RIPE PLANTAIN PANCAKE

      

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  Plantains are packed with dietary fiber, vitamin C  and A.

For my USA friends and followers I have observed that plantains in the US have no starch. Please add 3 table spoons of flour per plantain to the mixture before frying. Mix thoroughly, make sure there are no lump.

 INGREDIENTS:

2  Medium size Ripe Plantain 

4  Large Eggs 

1/2 Tsp Baking Powder (optional for fluffier cakes)

1     Tbsp Honey (optional)

1/2  Cup Raisins

Olive or Canola Oil

1/4  Tsp Vanilla (optional)

1/2. Cup chopped nuts (optional)

A dash of salt to taste 

DIRECTION:

Peel and cut plantain into chunks.

With a fork mash thoroughly until the plantain has a pudding like consistency and no lumps 

Add backing powder for fluffier light pancakes, whisk salt, vanilla, or honey to flavor cakes.

Whisk the eggs thoroughly, pour the whisked eggs over the plantain and stir until eggs are completely combined. 

Heat griddle or non stick fry pan over medium heat. Cover with a little oil, about a table spoon of oil

Spread the oil all over the griddle or pan

Drop about 2 table spoon of batter onto the pan. If your pan is large you can drop up to four cakes at a time. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes. While cooking, sprinkle the toppings, that is the chopped nuts or raisins over the top of the pancakes as the first side cooks. 

Very gently flip over the pancakes on to the other side. Cook for another minute or two.

Transfer to serving plates. These pancakes are better eaten when they have just been made and warm. Enjoy it. 

Left overs can be stored in the fridge and microwave for about 30 seconds and serve. They can be served with extra table spoon of honey poured over the pancakes as shown below. 

AGING SIGNS

1.  In your early forties you notice your site is fading. Usually a non prescription glasses helps.

2.  Your joints start acing though not everyone gets acing joints. When you are 60 and over, it is common to get pain or stiffness in hands, neck, back, knees or hips.

3.  Some people may have harder times hearing.

4.  Many older people from 75 years may not be sexually active.

5.  You might get constipated more easily. It's very common as you age. What can you do? Keep active, eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Drink at least six to eight glasses of water a day. 

6.  From ages 30-70 men may lose an inch of height, women sometimes as much as 2 inches. At 80 years you might shrink more.

7.  Women grow hair on the chin or upper lips. It is part of aging.

8.  Your skin begin to shrink and wrinkles appear.

9.  You take longer to fall asleep.

10.  You become more forgetful.

11.  Bladder problems become common.

12.  I advice you start looking on the sunny side of life.

CONCOCTION RICE

Concoction Rice is a morden dish usually cooked among young Nigerians, who are single, college and university students. They created this dish out of the need for a quick meal as against the tedious  ingredients and preparation of Jollof or Fried Rice.

It takes 45 minutes to 1 hour to prepare this dish.

INGREDIENTS:

2 Cups of Rice (any rice you prefer, I prefer Brown/ Ofada Rice)
4 Tablespoons vegetable oil or Olive oil
1/2 Cup Cray Fish (sun dried shrimps) or fresh Shrimps
1 medium size onion
1 Tablespoon ground pepper
Salt to taste
1 knoor cube
Water

DIRECTION:

Wash rice and parboil  for 15 minutes over moderate heat. Drain off water and set aside.
Pick the Cray fish clean and wash under running tap
Cut up the onion into tiny pieces
Take another pot, measure into it the oil, add the onion. Allow to cook for about 2 minutes over moderate heat.
Add Cray Fish, turn all together for another 1-2 minutes, add the ground pepper, Knoor and Rice. Add water, about 2-3 cups, just enough to cook the Rice. Add salt as you desire. Keep turning every 3 minutes for another 20 minutes. When the water dries up taste the rice if it soft, then your Rice is cooked. If not add a little more water to allow the rice to cook.
Serve with already cooked chicken, meat or salad.

This serves four people. Enjoy your Rice.