Can i please have some advice from some Native Americans?

Question

My Fiance, and our son are native american and i want to make them a really delicious native american meal to show how much i care!

I was wondering about some good recipes for fry bread, and some other things i can make for dinner....Please help!

Answer 1

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Indian Fry Bread
Indian Tacos
Fry Bread Dessert



Indian Fry Bread

2 cups self-rising flour
About a tbsp. baking powder
About a cup of milk or water

Mix the flour and baking powder together. Add milk or water and stir to make a stiff dough but workable with your hands (not sticky). Knead together a few times till dough is smooth. Pinch off a piece of the dough about the size of a small rubber ball (for large piece of Fry Bread). The old way is to flour your hands and flatten between the palms until the size of a small dessert plate to about 1/4 inch thick. If this is difficult for you to do, put the dough on a floured surface and flatten with palm of hands or roll with a rolling pin to form about a 6-inch circle. Keep your hands floured as you work with the dough. I use an 8-inch iron skillet filled with Canola oil or another good vegetable oil to fry the dough. Fry until the dough is a light golden brown and turn to fry both sides. Drain on paper towels.

Indian Tacos

Make Fry Bread above. Brown one pound of ground beef and remove grease. Add one package of Taco Seasoning Mix following directions on package. Spoon taco meat mixture on top of Fry Bread, add grated cheddar cheese (or taco cheeses), chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, chopped lettuce and salsa on top. You can vary this with your favorite toppings such as adding sour cream. A lot of Indian cooks use chili instead of the taco seasoned meat.

Fry Bread Dessert

You can also make delicious desserts with Fry Bread. There are several variations here or experiment with your own creations.

1. Make Fry Bread and sprinkle with powdered sugar, honey or sugar and cinnamon.

2. Top with your favorite fruit pie filling. Top with whipped cream.

3. Top with fresh cut up fruits, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, etc. with a little sugar added. Then top with whipped cream.

Answer 2

Here's a recipe for Tsalagi (Cherokee) bean bread that's fun:


Bean Bread
(Tsu-Ya-Ga)

•1 cup of cornmeal
•Â½ cup flour
•2 tsp baking powder
•1 tbsp sugar
•2 cups milk
•Â¼ cup melted shortening
•1 beaten egg
•2 tbsp honey
•4 cups drained brown beans

Mix all of these ingredients, except beans, thoroughly, and then fold in the beans. Pour into greased, heated pan. Bake at 450 until brown (usually 30 minutes or so)

And this is my favorite fry bread recipe:

Fry Bread

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1-1/3 cups warm water
• vegetable oil for frying
• honey

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the water and knead the dough until soft. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board until 1/4" thick. Cut out 4" rounds. Heat 1"-2" of oil in a saucepan. Fry the bread until puffed. Turn bread when edges are brown. own on both sides. Serve with honey.

And finally, a recipe for grape dumplings that are delicious:

Grape Dumplings

•1 cup flour
•1 ½ tsp baking powder
•2 tsp sugar
•Â¼ tsp salt
•1 tbsp shortening
•Â½ cup grape juice

Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and shortening. Add juice and mix into stiff dough. Roll dough very thin on floured board and cut into strips ½" wide (or roll dough in hands and break off pea-sized bits). Drop into boiling grape juice and cook for 10 - 12 minutes.

These are from an old cookbook that I used to own and lost. But then I found the recipes online about a year or so ago. Enjoy!

Answer 3

I just typed in native American recipes in my search area and found this site. It has a recipe for fry bread near the top and a bunch of other recipes. Native American cooking has alot to do with fresh fruit and vegetables.

http://mypeoplepc.com/members/cherlyn/onefeather/id5.html

here's another one

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/native-american

Answer 4

I'm native american and I would like to know how to make all that too!
You could probably find all that out by yourself on the web though.
http://www.ocbtracker.com/ladypixel/natrec1.html
http://www.nativetech.org/recipes/index.php
http://www.cookingpost.com/recipe.cfm?cfid=1422874&cftoken=75582101

Check those sites out.

Answer 5

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/NavajoFryBread.htm

this site has pictures of the fry bread and the taco...looks yummy and has the recipes also :)