Kiwi-Nana

                                                          Spicy Kiwi-Banana
                 

This is a blend of mainly kiwi fruit and banana with a few other ingredients. So I decided to call this "Kiwi-Nana" smoothie. Lets take a quick look at the benefits of the main ingredients.

Kiwi contains a lots of nutrients and very low in calories. A few of its many benefits are kiwi helps with getting a beautiful skin, study shows that Kiwi affects the quality of sleep in adults with sleeping problems and with its high content of vitamin C it is proven to boost immune system.

Banana is one of the most popular fruit in the world, and has been traced by some scientist to the garden of Eden. There are numerous benefits of banana,  banana is high in fiber, potassium, vitamin C and B6.  As a result it supports a healthy heart, its known to help with asthma, diabetes and helps in preserving memory and boost moods.

Ingredients

Kiwi
Banana
Lime
Ginger
Fresh Mint leaves
Honey

Put banana, kiwi, fresh mint leaves, ginger and the juice of lime in a smoothie maker (or blender) and blend until smooth.

Here I have used 2 bananas, 3 kiwi's, 2 thumb size ginger, some fresh mint leaves and the juice of half lime.

Best served Chilled

Boli & Epa (Roasted Plantain & Groundnut

             Boli & Epa

Boli and Epa is one of Nigeria's many street food. Boli is roasted plantain whilst Epa is simply groundnuts/roasted peanuts and the match of these two is definitely one made in heaven. 

I remember growing up I had a friend and neighbour, that went to the same high school as I did and would usually do the journey home together. My friend introduced me to "Boli & Epa",she liked Boli so much that she would rather spend her transport fare on buying Boli and leg it (walk) home or better still beg that we lap each other(carrying each other and pay for one seat instead of two) and I would get half of her Boli in return. This was how got introduced to Boli, my friends Dad also loved Boli, she bought it for him anytime she's done something wrong or simply wants him to request something from him. This was how I was introduced to Boli, although I won't say I have been a loyal fan of Boli.

Boli is not on my top list of 'go to snacks' but I had this nostalgic feeling and decided to give Boli a chance. So here is my first attempt at making Boli in an oven.

Ingredients

Plantain (not banana)

Water

Salt

Groundnuts/ Roasted salted Peanuts

 

Peel the plantain (I think mine's a tad too ripe)

 

Put some salt i water and mix

Brush the Plantain with the salted water

Place on the rack and grill in an oven at about 150 F  for about 6-8 mins on each side.

Turn to the other side making sure both side are cooked
  

 

Although, this is not the best Boli I have seen or eaten but I don't think its really bad for a first try either. If you have any tips for me on getting the perfect Boli please drop a comment.

PS: Boli can also be enjoyed with fresh palm oil (all thanks to my friend)

Enjoy.