African Recipe may Astound You

There are in fact many who do still consider Africa as the same Dark Continent that it was a century back. If you are also in the same group it is better for you to come out from these superfluous assumptions now. It is due to the fact Africa is a huge continent and each region has its own special cooking traditions and recipes that is bound to startle anyone. Now if this continent was a dwelling of the savages how can these recipes be in existence? What has been learnt from several doctrines is that these happen to be an amalgam of native recipes and either Arabic or colonial influences. Now if you are really interested here is a suggestion. As it is not possible for any alien to prepare the best Chinese food even if he follows the recipe, the same is also applicable for you if you want to follow the African technique. Well, there is nothing to be disheartened. Though it is nearly impossible but you can get examples of the cuisines of each and every country and region in Africa from the various related websites in the Internet.
Now take for instance the following traditional African recipe from Ghana for Ashanti Chicken:

Ashanti Chicken Recipes

Ingredients

One whole chicken (about 1.3kg) de-boned
450g yams (or sweet potatoes) cut into quarters
450g chicken meat, no bones
cooking oil for frying
1 small onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 tsp ground Ashanti pepper (use cubeb pepper if not available, but it will be more bitter)
handful of chopped parsley
a few mint leaves, chopped
salt and black pepper to taste

What you shall have to do is to follow this very guideline religiously and prepare the dish in accordance with your taste. But at the same time keep it in mind that you are preparing the African dish for the first time, so there may be some mistakes. Don't get morose!