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• 1 tsp • 1 tsp star or dried • 1 tsp (or ½ • ¼ tbsp dried tsp of another red pepper) • ½ tsp powder • 1 tsp • 1 tsp (½ sea salt)

1 Mix all together and store in an airtight container! Done!

When baking - I cannot think of one thing you might feel like baking where this wouldn’t work to take it up a level - just 1 teaspoon to your flour or wet mix and see what happens - be creative!

I also sprinkle this over kale or Cavolo Nero before roasting into chips/crisps - I also add a teaspoon to veg when roasting - eg squash, pumpkin, yams, potatoes etc.

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This is a spice mix for Kelewele - a simple and quick side dish of spiced and fried plantain – it’s a common street food snack from roadside chop bars and streetfood vendors across Ghana but it’s a good one to keep in the cupboard as it can be used to make a Plantain or banana Chutney or my motherother in in law law adds adds 1-2 1-2 teaspoon teaspoon to to everything everything sheshe bakesbakes -- she’sshe’s a Jewish Italian Mary Berry in the making…

DRY SPICE MIX: Makes approx: 150-200g

• 1 tsp nutmeg • 1 tsp star or dried cloves • 1 tsp cayenne pepper (or ½ • ¼ tbsp dried ginger tsp of another red pepper) • ½ tsp onion powder • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp salt (½ sea salt)

1 Mix all together and store in an airtight container! Done!

When baking - I cannot think of one thing you might feel like baking where this wouldn’t work to take it up a level - just 1 teaspoon to your flour or wet mix and see what happens - be creative!

I also sprinkle this over kale or Cavolo Nero before roasting into chips/crisps - I also add a teaspoon to veg when roasting - eg squash, pumpkin, yams, potatoes etc.

@ghanakitchen

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DRY SPICE MIX: Makes approx: 150-200g

• 1 tsp nutmeg • 1 tsp star or dried cloves • 1 tsp cayenne pepper (or ½ • ¼ tbsp dried ginger tsp of another red pepper) • ½ tsp onion powder • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp salt (½ sea salt) KELEWELE PLANTAIN:

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• 1 tsp nutmeg • 1 tsp star or dried cloves • 1 tsp cayenne pepper (or ½ • ¼ tbsp dried ginger tsp of another red pepper) • ½ tsp onion powder • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp salt (½ sea salt)

1 Mix all together and store in an airtight container! Done!

When baking - I cannot think of one thing you might feel like baking where this wouldn’t work to take it up a level - just 1 teaspoon to your flour or wet mix and see what happens - be creative!

I also sprinkle this over kale or Cavolo Nero before roasting into chips/crisps - I also add a teaspoon to veg when roasting - eg squash, pumpkin, yams, potatoes etc.