FAVORITE MEALS FOR WINTER: TSE TEAM EDITION

by: zaghra savahl

The winter season is in full swing and one of our favorite things to do during this time is indulge a bit into some scrumptious meals. In this edition, we catch up with the TSE employees to find out what their favorite meals are this season. Take a look below.

Aminat OdunEwu-Seese

1. What’s your favorite meal for the Winter Season? ​Pepper soaked Fish and Penne
2. What do you love most about it? It’s delicious and versatile! For instance, instead of fish, you can use chicken as well.​
3. What’s the recipe or describe this meal? ​ Here’s a link that provides the recipe. https://www.strivingclarity.com/recipes/pepper-soaked-fish-and-penn

Latifat Cabirou

1. what's your favorite meal for the winter season? Jollof Rice with Thanksgiving Turkey and gizdodo

2. What do you love most about it? It's something about the holiday meal that makes it taste different. I think it has to do with the joy, excitement, and spirit of the holidays that the cook exudes when cooking that gives the meal an additional flavor of love. 

​3. what's the recipe or describe this meal? I prefer my turkey seasoned with butter, honey dijon mustard, and additional spices and herbs. I prefer my Jollof rice made traditional style, and gizdodo made with fried/grilled gizzard sauteed in deep fried spicy bell pepper and tomato mix.

Aminat Kolawole

1. What’s your favorite meal for the Winter Season? Jollof rice
2. What do you love most about it: It is a Nigerian dish composed of blended peppers and tomatoes. I eat this dish year round but it is great in the winter months because of the different spices and flavors.
3. What’s the recipe or describe this meal? Here’s a link that provides the recipe.

​Jollof Rice Recipe
5 cups of rice
3/4 Cup Olive Oil
5 Tbsp Tomato paste
4 Cups Chicken stock
1 Tbsp Curry Powder
1 Tbsp Thyme
2 bay leaves
1 Tsp Salt or to taste
1 Onion Medium sized(sliced)
1 Tomato sliced (Large size)
1 Tbsp seasoning powder or seasoning cubes
1 Onion Sliced

For the sauce, blend together:
3 Red Bell Pepper
3 Tomatoes Plum
2 Scotch bonnet
1 Onion Diced

​In a large pan, preheat the cooking oil. Once the oil is hot, add the diced onions and fry for about 3 to 5 minutes or until the onions become soft.
Add the Tomato Paste. Fry for about 5 minutes, then add the garlic, ginger, and bay leaves and let it cook in the tomato paste for about 2 minutes.
Add the blended pepper and allow the pepper to cook until the water is reduced entirely and the oil is seen floating on the fried pepper.
Season with thyme, curry powder, salt to taste, and seasoning cubes. Leave to cook for another 2 to 5 minutes.
Stir in the rice until it is well coated with the sauce. Add the Chicken stock and cover it with a tight-fitting lid, then allow it to come to a boil.
Once it starts boiling, about 3 to 5 minutes after placing it on the stove, reduce the heat immediately to medium-low and steam until the rice is done.

Naima Ghori

1. What’s your favorite meal of the Winter Season? Biryani and Fried Prawns
2. What do you love most about it? The calmness and the whole vibe of winters that goes with this meal.​
3. What’s the recipe or describe this meal? Here are links that provide the recipes. https://www.teaforturmeric.com/chicken-biryani/https://recipes.timesofindia.com/recipes/golden-fried-prawns/rs75454037.cms

Zaghra Savahl

1. What’s your favorite meal for the Winter Season? Chicken Akhni
2. What do you love most about it? It’s a meal that I grew up with, so it always brings back fond memories when I have it. I also love the flavours and the fact that its filling.
3. What’s the recipe or describe this meal? Here’s a link that provides the recipe. https://capemalaycookingdelights.com/blog/

If the meals above made your mouth water, why not try it yourself? We’ve got some amazing Meal Planners to help you get started.
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​Try it out and leave us a comment below on what your favorite meals are this winter.