An evening of Ancient African Flavours with Chef Fafa

Africa’s Finest Foods Pop up Shop

Family,
Thank you for your unwavering support and love towards my small business Buy Ndudu (Africa’s Finest Foods and Deli) https://www.buyndudu.com

I’m happy to announce my first Sip, Eat, Shop and Collect evening on the 11.11.22 from 18:00hrs-22:00hrs at St Margaret’s (Borough of Richmond upon Thames).

An evening, exploring and savouring varied African flavours with an #innovative menu by our in house flavour curator, Chef Fafa whilst you shop.

DETAILS

Date: 11.11.22

Time: 18:00hrs – 22:00hrs

Location: St Margaret’s (full address will be sent to ticket holders)

WHAT TO EXPECT

A warm welcome drink with #canapés to start

A sit down interactive 4 course meal

Sip, Mingle & Shop

PURCHASE A TICKET by clicking the picture below;

Africa’s Finest Foods

Link – https://buyndudu.com/collections/pop-up-shop/products/sip-eat-shop

PLEASE NOTE

The menu includes #Vegetarian options hence select your preference when purchasing your tickets.

A confirmation email with the menu and address will be sent when you purchase your ticket.

Please note due to the limited space available, a first come first service ticket system is in place.

PARKING

Free parking at location operating a first come first serve system.

TRAIN

Straight train from Waterloo to St Margaret’s, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. (22 minutes).

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Easy Goat Meat Biryani recipe

Easy Goat Meat Biryani recipe

Impress your family with this easy to replicate and delicious Goat Meat Biryani using Buy Ndudu’s special East African Masala and Carib Gold Curry powder Spice blends.

Cut your cooking time in half by using Buy Ndudu’s Clay baked Boneless Goat Meat Bites.

 

INGREDIENTS

GOAT MEAT

1.5kg Goat Meat with bones cut into sizeable chunks by your Butcher or grab a bag of our Goat Meat bites.

1 levelled tablespoon of Buy Ndudu East African Masala Spice blend

1 large Onion

3 fresh or Buy Ndudu Dried Scotch Bonnets

100ml of Water

Salt to taste

 

CRISPY ONIONS

3 large sliced Red Onions

5 tablespoonful of your preferred oil for frying

2 tablespoonful of Butter

Salt to taste

 

MASALA & TOMATO SAUCE

400g of chopped tin Tomatoes

1 levelled tablespoon of Buy Ndudu Carib Gold Curry powder

1 levelled tablespoon of Buy Ndudu’s East African Masala Spice blend

2-3 Bayleaves

3 whole dried Kashmiri Chillies

30g of fresh Mint leaves

 

FLAVOURED PAR BOILED RICE

400g of soaked Basmati Rice

1 tablespoonful of the oil and crispy Onions

Half a teaspoon of Buy Ndudu’s Herby blend

1 teaspoonful of Cumin seeds

2 Kashmiri Chillies

1 litre of Water

Salt to taste

 

1 teaspoonful of Kewra Water (Optional)

2 Bayleaves

2 whole dried Kashmiri Chillies or fresh chopped 4 Green Chillies

2 tablespoonful of Saffron Water

3 tablespoonful of Garlic & Tomato Confit oil blend (RECIPE)


METHOD

MARINATING & STEAMING THE GOAT MEAT

In a bowl marinate the Goat Meat with the Buy Ndudu’s Masala Spice blend, Chopped Onion, Scotch Bonnets and Salt to taste. Marinate for at least an hour refrigerated or at best overnight.

When ready to cook, take the marinated Goat Meat out of the refrigerator and bring up to room temperature for 15 minutes.

Transfer into a heavy bottomed saucepan or Claypot.

Add the water and place your saucepan on the lowest heat possible with its lid on.

Cook gently for 35 minutes (add a little more water if needed), however if you’re using a Claypot you won’t need to.

 

FLAVOURED RICE

Wash the Rice till the Water runs clear. This could take 4 rinses.

Once washed soak the Rice in cold water for a minimum of an hour

Whilst the Rice is soaking start making the Crispy Onions

Scoop a tablespoonful of both the oil and crispy onions into a saucepan.

Discard the water that the Rice was soaked in and transfer the Rice into the saucepan with the crispy Onions

Add fresh 1 litre of Water, dried whole Kashmiri Chillies, Cumin, Herby blend and Salt to the Saucepan.

