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Peanut Butter Cookies
Home made peanut butter cookies are just the best. This recipe uses only a handful of ingredients that you already have in your pantry, making it a super simple cookie to make. Satisfy your sweet tooth by making these quick cookies that have the perfect nutty flavour and bite from the Nuteez crunchy peanut butter.
Lemon Mandazi
Mandazi is a popular snack that is sold at almost every local restaurant and by the road side too and usually taken for breakfast with a cup of tea. This lemon mandazi adds a whole new element of flavour to the regular mandazi.
Ndengu Samosa (Green Grams Samosa)
Samosa’s have got to be one of the most popular snacks in Kenya. You often find them filled with minced meat, but this version of vegetarian samosa’s filled with Ndengu or Pojo if that’s what you call green grams is so delicious, i’m sure most of you will choose to have it over the meat filled version. These samosas are little parcels of heaven.
Crunchy Healthy Breakfast Bars
Running late every morning and don’t have time for breakfast? Crunchy and healthy breakfast bars are our go to option for those rushed mornings. Crunchy cereal and nuts mixed in with a yummy peanut butter mix, and the best part of all, it doesn’t need to be baked either.
Salty Crackers Burger Bites
Looking for a great party snack or that movie night companion? These Salty cracker burger bites are the bomb!
Potato Croquette
Soft and fluffy potatoes coated in crushed Salty crackers and then deep fried to form that perfect crust. These potato croquettes are an amazing alternative to potato waffles and so quick to make for breakfast or as a snack.
Kenyan Mutton Kebabs- Restaurant Style
There’s something special about Kenyan Mutton Kebabs and it has to do with the egg coating. These are a street food staple all across East Africa and a great snack for parties. I have used minced mutton for this recipe but feel free to use any other types of minced meat. I also used curry powder to keep the flavours simple but you can add any other herbs and spices that you may like.
Garlic Bread Pasta
Who doesn’t love a warm buttery garlic bread along with some pasta? Now, you can combine the two and have a beautiful snack called garlic bread pasta to enjoy alongside Sunday movie time with the family.
Tuna Fish & Brown Rice Cakes
Home-made fish cakes are so much better than store-bought. For one, they contain less artificial ingredients and secondly, home made are just more healthier using fresh ingredients and whole grain options. These Tuna Fish & Brown Rice Cakes are bold and richly flavoured. They are not just your typical fish cakes.
Crispy Kenyan Maru Bhajia’s
Maru Bhajia’s are an extremely popular snack in East Africa, especially in Kenya. Bhajia’s can generally be made with a wide range of vegetables including onions, fenugreek leaves, aubergines etc and even with fish. My version includes the use of rice to make them super crispy. I serve the bhajia’s with a tomato chutney and it often also served with “khatu” which is a sweet and sour tamarind sauce. If you’d like to omit the rice, mix all the ingredients with the sliced potatoes without using any water and fry.