Nigerians love
beans!
We eat
beans pudding (moi-moi) , fried
beans paste (akara).
Ewa riro is a favourite in Yoruba-speaking states of Nigeria. The recipe makes use of lentil beans which makes the meal easy to whip. Lentil beans are much smaller than black eyed beans, and gives the stew a generally smooth texture. The recipe makes use of readily available materials, so you don’t have to search far and wide for ingredients. The listed ingredients are readily available in local Nigerian markets and are affordable too.
The following recipe was culled from
Tatashey.
Ingredients
- 2 cups lentil beans (black-eyed beans and other types can also be used, but you will need to cooking adjust time to soften beans)
- 5 cups water
- 1/2 medium-sized onion, diced
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons palm oil
- 1/2 cup blended pepper
- 2 stock cubes
- Smoked fish
- 2 tablespoons ground crayfish
Directions
- Boil lentil beans in 3 cups of water for 25 minutes and pour out excess liquid
- Add onions, scotch bonnet pepper, palm oil, stock cubes, blended pepper, crayfish and smoked fish along with 1.5 cups water and stir
- Cook beans for 15 additional minutes or until beans is soft to bite, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
- Serve hot with baked plantain, grilled fish and/or garri
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