FOOD PREPARATION

1.     PLAN AND PREPARE A THREE COURSE MEAL

2.     STATE THE REASON FOR CHOOSING MEAL

3.     INGREDIENT FOR EACH COURSE MEAL

4.     METHOD OF PREPARATION FOR EACH COURSE MEAL

PREPARATION OF A THREE SQUARE MEAL

Selected three course meals

First course (Appetizer) – Small chops (samosa)

Second course (Main entrée) – Jollof Rice

Third course (Dessert) – Pine Apple juice

REASON FOR SELECTING EACH COURSE MEAL AND THEIR INGREDIENTS/METHOD OF PREPARE

A.     APPETIZER (First course)

-         REASON FOR SELECTING

i.                    Small chops in formation is easy to understand.

ii.                 It’s an ultimate  snack

iii.               Small chops work in any context

iv.                No events is complete without it.

-         INGREDIENT FOR PREPARING SMALL CHOPS

i.                    THE DOUGH:

ü  120g flour

ü  3 tablespoon of vegetable oil

ü  A pinch of salt

ü  Half teaspoon of spice (thyme or any other)

ü  Warm water

ü  2 handfuls of green peas

ü  2 medium irish  potatoes

ü  1 large carrot

ü  200g minced beef/meat

ü  2 cooking spoons of vegetable oil

ü  Stock cubes

ü  1 stalk of spring onion (cut into thin cirle)

ü  1teaspoon of curry powder

ü  Salt and ground pepper (to taste)

ü  1  pinch of garlic powder (optional)

-         METHOD OF PREPARATION OF SMALL CHOP (SAMOSA)

FILLING

Step one (1):

Wash and peel the irish potatoes and carrot. Dice into tiny bits, add green peas. Add little salt and cook for about 5 minutes. Take off the heat once get soft and set aside.

Step two (2):  

Slice onions in circles. Set aside.

Step three (3):

Heat up vegetable oil in a small pot, add the onions, curry and garlic powder, and stir for a few seconds.

Step four (4):

            Add the minced meat and stir-fry until it turns to a pale colour

            Step five (5):

            Add stick cubes pepper and salt to taste.

            Step six (6):

            Add the cooked vegetable and mix together on medium heat for about three minutes.

Dough

Step one (1)

·        Pour flour into a mixture missing bowl

Step two (2)

·        Add warm water, salt and vegetable oil. Mix until you have a smooth stretchy dough

Step three (3)

·        Cover mixture with an airtight plastic wrap and leave to breathe for 15 minutes, and then knead the dough to make it more stretchy.

Step four (4)

·        Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough  to a thickness of about 2-3 mm.

Step  five (5)

·        Cut the dough in circle. You can use the tip of a round glass bowl if you  do not have a circular dough cutter.

Step six (6)

·        Cut those circles in two equal halves and smudge water on the semi straight circular dough. Don’t close it yet

Step seven (7)

·        Put a spoonful of the filling  into the dough.

repeat until all the dough have finished. Heat up vegetable oil in medium heat.

Step eight (8)

·        Make sure the oil is not too hot for it. Fry until the color change to light brown.

Step nine (9)

·        Place the fried samosa on a paper towel to drain off excess oil

B.     MAIN COURSE / ENTRÉE ( SECOND COURSE)jollof rice

Reason for selecting

                                I.            Jollof rice is an e

Cost  N1200