• Category Archives: Plantain Recipes

    Plantain Pancakes

    Yesterday i went live with lost in lagos and we made plantain pancakes. It is safe to say that in Tannaz’s house, she is never going back to regular pancakes. Sometimes, when people here plantain pancakes, they turn their noses up at it. I promise it’s good. It’s better than Mosa guys! I know it

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    Beans and Plantain Moi Moi

    Crowdsourcing ideas is one of my favourite things about blogging because it brings recipes like beans and plantain moi moi out of the blue. I wish I could take credit for it but in this case, it was @fitnigeria on Instagram that provided this gem. I only offered to cook it as an experiment. A

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    Plantain Scotch Eggs

    Plantain scotch eggs were on my to do list for a long time. I even recorded an Instagram live video of it and life happened and I didnt post about it. Well closer to the holidays, I felt it was a more appropriate time to share the recipe. This is because these ingredients are already

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    Plantain Cookies

    Plantain cookies were on my list of recipes for last year but somehow never made it to the blog. Every time I made them, they never lasted long enough for me to photograph despite my many “do not touch these” instructions in the fridge. I guess people just thought they were suggestive post it notes

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    Ethiopian Plantain and Beef Stew

    Ethiopian Plantain and Beef Stew It’s been a while since i explored other parts of Africa on my blog. I cannot call myself an african food blog without showcasing other recipes I have come in contact with. This is one of such delicious recipes. Ethiopian food is very diverse in its offerings and flavors and

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    Dodo and Egg Nigerian Breakfast

    Dodo and Egg is one of the traditional breakfast options in a Nigerian household. If you are not Nigerian, you are wondering if I am talking about a dodo egg, No 🙂 Dodo is also known as Fried Plantain in Nigeria. Not sure why we came up with that name but hey, it’s here to

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    Buttered Plantain Fries and Seasoned Avocado

    Plantain fries prepared in butter is the best thing you can try this week. Have you ever tried to make bole at home and smear butter over it? ohh la la. When the butter caramelizes on the plantain whoosh, It’s almost like toffee. It actually inspired a dessert I made a while ago called Plantain

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    Plantain Fritatas

    Are Plantain Fritatas a part of your breakfast menu in Nigeria? No? You have to make it a thing. Its so easy to make and you can always modify the recipe to fit your taste. Sometimes I add sausages, chicken or even shrimp to my plantain fritatas to give me a wholesome meal. If you

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    Plantain Flat Bread Pizza

    There is a strong semblance in recipes from my previous post on plantain chin chin to this one. I know, I know, I cheated a little and used the dough with a little extra flour and more kneading for this Plantain Flat Bread Pizza. If you stumbled on my blog because of this recipe, ignore

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