Seamoss Punch

1 1/2 tins condense milk
1/2 carton Carnation milk
1/2 cup granola (optional)
2-4 cups water (cold)
3 cups of crushed ice (optional)
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
A pinch of nutmeg
2 teaspoon Angostura bitters
1 lb (in my case 1 pk of store bought sea moss)
1 tablespoon sugar for added taste (optional)
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 sticks cinnamon

Method:

1. Soak dried Seamoss in cold water for 15 minutes.

2. Wash thoroughly with a spoon of lime juice.

3. Fill a pot with two quarts of fresh water

4. Add the cleaned Seamoss and two cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil.

5. Once boiling, cover and summer on low heat for 20-25 minutes. During this period the seamoss will soften and the water will thicken.

6. Remove from heat and discard the used cinnamon sticks.

7. All the mixture to cool and store it overnight into the fridge, allowing it to form a gel.

8. In a blender place the sea moss gel, 2 cups of ice, Carnation milk, granola, nutmeg, and 2 cups of water.

2. Blend until smooth.

3. Place half of the mixture in a large mug and blend the other remaining ingredients.

4. Pour into mug and mix slightly with a wooden spoon

N.B. if you wish you can add sugar for taste.

As always...enjoy!!! 😁

Aloo (Potato) Pies

Now this is an easy dish to make. It's best eaten hot and washed down with a cold drink. It's fun to make with the family. And it's a nice recipe to hand down to your kids. 

Ingredients:-

2 cups flour

2 tsps Baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cups water

Filling:-

3 large potatoes 

1 tbsp minced shadon beni

1 stalk minced chive

2 pimento pepper finely diced

1 tsp ground geera

1 tsp salt

pepper (optional)

oil for frying

Method:-

1. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and water; knead lightly into a soft dough
2. Set aside and cover with a clothe for a few minutes
3. Clean, peel and boil the potato until soft. 
4. Drain and mash potato with a potato masher or fork
5. Season with salt, ground geera, chive, pimento pepper, pepper (optional) and mix well
6. Divide the dough into approximately 10 pieces and roll into balls
7. Flatten balls into a 4 inch circles and fill with 2 tbsp potato mix in the middle
8. Wet one edge with water, fold over and press to enclose potato
9. Fry in deep hot oil until golden brown
10. Drain and serve with chutney (our tamarind chutney recipe is also available on this blog)

Alternative:-

You can instead of using potato, you can also use minced meat. Now this is the ingredients for the mince meat filling.

Minced Meat Filling:-

2 cloves of garlic

1 lbs grounded or minced meat

1/2 tsp salt

2 pimento pepper finely minced

1 tsp finely diced shadon beni

1 stalk minced chive

2 tbsp oil for frying

1 tsp all purpose seasoning

1 tbsp ketchup

Method:- 

1. In a frying pan allow the oil to heat
2. Add the garlic, pimento pepper, shadon beni, chive and stir
3. Add the ground meat
4. Allow to cook until it's completely brown
5. Add salt, remaining seasoning and ketchup
6. Stir continuously ensuring that the ingredients are completely mixed
7. Allow to cool.

From there you can follow from steps 7 - 10 to create in terms of adding the filling into the dough and frying it.

Bon Apetit! Because I know you will enjoy it.