Bring the Rice to a boil and turn the heat off. This should take about 8-10 minutes.

Drain the Rice using a colander and cover with a clean napkin as you move to making your Biryani stew.

At this stage the Rice will still have a bite and still cook in its steam.

CRISPY ONIONS

In a separate Saucepan add your preferred oil , butter, sliced Red Onions and Salt and fry till golden brown and crispy and not burnt.

This should take 15 -18 minutes on a medium to high heat.

Reserve 2 tablespoonful of the Crispy Onions to use for the Rice and also for garnishing.

WARNING Please keep an eye on it as it can turn quickly from golden brown to burnt and bitter.

 

BIRYANI STEW

Add the remaining Crispy Onions to the steamed Goat Meat and cook for 3 minutes

Add the Bayleaves and Kashmiri Chillies and cook for a further 3 minutes

Add the chopped Tomatoes and cook for 35 minutes on a medium to low heat

Add the Carib Gold Curry Powder and mix till well combined

Once the oil settles at the top your stew is ready. Taste for salt and adjust to your personal liking.

 

MAKING OF THE BIRYANI 

At this stage the Rice will still have a bite, be fluffy and cooked further in its steam.

Add the Par boiled Rice to the Stew ensuring you cover every surface.

Add your Saffron Water, Kewra Water and Sweet Garlic & Tomato Confit oil

Cover the Biryani and let it steam for a 15 -18 minutes on a low heat.

Garnish with the remaining Crispy Onions and Mint.

Goat Meat Biryani recipe

Your meal is ready to serve.

I love reading your feedback and happy to answer any questions you have about the recipe.

Enjoy!

 

The Ataadi range of Meaty & Seafood Chilli Sauces (A West African Food Brand)

The Ataadi range of Meaty & Seafood Chilli Sauces (A West African Food Brand)

 

Ataadi Chilli Sauces
Handcrafted Slow cooked Chilli Sauces

“Ataadi” in the Ewe language from Ghana & Togo means Sauces, Stews and Chillies. The slow cooked Meaty & Seafood Ataadi Chilli sauces encapsulates the Ataadi meaning by offering different flavours and textures within the range.

Over a 10 year period of developing recipes inspired by my West African heritage, I’ve hosted cookery shows on TV, shared almost lost ancient West African cooking methods and written about the health benefits of underrated African ingredients; I decided to launch https://www.buyndudu.com ; a small West African online deli business specialising in unique clay smoked spice blends, seasonings and chilli sauces after loosing my job in late 2020. Amongst the innovative and creative products available, let me share a little bit of history behind the brand ‘Buy Ndudu’ and in particular the ‘Ataadi Chilli Sauces’.

The ‘Ataadi’ range of sauces honours my Mum’s traditional cooking methods, family secret recipes fused with a modern day interpretation from my 30 years of cooking.

The Ataadi range of sauces are best described as the “Taste of the Sea” and steeped in my heritage (where my village Aflao in the Volta Region of Ghana) is surrounded by the Sea and Coconut trees.

Each Ataadi chilli sauces bottle is made with cold pressed organic Coconut oil, charred Red Peppers, West African Spices and includes chunks of Meat, Seafood and ready to use for your Rice, Pasta, Plantain, Yam, Sandwich, Potatoes dishes etc..

Koobi Chilli Sauces
Clay cooked Meaty & Seafood Chilli Sauces

 

THE RANGE

A total of 8 different flavours make the range of our Ataadi Chilli sauces;

Smoked Hake; cooked in cold pressed Coconut organic oil, charred Red Pepperss & West African spices

Domedo; Apple smoked Pork, smoked Bacon & Smoked Pancetta slow cooked in cold pressed organic Coconut oil, charred Red Peppers & West African spices

Abobi Tadi; Anchovies, Herbs & Green Chillies slow cooked in cold pressed organic Olive oil

Goat Meat & Shrimps; slow cooked in a charred Red Pepper sauce infused with West African spices and in cold pressed organic coconut oil

Toloo Beefy (Cured Beef) with cold pressed organic coconut oil, charred Red Peppers Shrimps & West African spices

Koobi (Cured Fish) with charred Red Peppers, cold pressed organic coconut oil & Shrimps

Black King Prawns with charred Peppers, cold pressed organic coconut oil  & West African Spices

The West African 3 Chilli Vegan Pesto in cold pressed organic coconut oil.

