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Planning Your Nigerian Wedding Menu

Wedding Catering is the part that stresses most Nigerian brides out especially if your wedding is going to be a huge one. Even if your wedding is small, there are still a lot of details to consider when planning your menu, finding the right caterer and satisfying your guests. Have you ever heard people say; “I have to eat before going to that wedding incase I don’t get food or I don’t like the food.” This happens more often than you think. Guests arrive and the caterer and his/her team do not cater to your guests appropriately. They are told to serve the older guests or the parents’ friends first and most times the bride and groom’s friends do not get anything to eat. Sometimes the caterer during the tasting session cooks really tasty food and during your wedding turns a simple meal like Jollof Rice into Rice porridge. Nobody wants that! The choice of menu is always critical as well for a Nigerian wedding as Nigerians aren’t very adventurous with food. They stick to what they know and you trying to be adventurous with your menu only ends up with you having a ton of food wasted and money down the drain. There are a few creative ways to address these issues.

Planning your Menu

Marrying a Nigerian (Same Tribe) – With this Menu, you can introduce a few of the simple dishes you have in your culture. However, it is advisable to have very little quantities of those traditional dishes and stay with the staples like Jollof Rice, Fried Rice etc.

Marrying a Nigerian (Different Tribe) – Unless your spouse doesn’t mind, you can also introduce one or 2 traditional dishes from both parties in addition to the wedding staples. If introducing these dishes are a bit of a hassle and expensive, go the safe route and mix Nigerian dishes with a few Chinese dishes as Nigerians are familiar and more accepting of Chinese dishes at weddings.

Marrying a Non-Nigerian – I have had many people ask how to fuse the Nigerian Menu with an American or Canadian Menu for example. I usually advise that they get a Nigerian Caterer to consult with the caterer of their choice if that person isn’t Nigerian. I have also seen weddings that have the brides’ caterer and the grooms’ caterer so that eliminates the fusion problem. However, if you are going to have Nigerian guests at that wedding, do not alienate them with foreign dishes because they would not eat them. There are a few adventurous Nigerians but they only make up a small number.

Look out for the Posts on Finding the Right Caterer and satisfying your guests.

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Sample Standard Nigerian Wedding Menu

Jollof Rice

Fried Rice

Fried Plantain (Dodo)

Assorted Meats in Stews

Chicken in Stew

Stewed Fried Fish

Cole Slaw

Moin Moin

Ofada Rice & Ayamashe Stew

Pounded Yam

Amala

Starch

Gbegiri

Efo- riro

Banga Soup

Edikang Ikong

Okro

Small Chops – Puff Puff, Spring Rolls, Asun, Samosa

Are you a bride or bride to be? What are some of the challenges you have faced planning your menu for your wedding?

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Green Shades of Afang Soup 4th day of Valentine Cooking

Nigerian Soups February 4, 2013 Leave a comment

Have you ever thought about precolonial love? If we had never been exposed to pasta Alfredo or even Jollof rice what would we consider “romantic food”. Well in my opinion, nothing says ‘I love you’ more than Vegetable soup in this case Afang soup with an assortment of meat, snails, tripe and fish. For that traditional lover, give your significant other a meal that would make their heart sing. Enjoy XoXo

Red Shade of Jollof Rice, Moin Moin and Beef Valentine Cooking

Beans Recipes, Beef Recipe, holiday recipe, Rice recipes February 2, 2013 Comments: 4

“Rice is good. Rice is life. If you want to get a life, just eat rice!” How is that for rhymes? I saw that quote somewhere and thought it was funny. Anywhoo, on this 2nd day of the valentine month, I bring to you familiar dishes on a nigerian menu. Showing your significant other you love them is cooking them things that bring them joy. I don’t know about you all but Jollof Rice brings me joy and so does Moin Moin. I decided to add a little flavour to my Moin Moin this time. I made several batches with different seafoods but would just be displaying the shrimp moin moin. I hope you enjoy making and serving the red shades of Jollof rice, moin moin and stewed beef to your loved one/ones. Enjoy XoXo

How to Make Party Jollof Rice

Rice recipes, Standard Nigerian Meals November 23, 2012 Comments: 34

I cannot believe this blog has been up and running for as long as it has been and doesn’t have the recipe for party jollof rice. Please forgive me dear Blog followers. Jollof rice is a dish that every nigerian chef seems to make differently. I prefer my jollof rice very spicy and tasting like party jollof rice. For the non-nigerian followers of this blog, Jollof rice is one of the favorites of Nigerians at parties, in their homes, in nigerian restaurants. You can also learn how to make it yourself now. Hope you enjoy my recipe for Party Jollof Rice.

