice grinder or the smaller attachment of your blender or in pestle and mortar and grind to a powder.

STEP 2- Place the yogurt, green chilles, blended spices, garlic, ginger lemon juice and salt in a blender and bend till well combined.

STEP 3- In a bowl, place the lamb pieces I recommend you ask your butcher to do it for you or buy already cut chops. Pour the yoghurt mix all over it and marinaded for 1hour to overnight for best flavour.

STEP 4-Grill in the oven or in a griddle pan till its pink in the centre. You really do not want to over cook lamb. Serve with potatoes or rice and a salad.

And that is all we have on Recipeadia today guys! Have you tried making anyone of the recipes? Do share your experiences with us in the comment section below, and we would love  to see pictures too!

Recipeadia: Suya and Pasta Stir Fry

Hello guys, welcome to this week’s edition of our Recipeadia series, where we get to bring you exciting, delicious and easy to make recipes. Today on Recipeadia, our recipe-Recipeadia: Suya and Pasta Stir Fry, is  featured  from Sisiyemmie.com, is a fast and easy to make option that will especially help working class Muslims(The bachelors and spinsters *wink*) that are fasting. Even more interesting, it’s fast, simple and wouldn’t cost you so much!

What I particularly like about this recipe is how handy it is in the case of a food emergency. Now imagine getting stuck in traffic and ultimately getting home at an hour that doesn’t allow you go all out for your Iftar, not so cool right? But the exciting thing is, you can easily grab some suya on your way home or buy from the suya seller on your street (They are everywhere these days). Along with the suya, get a pack of pasta, depending on your preferred brand. Now let’s get into the rest of the ingredients.

Ingredients

2 Cups Macaroni

1/2 Onion

1 Cup Stock (Optional)

2 Cups Water

1/2 Green Bell Pepper

1/2 Red Bell Pepper

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Curry

1 teaspoon Thyme

2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Suya

Yaji Spice (this may already be included in the Suya)

Preparation

• In a pot, add water, stock and bring to a boil then add macaroni and cook according to the instruction on the pack.
• Once it is done, transfer to a sieve to drain the water.
• Thinly slice Green and Red Pepper and Onions.
• Heat up a wok or fry pan, add 2 tablespoons oil, and allow to heat up.
• Add onion first and sauté before adding sliced peppers. Add thyme, curry, yaji spice and stir fry for 45 seconds.
• Add Suya and allow to stir fry for 3 minutes.