East African Bread (Chapati) recipe - 158 calories
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon salt
warm water, as needed
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Avocado with Ground Peanut Dressing recipe - 188 calories
Avocado with Ground Peanut Dressing recipe - 188 calories
Ingredients:
2 ripe avocados
2 tablespoons peanuts
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon paprika (sweet or hot)
salt (to taste)
cayenne pepper (to taste)
fresh chives, to garnish
South African Syrup-Soaked Fritters recipe - 178 calories
South African Syrup-Soaked Fritters recipe - 178 calories
Ingredients:
500 g cake flour
20 ml baking powder
2 eggs, beaten
125 g butter
2 ml salt
milk
oil (for deep frying)
For the syrup
750 g sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
2 inches ginger, peeled
4 whole cloves
375 ml water
Preparation:
1. Prepare the syrup the day before making the fritters and chill thoroughly.
2. Dissolve the sugar in water over medium heat.
3. Add the spices and ginger.
4. Boil together for about 10 minutes.
5. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
6. Rub in the butter; add the beaten eggs with enough milk to blend into a stiff dough.
7. Chill the dough in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
8. Roll out the dough 1/4 inch thick and cut into strips approximately 3×1 inches.
9. With a sharp knife, cut each strip into 3 smaller ones, leaving them attached at one end.
10. Braid the strips loosely and pinch the ends to secure.
11. Drop a few at a time into hot oil.
12. Cook until lightly-browned and puffed.
13. Lift out and drain for about 1 minute of crumpled paper towels, then drop them at once into the chilled syrup.
14. Soak in syrup, lift out and drain in a sieve until dry.
