Tag: FUSION COOKING

Sautéed Dodo(Amaranth)

~ Sophie ~ 3 Comments

As much as time is flying by, the rain is still sticking around. There is freshness overload. From fresh green grass (which now needs to be trimmed every week) to fresh rain washed air. From fresh rain-soaked earth to fresh vegetables all over. Among those vegetables  is the dodo/ amaranth. It is so glorious you can’t deny it. I have experimented with dodo a lot and have found that it tastes really great raw (think salad) but I am yet to polish the art of making raw dodo salad. In the meantime I will be sharing this sautéed dodo recipe. It is a healthy dish, I believe, that is sautéed in little oil and is not overcooked and thus it has a slight bite to it. I find dodo a great breakfast vegetable because it is an energizer.

What you will need:

Three handfuls of  fresh dodo

1 Tomato, chopped

1/2 C. Spring Onions, chopped

1 Small purple onion, chopped

Cooking oil

Salt

Method

Wash the dodo thoroughly and dry then set aside. Pour a tablespoon of cooking oil in a hot pan. Add the onions and stir for a minute.Add salt. Next add the tomatoes and keep stirring till they are soft. Add the dodo  and stir well making sure it is well mixed with the tomatoes and onions. Wait for a few minutes or until the dodo turns a bright green color and then remove it from fire.  Serve as a side dish.

I want to know how you prepare dodo. Leave a comment below.

 

🙂

Sophie

 

10 Recipes to Make for Mother’s Day

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It is  five days to Mother’s Day. Mothers truly are magical beings considering all they have to go through and the sacrifices they make to make our lives better and comfortable. Mother’s day is the perfect way to spoil your mother in various ways. If you are thinking of going the food way, then you are at the right place.

You can treat her to breakfast in bed with:

These carrot fried eggs

 

These banana pancakes

Let her relax and make lunch for her…

With this  carrot cucumber ribbon salad with roasted simsim(sesame)

This stir-fried pasta(macaroni)

This stir-fried posho

Or  treat her to delicious wholesome burgers with these bean burger patties

Satisfy her sweet tooth with…

These rich and nutty honeyed sweet potato balls with simism(sesame)

These flaky red plum jam mini pies

Or these multiflavored chocolate glazed cassava balls

And finally let her wash down all that food with this lemon iced tea.

 

Now go make something for the mother and let her know how much you appreciate her and how truly special she is.

Happy Mother’s Day!

 

🙂

Sophie

Stir-Fried Dodo Rice

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I am always on the unending process of perfecting my dream  breakfast meals and I still have got a long way to go, I believe. This may be another rice dish, but it’s quite a breakthrough for me. Here is why: When I was a young child, I disliked eating vegetables(haven’t we all?) most especially dodo and somehow this ‘dislike’  has followed me to adulthood. But recently I have decided to challenge myself to make eating dodo much more fun. Especially now that it is raining, dodo is springing up everywhere and it is so beautifully soft, lush and tender.  This is one way of preparing left over rice with dodo. You can find the previous recipe here. What you will need:

2 C. Left over rice

Two handfuls of dodo (Amaranthus)

1 Small tomato, chopped

1 Onion

Cooking oil

Salt Method

In a bowl, crumble the rice and set aside. Wash and coarsely chop the dodo.  Chop the onion and set aside. In a hot sauce pan, add cooking oil and wait for it to get hot. Add the onions and stir them till slightly brown. Next, add the chopped tomato and dodo and keep stirring till they turn a bright green. Add the rice and keep stirring for 3 minutes. Finally add the salt and stir for another minute then remove from fire.  Serve hot with a fried egg and a cup of tea or a glass of fresh juice.

How do you prepare dodo? Let’s chat in the comments section below.

🙂

Sophie