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Somali Chicken Stew (Maraq Digag)

 Somali Chicken Stew (Maraq Digag) Ingredients: 1 lb of chicken 1 tsp masala powder 3 grated garlic cloves 1 tsp xawaji 1 tsp chicken tandoori 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp all purpose seasoning 1 cup buttermilk 1/4 of an onion 2 cups water 1 tbsp flour 1/2 cup coconut milk some slices of bell pepper Instructions: Cut 1 lb of chicken into cubes Place chicken in a bowl Put all the spices on top 1 tsp each: masala powder, garlic cloves, xawaji, chicken tandoori, black pepper, all purpose seasoning, and 1 cup buttermilk Once you've given it a good mix and incorporated all the ingredients, let it marinate for at least 30 minutes Heat up some oil in a pot and saute 1/4 of an onion until transluscent Put the chicken marinade into the pot and stir for a few minutes Then add 2 cups of water, cover pot, and allow to cook on medium heat for 20-25 minutes Then in a cup or bowl, add in 1 tbsp of flour and 1/2 cup of coconut oil, mix and place into chicken stew Towards the end of the cooking process

Simple, Cheesy Lasagna

Simple, Cheesy Lasagna Ingredients for Pasta Meat Sauce (Sugoo) 1 tbsp cooking oil 4 minced garlic cloves 1/4 chopped onion minced meat 2 tbsp of canned puréed tomatoes 12 to 15 tomatoes salt to taste (we used 1 tbsp) Ingredients for Pasta: 1 box of lasagna noodles water (to boil) a little bit of oil 1 tbsp salt Instuctions for Pasta Meat Sauce (Sugo) In a blender add in, 12-15 cut tomatoes, 3-4 garlic cloves, ½ cup of water, and blend until it’ s a liquid consistency. In a large pot, heat up 1 tbsp olive oil in MED-HIGH. Then add in ¼ of a chopped onion into the heated oil and 4 minced garlic cloves, cook until it is translucent. Once, the onion is translucent, reduce the heat to MED-LOW, and add in the minced meat. Mix around and cook until all sides are browned. Browning the minced meat should take about 5-10 minutes or so. Once the meat is browned and ready on all sides, add in 2-3 tbsps of pureed tomato to the minced meat and mix around. Then, add in both the blended tomato mix