Traditional Food of Nigerian recipes
Staple foods in the Nigerian diet include: peanuts or ground-nuts, yams, cassava, fish, rice, okra, bananas, guinea corn and millet, and palm nuts. They are usually starchy and Nigerians love to cook with a lot of pepper and spices especially those from the southwest and southeast. This recipe uses all local ingredients to create a tasty and nourishing meal. These recipes celebrate the traditional food of Nigeria: – Egusi Soup Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavour. If you can’t find Egusi seeds in your store, you can substitute pumpkinseeds or Pepitas, which you can find in Latin American grocery stores. This soup is thickened with flour ground from seeds of gourds, melons, pumpkins, and squashes, many of which are native to Africa. 200 g Water Leaves50 g Egusi seeds1 teaspoon Dry Ground Red Pepper1 medium Onion100ml Palm Oil10g Dry Ground Crayfish120g student loan calculator Fresh Tomatoes100ml WaterSalt & Pepper to taste Wash the water leaves well in clean, fresh water.Liquidise or pulverise the onions, tomatoes and egusi seeds until smooth.Add the dry ground pepper and fry in palm oil for five minutes.Add the water, put the lid on and cook for five minutes.Now add the water leaves, replace lid and cook for a further five minutes.Finally, add the crayfish and seasoning, warming through well. Serve with pounded yam or cooked rice and a meat stew, to provide protein. Alternatively, serve with eba, fufu or any suitable carbohydrate. Curried Okra This traditional recipe for Okra (or Okro, as it is called in some part of Nigeria) is one that can be created anywhere in the world, as it uses ingredients that can be found in any local store. The word ?okra? comes from Africa and means “lady’s fingers” in Igbo, one of the languages spoken in Nigeria.
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