Ingredients

2 Bay leaves

2 Cups of Rice

3 Cups of water

1 Clove of garlic

3 Cubes of Maggi

A pinch of Thyme

2 Teaspoons of Salt

1 Small bulb of Onion

3 Scotch Bonnet Peppers

1 Teaspoon of dry pepper

1 Teaspoon of curry powder

1 Small can of Tomato puree

7 Medium sized Roma Tomatoes

2 Cooking spoons of Vegetable Oil

Method

*Wash rice by rubbing the rice between your palms in a bowl of water and draining the water till clear.

Blend tomatoes, pepper and garlic and bring to boil till the excess water dries up.

Chop Onions

Heat up vegetable oil and pour in chopped onions and fry. Pour in the can of tomato puree and fry.

Pour in blended tomato and pepper mix into the pot and stir in. Pour in salt, dry pepper, curry, thyme, bay leaves and maggi cubes.

Allow it to simmer on low heat for 3 minutes.

Reduce the heat to the lowest level and pour in the washed rice. Pour in the water and stir and leave on low heat for 20 minutes or till the rice is soft.

Tip: To get the party rice flavor, increase the heat on the rice and burn the bottom of the pot with the pot covered and stir the rice after 3 minutes of burning.

Stir the rice and serve with any protein of your choice.

Afrolems will be at the Balance Living Conference

General Afrolems Posts November 14, 2012 Comments: 2

Afrolems is a registered Exhibitor at the Lydia and Co conference hosted by www.balanceliving.org and we would be handing out Recipe cards at this conference. If you are female and live in the Toronto area, you should definitely come out to the conference. Shout out to HD Printing Press for hooking me up with the Recipe Card. Here is a sample recipe card. See you there.

Jollof Rice with a Twist

1, Rice recipes, Standard Nigerian Meals March 20, 2011 Comments: 3

Dear Afrolems lovers,

Hope Your weekend is awesome so far…So this weekend i had a hearty meal..i would like to call it Jollof Rice with a twist. Some people say its called Jellof Rice and for my Non-Nigerian friends its Tomato Rice. Anyway here is the recipe with some pictures to hopefully inspire you to create this beautiful meal.

Ingredients

*5 pieces Chicken

*2 Cups of Rice

*7 small Tomatoes

*5 pieces of pepper (yes i like my food spicy)

* 1/2 green and red bell peppers

*3 Cooking spoons of oil (could be vegetable, canola, peanut, olive)

*cole slaw pack ( carrots, cabbage, onions)

* 1 sausage (chicken or pork)

*5 pieces of shrimp chopped

* 1 stick of plantain

* 5 cubes of Maggi Cube

* 1 teaspoon of curry

* a pinch of thyme

* 1 bulb of Onion

* 1 table spoon of tomato puree

* 1 Tablespoon of Mayonnaise ( Or any salad dressing of Your Choice)

* 3 teaspoons of salt

* 2 table spoons of dry pepper

* 3 Cups of water

#Preparation

* Wash the Chicken and boil with one cup of water, one tablespoon of dry pepper, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 cubes of Maggi cube and a table spoon of chopped onions for 20 minutes.

* Wash the tomato and pepper and blend and boil till the water dries. But reserve one piece of tomato for the salad.

*Wash the rice till the water is reasonably clear and set aside

* Boil the sausage

* Chop up the bell peppers and onions

* Separate the chicken from its stock and heat up one spoon of oil and fry the chicken till brown and set aside

*Heat up the remaining oil and fry the onions, blended tomato and tomato puree.

* Add the Chicken stock, curry, thyme, maggi and shrimp

*Add the washed rice and stir in once and add water allow to cook on low heat till the rice is soft.

*Mix the coleslaw, sausages and mayonaise

* Cut the plantain in whatever shape is desired and fry.

* When Rice is soft, take it off the fire and serve warm.