Rolex (Egg Rolled in Chapati)
There is nothing as interesting going to a new country and discovering their street food. On my recent trip to Uganda I kept asking my girlfriends to take me somewhere I’d eat food that the locals eat on the go and is available right on the streets. I guess for kenyans this would be maindi choma (roasted maize), smokies with kachumbari (some form of sausage with salsa), boiled egg with salsa, mshikakis etcs.
In Uganda rolex is famous, I have heard of it for years and I always wondered why they called olex as there is really no correlation to the watch brand, but its mighty tasty and I suppose that is all that matters. I had this at a street corner near Makerere I honestly do not remember the name of the area. Its quite a fast meal, I was quite impressed by the fact that they add cabbages to their omelet. The process is quite simple. The photos below were taken at the street vendors “kitchen”
HAPPY COOKING!!
1. Make your chapati before hand. mix all the ingredients for your omelet in a cup pour it on the pan . I used; onions, green pepper, red bell pepper, cabbage, tomatoes and dhania, I cooked the omelet in a little oil then once cooked place the capati on the cooked omelet
2. Turn the omelet and chapati and start to roll. For my homemade one I added lettuce, red bell peer and sweet chilli sauce. You can be very creative at this point, add cheese, spinach, any other vegetables
3. Roll the chapati and egg completely
4. Pack it or eat it. How cool is this recycled carry pocket that they use?
5. HAPPY EATING!!!
Pork Chops in Sweet Spicy Chili Onion Sauce
Pork, should I repeat? PORK, PORK, PORK!! you know the way the Bible says God always knows what He is doing and has a reason to place you wherever you are? Well for me God knew that I just had to be a Christian or a protestant Christian at that. I don’t know how I would survive as a Jew or Muslim without enjoying or knowing the pleasure that pork meat can bring into your life.
Pork has this way of lightening up a dull day. It’s like the weather can be at 18 degrees Celsius but a plate of well cooked pork will make it into an amazingly warm day, perfect at 25 degrees with a cool breeze and you laying at the beach cocktail in hand. Or, you can be bored at home wondering what the hell the day has to offer and there is a plate of well marinated pork, juicy and sweet and spicy and out of nowhere there is a party in your mouth. This is what this pork chops will do for you.
HAPPY COOKING!!
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.5 kg)
- 2 medium sized lemons
- 2-3 teaspoons of olive oil
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
- 4 teaspoons dried rosemary (if you can get fresh even better)
- 1/2 clove of garlic (lightly crushed when bulb is whole)
- salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 250°C
Remove the chicken from the fridge about 30 minutes before cooking.
Clean the chicken thoroughly with cold water then dry it with a towel
salt and pepper the cavity of the chicken
Clean 1 lemon and prick it all over using the tip of a sharp knife or fork. Put inside the chickens cavity with 2 teaspoons of rosemary and garlic.
Season chicken with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Squeeze about half of the remaining lemon on the chicken rubbing well to ensure it’s evenly seasoned. Finally rub the remaining rosemary on the chicken.
Reduce the oven temperature to about 200°C. Place chicken on middle shelf and cook for about 1hr.
Cooking time will vary depending on the oven used. Chicken is done if chicken is pricked and the juices are clear.
Serve with Potatoes or roast veggies
For roasted root veggies peel potatoes, carrots, onions, sweet potatoes etc and put in the baking dish with the chicken turn over every to mins to cook evenly
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From A Moth To A Beautiful Butterfly
OOOH yes, I’m back. With a big BANG!!! New blog and all.
Did you miss me? I sure did miss you guys and blogging and cooking and posting and.. and .. and the list is endless. So how have u been? What have you been cooking? Whats the new favourite in your kitchen? Any kitchen disasters? Any new tools you bought? I got my self this food processor….. God have I been waiting for that for a long time.
I also moved from the bush about a year ago, moved to my mamas and then moved out to my own place in November. Here is a bit my new kitchen. i did the cupboards my self. Don’t mind my floor 🙂
My new cooker looks something like this.
Although it’s a funny make called Uken, I bought that as I am still praying and hoping and waiting for the day I’ll afford a six burner with a full oven at the bottom like this one
Now that I have a full oven I downgraded my multi function microwave for a less function but prettier one
I have really well spaced and stocked pantry too
If you remember my Kakuma home you will know that this is a whole new and exciting upgrade.
I am really excited to start this new journey. I have lots of new things lined up. I am incorporating the whole home into my blog so this is no longer just a food blog; I have decorating tips, organizing tips, cleaning tips, DIY projects, a little bit of plus size fashion etc.
I also have new stuff to get you guys more involved like group restaurant reviews, foodie penpal, foodie cooking and baking challenges and an exciting foodie event coming up soon. So many new and exciting things, ARE YOU EXCITED???? You best be coz I’m SUPER STOCKED!!!!! See you Monday when all the fun begins
