African kitchen (second meal)

AFRICAN  FOODS

I believe that healthy eating is all about eating smart and enjoying your food and nothing is more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure aswell as necessity.I think African food cannot be complete without the taste of tripe stew.There are a lot of varieties of tripe stew but i decided to make the one which has vegetables to improve its colour and i believe that food should be our medicine that is why i  chose to write about african foods to show that africa has the best foof you can ever get.

Today we will be talking about this meal..cheesepap,tripestew,cabbage and orange  juice.

Jfor the ingredients of cheesepap we would need 500g maize meal,1tsp salt,1litre water,fresh parsely and cubed cheese.

This is how we prepare cheesepap..bring water to boil in a saucepan and add salt..maize meal ,slowly whisk in the maize meal and let it cook for 1o minutes.roll up the pap to form a ball which co ers the cheese inside it and bake for 5

minutes.

The benefits of cheese in a meal:cheese is a healthy compliment to your meal ..it is good at building the muscles ,it is also good for the bones,can also ward off diabetes.

Promotes diposition of calcium( phosphorus) in teeth.its an

excellent food for gaining weight.

Cabbage: 1cabbage sliced,2 carrots sliced,½ medium onion finely choppedn½tspn black pepper,½tspn aromat,⅓cup  canola oil ,3 slices bacon.cabbage is good because it strengthens eyes and it is rich in iron and sulphur.it naturally detoxify the body,treats fungal infections in the body,also help to control blood pressure,it builds muscles and stimulates immune system.

Tripe stew:i have decided to add fruits and vegetables to the tripe to make it look colourfullm.i used this ingredients 1kg mutton,4 potatoes peeled,1 onion chopped,2 garlic crushed ,2tspn curry powder salt and peppee to taste..wash and cut into pieces..pure water that is enough to cover it cut into quarters cover tripe with water and bring it to boil and simmer for e hours.add potatoes,onions,carrots ,curry powder salt and cayenne pepper.mix knorr brown soup with a little bit of water to form a paste,add to the tripe stew and stir well. Add a little water if the stew is dry.simmer for 30

minutes to make sure the potatoes are cooked.

Orange juice: oranges are loaded with vitamin c,it protects cardiovascular system and protets the kidneys,,they also help to purify blood qnd they lower cholesterol and they keep  teeth and bones healthy.this meal taste nice and it smells delicious.

By:Thato Medupe