 

The handcrafted, slow cooked in a ClayPot, Ataadi range of Chilli sauces also honours my heritage and how our ancestors used ClayPots in cooking. The traditional method of slow cooking in a ClayPot requires time to allow the natural flavours of the ingredients to develop perfectly. This method is shunned by most as it’s time consuming and costly.

Buy Ndudu believes in reviving the traditional West African cooking methods and healthy lifestyle through our products. The recipes are exclusive to Buy Ndudu as they’re created by our in house Flavour Creator Fafa; hence you won’t find them anywhere else. The slow cooked Ataadi Chilli sauces are freshly made once a month on a Pre – Order basis, made in small batches using fresh, premium and organic ingredients.

Find recipes on how to use the Spice blends, Seasonings and Chilli Sauces on my YouTube channel, ‘Ndudu by Fafa’.

 

Thanks to everyone that has made a purchase, reviewed the products and verified feedback. The general feedback gears towards the nostalgic taste of Grandma’s Chilli Sauces and how one eats it straight from the jar.  Check our TrustPilot and website for feedback.

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Flavour packed Palava Sauce recipe / Spinach Stew

Flavour packed Palava Sauce recipe / Spinach Stew

Family lets make this delicious Palava Sauce recipe which can be enjoyed woth your preferred carbohydrates. The sauce also works perfectly as a Sandwich filler

INGREDIENTS
400g of cooked Spinach
6 Shallots or 3 large Onions
3 tablespoonful of Coconut oil
250g of Halloumi Cheese or Wagashi Cheese
1 levelled teaspoon of Buy Ndudu Dried Scotch Bonnet flakes or 1-2 fresh Scotch Bonnet
250g of fresh or tinned Tomatoes
1 large Red Bell Pepper
3 Mackerel tins in Olive oil or 3 large smoked Ghanaian Mackerel locally known as ‘Salmon’
1 Tomato based Mackerel Tin
80g of blended Melon seeds / 3 Egg Whites / 3 whole Eggs
70ml of water to soak the blended Egusi
5-8 Kasoa Peppers/ Green Chillies / 10 Kpakposhito (Pettie Belle Chillies)
1 tablespoonful of Buy Ndudu Koobi Seasoning blend (Cured Fish blend)
Salt to taste

 

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METHOD

Watch how to prepare this classic & creative Ghanaian Palava Sauce recipe (Spinach Stew) below;

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Juicy Oven baked Chicken & Potatoes recipe

Juicy Oven baked Chicken & Potatoes recipe

Roast Chicken recipe

Introducing my Clay pot, slow cooked  and flavour packed Chicken and Potatoes One Pot meal  which can be enjoyed either for lunch or dinner. Impress your family, friends and dinner guests with this citrusy and umami packed meal.

The recipe also works perfectly with Duck, Turkey, Goose and Guinea fowl.

The next recipe is the citrusy and Umami packed sauce that was served with this one pot Chicken & Potatoes meal.

 

INGREDIENTS

4 Chicken Legs

500g of Potatoes

6-8 Bay leaves

3 teaspoonful of BUY NDUDU’S Ataadi Green Chilli Anchovy Sauce

5 tablespoonful of Olive oil

1 levelled teaspoon of Rosemary

1 tablespoonful of Cumin seeds

1 levelled teaspoon of Cubeb

3-4 large Banana Shallots or any Onion of your choosing

30g of fresh Ginger

Salt to taste

 

METHOD

Watch how to prepare this delicious Chicken & Potatoes dish below;

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Spring Feta & Chickpeas Soup using Buy Ndudu’s Rose Harissa Spice blend

Spring Feta & Chickpeas Soup using Buy Ndudu’s Rose Harissa Spice blend

Feta & Chickpeas Soup recipe

Let’s make this quick and equally delicious Feta & Chickpeas soup using Buy Ndudu’s Rose Harissa Spice blend.

