• minjiba cooking

African Fish and Chips

Inspired by the amazing selection of fish from Lake Victoria, a simple bistro style meal that you can make at home. It is handsfree, as…

Moin Moin and Caviar

I’m a big fan of showing our traditional foods respect. This can be done in different ways – presenting them more beautifully, pairing them more…

Cassava (garri) crusted salmon slaw

I love Garri. It is one of those ingredients that we traditionally only use in one or two specific ways – eaten as eba to…

Groundnut Soup with Chicken

For anyone who was living in Nigeria in the 80s and 90s, this dish is heavy on nostalgia. It was something semi-celebratory that was cooked…

Oxtail Stew

A sumptuous and reliable stew recipe is a much needed tool in every African person’s arsenal. This recipe, will easily give you a wonderful fragrant…

Piri-Piri Stout Ribs 

Oooh! Is there anything more enjoyable than melt-in-your-mouth, fall off the bone ribs? Ooh. I don’t think there is. I don’t eat pork often, but…

Fusion Jollof Rice

A good Jollof Rice recipe is a must to have in your back pocket and this one is up there with the best of them.…