Its Christmas season once more......Oh yeah!!! The season of jollification, Giving, Sharing and Caring. During this time of the year, there's usually lots and lots of goodies to look forward to especially the food. Time and time again, i've had to ponder on what to prepare for christmas. So instead of pondering, i decided to outline popular simple Nigerian Christmas meal recipes & ideas to make this festive season memorable for family and friends. Thank me later........ ;)
Nigerian
Jollof rice
Jollof rice is one of the most popular nigerian meals and the nigerian favorite for occasions like christmas. It is easy to prepare especially
during rush hour Christmas mornings when you have to prepare everything quickly before
guests arrive.
Jollof Rice (Photo credit: Afrolems)
Nigerian Fried rice
I’ve lost
count of the number of times I’ve had to place fried rice beside Jollof rice. Makes
a wonderful combination I must say. This is an easy Nigerian Christmas dish to make. Just chop up the vegetables, prepare your stock and you are good to go. Plus,
it sure does make Christmas day colorful and the aroma is “Fantabulous”.
Fried rice
Coconut rice
This rice dish is sure to put a smile on the faces of your guests and it'd keep them asking for more. It could also be used as a substitute for jollof rice or fried rice
Coconut rice
White rice and Stew/Sauces
Now this is
another popular dish for the festive season. The good thing about white rice
and stew is, the Surplus stew can be reserved for another day unlike other
rice dishes that don’t taste the same if kept for more than the first and
second day. Some popular stew recipes made during Xmas are: Veggie chicken GravySauce, Tomato Stew, Vegetable stew…….The list goes on and on.
Veggie Chicken gravy sauce
White rice with Tomato Stew (Photo credit: Readystew)
Vegetable stew"Efo riro"(Photo credit: Avartsycooking)
Roast/Fried Chicken
Like for
real………..Who celebrates Xmas without Chicken!? The prices for chicken
practically Triple during this time of the year and you can’t haggle to beat
the price down because that’s just the way it is. Most people actually buy the
live chickens like a week before Xmas and groom it till the D-day……Hehehehe!!!!
Naija style. It could be fried, roast, barbecued etc.
Roast chicken (Photo credit: Blue chicken)
Fried chicken (Kadirecipes)
Salad
Make the
season colorful by making appetizing salads. There are different salads you could choose
from ranging from chicken topper salad, coleslaw, vegetable salad, Vegan pasta salad e.t.c
Vegan pasta salad (Photo credit: Bikyamasr)
Coleslaw (Photo credit: Specialforkblog)
Moi moi
Another
exciting dish for this season is moi moi. The plus about this dish is, it could
be served alongside jollof rice or fried rice as a side dish (Typical balanced
diet).
Moi Moi
Pepper Soup
Pepper soup is
usually a good way to enjoy the celebration. It’s usually used to cap up the
festive evenings after a long Christmas day.
Pepper soup( photo credit: naija food)
Cakes & Pastries
Personally, I
don’t celebrate occasions without cakes and pastries. You can bake up a storm
with the whole family involved in making cakes, pies, doughnuts, Spring rolls, pancake rolls, Chin
Chin, Puff Puff, Sausages, easy to make cookies…..the list goes on and on.
Plus, they are great as Christmas presents too. Imagine a little basket full of
homemade goodies for the guests.
Cup Cakes
Pancake rolls
Spring rolls(Photo credit: Tofufortwo)
Meat Pies (Photo credit: Spice baby)
chin chin (Photo credit: Travel smart guide)
Doughnuts (photo credit: forkfulofcomfort)
Puff Puff
Chocolate chip cookies
Homemade Party Drinks
Make your Christmas
party fantabulously festive by making your own party drinks. There are lots of
drink ideas to choose from like Cocktails, Orange juice, Zobo, kunu, Fruit Punch, Lemonade etc.
Lemonade
Zobo drink (Photo credit: (9jafoodie)
Kunu drink (Photo credit: Nigeria galleria)
Fruit Punch (photo credit: allrecipies)
Got more Christmas meal ideas? Would love to feature what you love to prepare during the festive season. Send your Photo entries to dobbyssignature@gmail.com ....Gracias!