The soup can be enjoyed both warm or cold with ingredients that are accessible. Grab a bottle of our in house Clay Smoked Rose Harissa blend for this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

250g of cooked Chickpeas

80g of Feta

50g of all natural Yogurt

5 tablespoonfuls of Extra Virgin Olive oil

1 large Onion

2 tablespoonfuls of our Rose Harissa Spice blend

30g of chopped green parts of a Spring Onions

5 mint leaves

3 cloves of fermented Garlic or 2 cloves of Garlic

3 wild Garlic leaves & flowers (optional)

3 tablespoonfuls of Olive oil to warm up the cooked Chickpeas

1 tablespoonful of Raw Honey or the fermented Garlic Honey

Salt to taste

Feta & Chickepeas Warm Soup recipe

METHOD

Blend the Yogurt and Feta into a silky smooth consistency and transfer into a bowl

Dry roast the Rose Harissa for 30 seconds and add 1 tablespoon to the blended Feta

Add the Extra Virgin Olive oil, Salt to taste and the Spring Onions

Add the fermented Garlic and Honey

Mix till well combined and leave in the fridge whilst you tend to the Chickpeas

To a pan add your Olive oil, Salt to taste and Onions. Let it fry gently for 2 minutes and add the cooked Chickpeas.

Slow cook for 8 minutes until it’s warmed through. Add the remaining Rose Harissa and cook for a further minute.

Turn the heat off and add the Mint, Garlic leaves and Flowers.

At this point your Feta blend should be cold. Add the hot Chickpeas to the chilled Feta blend and your lunch is ready.

Rose Harissa

Enjoy the North African flavours, textures and different temperatures as you scoop and savour each morsel.

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CHICKPEAS & HALLOUMI SALAD RECIPE

Detoxing Aloe Vera Juice recipe

Detoxing  Aloe Vera Juice recipe

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is packed with both antibacterial and anti oxidant properties which should be included in our diets more often.
Find the detailed health benefits of Aloe Vera Juice in the recipe video link below;

INGREDIENTS
150g of Aloe Vera Gel
180ml of Ginger juice
1 medium sized Cucumber
Juice of 1 large Lemon or 2 Limes
1 teaspoonful of Honey (optional)

METHOD

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Quick Macaroni & Salmon Salad recipe

Quick Macaroni & Salmon Salad recipe

Macaroni Salad recipe

Family, let’s make this quick and flavoursome Macaroni Salad

INGREDIENTS
300g of Macaroni Pasta
5 tablespoonful of Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 litre of Water
1 large finely diced Red Onion
1 medium sized White Onion
1 medium sized chopped Red Pepper
1 tablespoonful of finely chopped fresh Dill
60g of steamed diced Carrots
60g of garden Peas (optional)
400g of lightly smoked cooked Salmon chunks
Half a teaspoon of Buy Ndudu Rose Harissa Spice blend
1 tablespoonful of Buy Ndudu Bolu (smoked Shrimp) Seasoning blend
Salt to taste or try Buy Ndudu’s Koobi Salt

DRESSING
60g of Mayonnaise
1 tablespoonful of horseradish or half a teaspoon of Mustard
1 tablespoonful of Buy Ndudu Minty Honey
4 tablespoonful of Apple Cider Vinegar
Salt to taste

 

METHOD

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Easy Pan griddled Chicken Skewers using Thighs & Drumsticks

Easy Pan griddled Chicken Skewers using Thighs & Drumsticks

Pan Griddled Chicken Skewers recipe

INGREDIENTS
350g of cubed Chicken thighs & drumsticks (Leg)
3 tablespoonful of Buy Ndudu Xorla BBQ Rub
1 tablespoonful of Buy Ndudu’s Edzè Spice blend
1 large Lemon
5 tablespoonful of Olive oil
1 large Onion
Salt to taste

 

METHOD

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Spanish Seafood Paella recipe using Dzolof Spice blend

Spanish Seafood Paella recipe using Dzolof Spice blend

Spanish Seafood Paella
Family,
Sharing how I make the tastiest Seafood Paella each time. A perfect recipe for the family and your guests.

INGREDIENTS
250g of Paella Rice
400ml of Water
1 tablespoonful of Buy Ndudu’s Bill blend (smoked Shrimp blend)
1 tablespoonful of Buy Ndudu’s Dzolof Blend
150g of Squid or Cuttlefish
500g of Black King Prawns
200g of Mussels
200g of Clams
300g of Chopped Tin Tomatoes
150g of diced Red Bell Peppers
1 large diced Onions
Salt and freshly milled Black Peppercorns to taste

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METHOD

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