Use Yaji And Spice Your Food Easily With Good Medicine.

Yaji or suya spice is a blend of defatted ground nut powder and spices which is used to spice meat, fish,sweet potatoes, rice, yam, salad, stew, plantain and all kinds of food. It is a popular spice blend made and used in Northern Nigeria. The ingredients commonly used for preparing yaji are:

• Kwuli kwuli or ground nut powder.
• Ginger powder.
• Garlic Powder.
• Cayenne pepper powder.
• African black pepper.
• Cloves.
• Salt and other seasoning cubes.

This spice blend provides an easy and delicious way of using ingredients that contain a lot of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fiber and antioxidants. It has all the health benefits of ground nuts, ginger, garlic, peppers and cloves. Most of these ingredients combat oxidative stress, fight inflammation and so help to reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Below are properties of some of the ingredients.

• Ground nut powder; , antioxidant, anti-inflammatory.
• Garlic and ginger; digestive aid, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory.
• Peppers; digestive aids, anti-flatulent, antimicrobial, carminative, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
• Cloves ; antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, anti-flatulent, carminative.

Yaji is a nice tasting spice that can be used by everyone for so many foods. Just sprinkle some on your prepared foods or use in cooking to add a spicy ground nut taste to your food. Spices are high in medicinal properties. Foods that have high antioxidants values and anti-inflammatory properties help to keep diseases away.

We have so many local foods that are healthy and are made from all-natural ingredients. We need more of these unprocessed foods in our diet to remain healthy and maintain a good weight. Share your recipes below or send by email to yvonnebosede06@gmail.com. Follow on Twitter @heal2bwell.