Whenever the summer, or dry / harmattan season like we call it in my country, shows up, it's always advised that one takes lots of refreshing drinks, at least clean water - to reduce the impact of hydration on the body including fruits, veggies and other healthy foods for the body's general well-being.
I have a variety of recipes that always keep me on the go during the summer and I'll share some of them.
Let's start with this traditional food called Agidi (corn jellos). This tasty and healthy food is made form maize or corn starch. Easy to prepare and can be served with fresh tomato stew or vegetable sauce.
Just mix the maize or corn starch with water into a smooth paste. Pour the mixture into a boiling water, and stir constantly on low heat. Stir for about 15-20 minutes until the paste becomes thick and translucent.
Turn off heat and remove the pot from heat, then pour the agidi into a greased container, mould or leaves like banana leaf or the traditional etere leaf (Thaumatococcus daniellii). Allow it to cool completely and set for some hours and then serve
with your favorite stew or sauce.
Agidi or corn jellos is a healthy meal for all ages from kids to aged ones as it contains essential nutrients like carbohydrate, potassium, protein etc., which the body needs. It's 100% natural with no addictive or preservative and a perfect refreshing meal for the summer.
I love fruits, veggies and can't stay a day without having one fruit or the other. I can stay a whole day without food, but not fruits, hehehe.
So which would you go for, Cucumber, Paw paw or both?. I'll go with both. I'm sure you're already craving for them already, hehehe .
And fruit salad, oh that wouldn't be found missing in my summer recipe, lol. And it comes with a variety of fruits, well depending on my taste bud. 馃槄
Here's a very simple one I made. Contains pawpaw, banana and cucumber with a topping of home made yogurt
How about some yummy yogurt and fruit farfait, hmmmm, it's sure gonna make you crave for more, 馃構. This particular one is low budget parfait but it came out so well and sure tastes good.
Here are what it contains:
Carrot, pear, apple, banana, kwuli kwuli (groundnut cake) and of course, greek yogurt to top it up.
How about a coconut drink on a hot sunny day? Oh! so refreshing and energizing. Even as I gulp it down, I can't help but relish it's sweet and nutty taste.
And ah! it's soft meat is another delicacy that I wouldn't want to miss for anything. Both of them are complete summer recipe, any day, any time.
Are you a smoothie lover? If yes, then you've got the perfect meal or drink for the summer. Yes, it can serve as a meal or drink depending on the ingredients used. So for this I used
watermelon, pawpaw, apple, banana, groundnut, and yogurt and it was simply yummylicious 馃構
Blended all together and straight to the refrigerator it went to receive some cooling effect, hehehe.
After taking it, I drifted off and saw myself in a fruit dream land, lol.
I guess I'll stop with these ones till next time.
Thank you for reading and do tell me which of the recipes you like the most.
Still the #threadsaddict 馃槀
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