2014 has been a very good year for Nigerian Cooking. New recipes, new exciting things to try, beautiful pictures, fantastic plating, and most of all the use of technology in the kitchen. History will record 2014 as the year, the Nigerian Kitchen Revolution kicked into full gear. I hope you have been convinced now, and will go into 2015 more determined to continue using technology for everyday mundane cooking tasks. I thought to do a quick post on how a food processor is the next best thing in a Nigerian Kitchen. See, why you need to follow the blog on Instagram. I posted these videos sometime ago. I have two food processors – a Kenwood, what I call my first love, but it quite big and I only use it when I have large volumes to prepare. My second baby is a Chef Tony Tmix – hand-held food processor. It is a much smaller device, and I use it when I have smaller quantities and need to do something quickly, rather than lugging out the Kenwood from the kitchen cupboard. Here are my 10 uses of a food processor in a Nigerian Kitchen:
1. Make Pounded Yam. See video below
See post HERE
2. Pound Ede (cocoyam) to be used as a thickener – see picture below
3. Still hand chopping okro – tsk, tsk, tsk. Use a food processor – see video below
4. I have a post coming up soon, in time for Christmas, to make the perfect Coleslaw, my mother’s Coleslaw. No need to manually grate, please use a food processor. See videos below
To grate Carrots
To grate Cabbage
5. Crayfish harbours a lot of dirt. Many a time, I have been burned by the signature grit, crayfish can bring with it. Here is my tip below, and a picture of the result.
6. You want to grate water yam for Ekpang, Ikokore, Oto or Ojojo this Christmas? Use a food processor
See post HERE
7. You need to roughly chop onions and ata rodo (scotch bonnet/habanero pepper this Christmas, for something like Asun for example. Leave your chopping board in the cupboard, and use a food processor
See post HERE for Asun
8. You need to make a large batch of Moin Moin for Christmas, don’t bother with manual peeling, use a food processor.
See post HERE
9. Washing bitter leaves in a food processor. See video below
See post HERE
10. Still mashing Ewa aganyin with a wooden spoon, errrrr. Use a food processor – see the video below
See post HERE
I hope you enjoyed my 2014, a year in review. I will also be posting the many uses of a hand mixer in a Nigerian Kitchen. Let us keep slaying in the kitchen in 2015. Stress free.
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Thank you!!!!!!!
Sister Dooney…Please what brand of food processor and its alternate in naija (if oyu know)
Hi, try a Kenwood. Jumia.com and Konga.com plus big stores like cash and carry sell them.
Hi! Please, Can you recommend a good food processor and blend in London> Thanks
Hi ANita, buy a Kenwood. Check Argos and for a good one, be willing to spend from £60. I hope that helps
How can I get this wonder worker called food processor? I think I needed one. Thanks
Please check http://www.jumia.com or wwww.konga.com
Dunni true ehh I just love you. The day I blended cocoyam it was so smooth and silky. It even looked better than when it is pounded. I used hot water when blending.
Please more tips like this. Merry Christmas in advance.
Hi Dunni,
Can’t say ‘thank you’ enough for blessing others with what you are passionate about. God bless u real good sis. Yes, most of the new tricks I learnt in cooking this I owe it solely to YOUR BLOG (no sweet talks here cos i visit at least 3 Nigerian food blogs everyday) and i must be honest with you, most of my husband’s friends keep saying they will bring their wives to me for more training. *laughing so hard*. Now back to why i came here today again *smiles* it will be unfair not to give my kitchen any gift this xmas and since you stylishly told me on facebook that i can’t have your food processor, i have decided that ‘she’ will get a food processor and yes i want to give her a Kenwood too. I have been going through all their products and i got confused that is why i want to ask for your help. Please what model do u advise i buy. i want something that can do ALL what YOU have thought us to use a food processor for.
Thanks
Thank you very much Kemi. Try a Kenwood FP921 or something within a top price range
i saw this argos food processor which is 16 pounds since i hardly make food can i still use that
Hi Dee, it likely wouldn’t last
Happy new year once again. Finally, i made masef n my kitchen proud. Jumia didn’t have FP230 at the time i booked so i opted for Phillips food processor and i must say, i am sooooooo glad i did. Dooney, u are an inspiration. God bless u real good sis. My husband and his friends didn’t believe me wen i told dem it cld pound yam without stress. wen i brought it home, he called his friends and said d much awaited food processor is here oooo, thank God i av watched ur video over n over again and i adhered strictly to d instructions plus the yam was just the right yam for pounded yam. i had to make dem see all d steps so dere will be no room for doubt and wen i opened d lid after d ‘pounding’, they all exclaimed and said ‘ori awon oyinbo ti pe ju’ (the white man is sensible), 3 friends ordered for it immediately LOLZZ. It’s just what every woman should try and get in her kitchen. Thanks Dunni, I rili appreciate.
Please when should we expect the cook book? I will ask everyday till i have it in my kitchen. *winks*
Aaaaaaaaaw, clapping my hands for you o. WELL DONE. The cookbook, is all in The Lord’s hands o, but it will be a reality by His Grace
Waat! All this can be done with one device, need to get myself a food processor asap. Thanks Dunni. Pls, what is the capacity of the small one you got. I need a small one for starters. Cheers. You are the best.
