O.K it isn’t the donkwa you are used to, made with roasted milled corn and peanuts.
This is a low carb substitute, using almond flour and coconut flour instead.

Growing up my grandma loved bringing these spicy
and sweet snacks when she visited. Always a treat to look forward to and her visit of course.

Donkwa also known as tanfiri is a popular snack in Nigeria

This recipe requires no cooking process, i toasted the  almond flour and coconut flour until it turned brown,
this helps bring out the oil and nutty flavour from the almond nuts.

This is a great snack to try out, spicy, nutty and sweet flavours.

INGREDIENTS

• 150 Grams Almond flour
• 60 Grams coconut flour
• 1 Tablespoon Dry pepper ( cayenne pepper )
• 1  Tablespoon sweetener erythritol or xylitol
•  1 Teaspoon ginger powder ( optional)
• 2 Tablespoon water for binding
• 1 Teaspoon oil for binding

 METHOD

1.  Add coconut flour and almond flour in a dry frying pan and cook until it’s golden brown, let it cool.

2. Add dry pepper, ginger powder and  sugar , almond / coconut flour mix and blend in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a bowl

3.  Gradually add water and oil to help bind mix and make round balls with your hands. Do not add too much water to the mix it will turn soggy.

4.  It makes six balls, you can make smaller balls if you prefer, leave in a cool dry place for a few minutes to set properly.

Enjoy with a small glass of almond milk with a pinch of ginger and cinnamon powder.

I lav me some avocado, endless possibilities with the amazing fruit. Rich in vitamin C and E and a great source of fibre.
When I made this, I was actually craving for a quick snack……. it turned out to become a full meal and I could only eat half of it!!
Making it the second time I substituted the cream cheese with mayonnaise to try a different flavour.
Melts in the mouth, also has a kick to it from the spicy prawns. Normally have the dip with celery sticks but this mix gives a whole new level of
taste. So here it is avocado prawn cocktail boats.

INGREDIENTS

• 10 raw prawns
• 2 Tablespoon cream cheese (philadelphia) or mayonnaise
• 2  Spring onion thinly sliced
•  1 Teaspoon dry pepper/ chilli powder
• 1 Ripe large avocado
• Salt
• Black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

METHOD

1. Wash prawns and pat dry. Rub in salt, dry pepper and 0il.
2. Grill in a heated oven at 180 degrees celcius for 10 minutes.
3. In a bowl, add cream cheese, spring onions, black pepper and mix well.
4. Bring the grilled prawns from oven, dice 4 prawns and add to cream cheese dip  then mix well.
5. Slice avocado in half and add dip.
6. Garnish with prawns.

Enjoy 

I love eating lamb, beef or chicken liver, it is rich in nutrient and vitamins.
I am aware it’s not everyone’s favourite however when nicely prepared the flavour is mind blowing.
It is also rich in Iron, B12, Vitamin A many traces of copper, zinc, chromium and many more essential nutrients.
As an added bonus it is also a powerful anti oxidant.

    A close friend sent me this recipe to try out and it is a winner  everytime and extremely filling and delicious.
Schezuan means asian style cooking usually spicy and very flavorful.

INGREDIENTS

• 250 grams Liver (I used chicken livers)
• 150 grams cauliflower florets
• 3 Tablespoon ghee or animal fat
• 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon Chilli Powder
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 1 whole chilli Chopped
• 1 Garlic Crushed
• 2 Spring onions
• 2 Pickled Gherkins/ green chilli
• Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD

Wash liver removing veins and ligaments, chop into small sizes.

In a bowl add balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and liver. Mix well and  set aside to marinate for 15 minutes.

In  a heated pan, add ghee, 1 chopped spring onion, 1/2 chopped chilli and garlic. Let it cook for one minute.

Add cauliflower, let it cook for 3 mins.

Add chopped liver and marinate to pan, close the lid let it cook for 10 minutes. Add pickles and cook for 3 minutes.

Add salt and pepper as desired.

Garnish with spring onions and chilli.

This serves 4

I love suya, the flavours of meat grilling at night, the juicy fatty bits drizzling down the grill making you salivate even more,
and the extra yaji spice, when you buy the meat wrapped in old newspapers.

Suya originated from the northern part of  Nigeria, suya is thinly sliced beef in wooden skewers rubbed with yaji spice and then grilled with groudnutoil.
Yaji spice can be rubbed on meat, fish and poultry.

Suya spice is called yaji, very spicy and filled with flavour.

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Peanuts are higher in carbs than almond so i  decided to make  yaji using roasted almond nuts
instead and pork rinds for extra crunch you can omit that if you prefer.     

INGREDIENTS

• 150g Almond  meal or 1 cup of Roasted almond
• 4  Tablespoons Ginger Powder
• 2 Tablespoons Dry Pepper
• 4 Tablespoon ground Pork rinds ( optional)
• 2 Tablespoon paprika
• 2  Tablespoon Onion Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Sea Salt or Pink salt

METHOD

1. Grind roasted almond or add almond meal in a dry pan and cook until lightly brown.
2. Mix all ingredients together, mix well.
3. Store in a tight container in a  cool dry place.

the redness comes from the paprika.

NUTRITIONAL VALUES

TOTAL VALUE

Carbs – 55.18g

Protein – 107.68g

Fat – 140.27g

PER SERVING ( TBSP. )

Carbs – 1.97g

Protein – 3.8g

Fat – 5g