EXTREME BUDGET CHRISTMAS LUNCH FOR A FAMILY! 3 COURSE MEAL UNDER N15,000 ($9) | NIGERIAN FOOD

goat meat

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken breast is leaner and more affordable.

jollof rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa is healthier, while white rice is more economical.

puff-puff

🥗Healthier: baked doughnuts

💰Cheaper: fried dough

Baked doughnuts reduce oil usage.

peppered sauce

🥗Healthier: salsa

💰Cheaper: tomato sauce

Salsa offers freshness while tomato sauce is budget-friendly.

Cut plantains into small bits.

Boil plantains in room temperature water with salt until cooked.

Heat cooking oil in a pot.

Add chicken breast to the hot oil and season with paprika powder, black pepper, and seasoning powder.

Cook chicken for no more than 5 minutes, then remove from heat.

Mash the boiled plantains in a bowl until smooth.

Rub cooking oil on your palms to prevent sticking, then form plantain dough into cups in a cupcake pan.

Roast the plantain cups in an air fryer or oven.

Prepare salsa by dicing fresh tomatoes, cucumber, and white onions, and adding chopped green chilies and parsley.

Add salt and lemon juice to the salsa mixture and mix well, then set aside.

Once plantain cups are roasted, fill them with salsa and top with chicken.

Mix coconut powder with water until dissolved, then set aside.

Heat cooking oil in a pot and sauté chopped onions, ginger, and garlic paste.

Add Scotch Bonnet Peppers and a little crayfish powder, reserving some for later.

Mix in rice with the sautéed ingredients, then add coconut milk, seasoning powder, salt, and meat stock.

Cover and cook the rice until about 80% done, then add cleaned dried fish and finish cooking until rice is done.

Finish with spring onions before serving.

Season manla fish with chili peppers, black pepper, and All Purpose seasonings.

Fry the seasoned fish in hot oil until cooked.

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