The Chef Tony Tmix, click on this link to see all the details
No link here Dooney. pls help; meanwhile, I need to have the mini one as well, especially when making certain purees for my baby…Talking about babies: can you include a session of pureed Nigerian foods for babies etc? I’ve missed you oh, all those times that I craved your food during pregnancy, especially the ISI EWU that you encouraged me to make myself…lol! (my baby is already 5 months old now lol!)
Hi Pauline, which link were you looking for? The thing is, because there is no baby yet to eat any pureed food I make, it would be a waste of food (which I have promised myself to reduce this year). Pray, Bros shows up soon, then we can revisit the issue. Lol
Please recommend a food processor, i must not be without one in 2015 thanks sis
Hi Elsmama, buy Kenwood. Anyone within your budget
Thank you sweets, have a merry xmas and an awesome 2015. Please o pan seared plantain is that our same dodo lol
You do naija food proud!!
Hello Dunni, please do you think the FP-190 or FP-230 would do the same work as this? thanks.
FP230 preferrably
Hi Dunni,
U have really opened m y eyes to the endless possibilities of a fp. I bought mine from Very for £50 and it was a steal! (reduced from £150). I have made poundo so many times!! I knew I could cut cocoyam in tiny pieces and blend but didnt know my fp could do that easily for me with a different blade. Thank God for sensible ladies like u, enlightening slacking ladies like me who dont bother reading manuals but wait for dooney’s video’s!
Chei!! Talking of dooney’s video’s, my mouth formed a big ‘O’ when I saw the fp could chop okro!! Doooney – I have been manually chopping okro happily even with the fp having its pride of place in my kitchen!! For the past one year!! Chei!! Original Suffer head when the gadget that could have helped is there in the kitchen!! Thank you oh for sharing and not keeping all this info to yourself!!
Hello Dunni. Thanks for d lifesaving tips. I’m searhing online now for kenwood food procesor and I can see fp230 abd fpp230. Which of these did you recommend cos i’m getting confused.
Thanks
Hi, try the FP230.
Hi Dunni
So I bought a food processor on Amazon – the Kenwood 543 and its been amazing.
Firstly I made seafood ila asepo and it chopped my okra for me – I used to use my blender for that but now I used the food processor
Then I wanted to fry plantain – and it chopped it for me into perfect circles!
Then finally I poured some heavy whipped cream into my food processor and 3 minutes later I had butter! yes butter…. I made my own butter! I cannot tell you how much this delights me… going off now to make pizza dough! this food processor will hear it!
Thank you Dunni for being an inspiration
circle back. it did WHAT!!!!! in circles, OMG!!!!! I haven’t even thought of that. hahahahahaha
@Dunni – my husband is now positively worried about my affair with the food processor.
So far I have done the following with my darling processor:
– chopped okro for Seafood ila asepo
– cut plaintain in perfect cicles for frying
– made butter from whipping cream
– made healthy ice cream using frozen bananas
– mixed batter for the fluffiest upside down pineapple cake
The affair continues!
Hello Ms Dunni and my name too is Adunni, I live in New York, USA, please can you tell me the best food processor to buy. I looked in the store but there are too many and don’t know which one is the best or to buy for nigerian foods.
Thanks.
Hi, in the US, your best bet is to buy a Cuisinart or a Kitchen aid if you can afford one
Hi Dooney. Thanks so much for all the recipes you post. I’m a horrible cook but just going through your recipes gives me so much hope. What’s the model of the food processor you used in the videos above and where can i get it in Nigeria? Once again thanks you so much.. We appreciate you.
this model is no longer available on Kenwood, but in Nigeria you can buy the Kenwood FP230 on konga.com
Hi Dunni,
Thank you so much for the tips on cooking. you are a life saver. please on Konga, the kenwood products they have are FP190, FPP230, Multipro Processor. Please help! i must make pounded yam for my husby this weekend.
Hi,buy the 230. it is a bigger unit than the 190
God bless you Dunni, I got my first food processor today (actually a gift) and i was wondering what on earth to do with it with Nigerian meals. I am glad i can make coleslaw. Can wait to rock it. Thanks for all the tips and may Bro who sabi correct thing and sabi maintain am show up soon
I meant can’t wait to rock it. I am glad I can make Coleslaw without hassles. Love Cooking without hassles
Hello Dunni, I am so happy I stumbled on your blog, I want to get a food processor but just a bit confused because there’s just so many out there. I live in the Uk so can you recommend a kenwood model to buy. Thanks.
Hi, buy the Kenwood FPM800 or 810. super purchase
My dear, I can’t thank you enough for this blog.
FP for bitter leaf, banga soup, etc
Woah. I must get mine today!
Finally, I used my food processor to wash bitter leave, and it was absolutely amazing!
However, half way gone, the plastic dough broke (hope to find replacement soon). I had to use my blender instead, and it was super amazing!
To use the blender for this, it is better on blenders with pulse button, hold and press for 1 sec over 20-50 times.
I also used by processor to shred okro, onions, tomato, pepper and vegetable so far.
My husband said clearly to me; “no need for knife, mortar and pistle in the kitchen anymore with this”. He promised to buy another processor for me to be used in the village (trust village with a lot of pounding and shredding).
My dear, i cant thank you enough for the life saver!
Blender, that is a good trick right there. Your husband is so lovely. Lucky you.