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"If you want to go quickly go alone; if you want to go far go together."
African Cooking Showcase
East African (Zanzibar) Appetizer
Mbatata za Urojo
Ingredients:
1lb potatoes cut into 1’ cubes
5-6 cups water
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
5 Tbsp all-purpose flour (1/4 cup water for mixing)
1 raw green mango(unripe) (essential) cut into 4 slices
1 lemon/lime cut in half
2 tsp salt
Fried Cassava
2 pieces Tapioca / Cassava frozen then thawed
(“Spice World” support local business)
Oil for frying
Choose preferred method:
Bajia/Falafel
Traditional / Store Bought Frozen Falafel
(“Shawarma Bites” support local business)
1/2 cup black eye pea (split or whole)
1/4 cup green lentils (split or whole) 1 cloves garlic minced/paste
1 tsp fresh ginger minced/paste
1/2 medium size onion
Cilantro/Coriander a handful
Thai chili (optional)
1/8 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp salt (add more if you wish)
Oil for frying
Kachori
1lb potatoes peeled and cut
1 tsp fresh ginger minced/paste
1 tsp fresh garlic minced/paste
1 lime/lemon
1 tsp red chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt (less or more)
few strands cilantro (optional)
For the batter:
1/2 Cup All-purpose flour or (gram flour, or combination of both)
1/2 Cup water
Pinch of turmeric powder if you wish.
Pinch of salt if you wish.
Water for boiling.
Oil for frying
Coconut Chutney
Shredded coconut - fresh, frozen, or dry
onion
garlic clove
lemon/lime
cilantro
mint
Prep:
Bajia/Falafel Traditional
Soak black eye peas and lentils in water for 5 hours
Fried Cassava
After Tapioca is thawed, shred with grater, place on a clean towel
Kachori
Peel and boil potatoes to make mash.
West African (Nigerian Style) Jollof Rice
Ingredients:
4 Red Bell Peppers
2 Medium to large Onions
3 Bulbs of Garlic
2 tsp of Salt
1/2 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
1/4 Pound Plum Tomatoes
1/4 cup Sunflower Oil
1 tsp dried Thyme
1/2 tsp ground Ginger
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/4 tsp smoked Paprika
1 heaping tsp Tomato Paste
2 generous cups of Chicken Stock
1 tsp Red Palm Oil
1 1/4 cups White Basmati Rice
Atlas Express cuisine is a unique meal prep provider that offers an endless variety of different cultural dishes from around the world.
The goal of the company is to bring out cultural awareness every week, through cuisine that is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade.
Experience the culture between east and west, exchange in community, explore and discover new flavors in your life with Atlas Express cuisine every week.
With regards to that we have chosen to follow the ancient trade route called the “Silk Road” as a guide in choosing the next destination in our journey into silk.