Ingredients - 1 green mango– 1 spring onion– 1 shallot– 1 pinch of black pepper or more, depending on your liking (here I am using poivre moulu (grounded black pepper) from Madagascar)– 1 pinch of salt or more, depending on your liking– 1 tbs olive oil Preparation Begin by washing the mango and the springContinue reading “10-Lasary Manga (Mango salad)”
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9-Strawberry jam with vanilla
Ingredients - 800g of fresh strawberries– 1 or 2 Madagascan vanilla beans– 1/2 lemon– 240g brown sugar Preparation Wash the strawberries thoroughly and cut them in half.Then put them in a medium-sized nonstick pan.Add the sugar and the vanilla bean. Cooking Cook the strawberries for 10 minutes over medium heat, then reduce the heat. AddContinue reading “9-Strawberry jam with vanilla”
8-Vary (Rice)
Ingredients – 1 cup of rice– 1 ½ cups of water Preparation Wash the rice thoroughly, add the rice in a small pan and add water. Cooking Cook the rice over medium heat until the water reaches boiling point. Then, partially open the lid of the pan and continue cooking on medium heat until theContinue reading “8-Vary (Rice)”
7-Pakopako/Obs (Malagasy Tacos)
Ingredients - 500g very strong white bread flour– 200ml coconut milk – 100ml melted butter or ghee– 1/4 tea spoon salt– 50ml sunflower oil Preparation Begin by sifting the flour into a large bowl. Next, add salt and coconut milk, mixing with your hand until a dough ball forms. Incorporate 60ml of melted butter intoContinue reading “7-Pakopako/Obs (Malagasy Tacos)”
6-Romazava felimorongo (Moringa leaves stew)
Ingredients - Moringa leaves– 6 garden eggs– 1 shallot– 4 tomatoes– 250g edamame or cannellini beans (pre-cooked or canned)– 2 pinches of salt (adjust to your liking) Preparation Remove the moringa leaves from the stems and wash.Cut the shallot, tomatoes and garden eggs.Wash the edamame bean. Cooking Boil water in a medium-sized pan.Once the waterContinue reading “6-Romazava felimorongo (Moringa leaves stew)”
5-Sawaba saonjo (Cocoyam with coconut milk)
Ingredients - 4 cocoyams– 350ml coconut milk– 100ml water– 30g brown sugar– 1/2 vanilla pod or 1/2 spoon vanilla extract– 1/2 spoon cinnamon (optional)– 1 pinch of salt Preparation Peel and wash the cocoyams thoroughly.Cut the cocoyams into pieces and place them into a pan. Add an appropriate amount of water and a pinch ofContinue reading “5-Sawaba saonjo (Cocoyam with coconut milk)”
4-Mofo anana (Vegetable fritters)
Ingredients - 80g watercress– 2 eggs– 6 cherry tomatoes– 2 carrots– 20g coriander (optional)– 1/2 Scottish bonnet (optional)– 4 spring onions– 250g self raising flour– 20g cornstarch– 60ml water– 1/2 teaspoon salt– 1/2 teaspoon curry powder– 1/2 teaspoon black pepper– 1/2L sunflower oil Preparation Cut the vegetables and tomatoes finely after washing them.Grate the carrots. InContinue reading “4-Mofo anana (Vegetable fritters)”
3-Ravitoto amin’ny voanio (Cassava leave with coconut milk)
Ingredients – 400g minced cassava leave (ravitoto) – 3 dishes garlic– 1 shallot– Thumb size ginger– 250g beef– 1 tin coconut milk– 1 tablespoon brown sugar– Salt in your liking Preparation Clean the meat and dice the in to a small size.Cut the shallot.Crush the garlics and ginger.Mince the cassava leave (You can find mincedContinue reading “3-Ravitoto amin’ny voanio (Cassava leave with coconut milk)”
2-Mofogasy (Madagascan bread)
Ingredients: – 150 g rice flour (to make koba)– 300 g rice flour– 250 ml boing water– 60 ml warm water– 2 tea spoon dried yeast– 150 ml cold water– 60 ml sunfolwer oil Preparation In a small bowl add the dried yeast in 60ml warm water and cover. (mixture 1)Make the koba: in 250mlContinue reading “2-Mofogasy (Madagascan bread)”
1-Banana cake
Ingredients – 4 overripe banana– 2 eggs– 60ml milk– 1 tablespoon sunflower oil– 450g self raising flour– 60g brown sugar– 1 tea spoon dried yeast– 1 tea spoon baking soda– 1 tea spoon butter Preparation In a bowl, whisk the eggs.Add sugar until it’s melted.Add milk and whisk very well.Add oil and whisk until all blended.AddContinue reading “1-Banana cake”
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