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Traditional Nigerian recipes

Staple foods in the Nigerian diet include:that can be created anywhere in the world, as
peanuts or ground-nuts, yams, cassava, fish,it uses ingredients that can be found in any
rice, okra, bananas, guinea corn and millet,local  store.
and  palm  nuts.
The word "okra" comes from Africa and means
They are usually starchy and Nigerians love"lady's fingers" in Igbo, one of the
to cook with a lot of pepper and spiceslanguages spoken in Nigeria. Although Okra
especially those from the southwest andoriginated from Africa, it is now available
southeast. This recipe uses all localaround the world. Some people consider Okra
ingredients to create a tasty and nourishingalone is too gooey, but this tasty recipe
meal.makes  good  use  of  it's  properties.
These recipes celebrate the traditional foodWhen buying fresh okra, look for young pods
of  Nigeria:-free of bruises, tender but not soft, and no
more  than  4  inches  long.
Egusi  Soup
500g  Okra
Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique
color and flavour. If you can't find Egusi2  Onions
seeds in your store, you can substitute
pumpkin seeds or Pepitas which you can find180g  Oil
in Latin American grocery stores. This soup
is thickened with flour ground from seeds of3  cloves  garlic
gourds, melons, pumpkins, and squashes, many
of  which  are  native  to  Africa.2  Tomatoes
200  g  Water  Leaves2  teaspoons  of  curry  powder
50  g  Egusi  seeds½  teaspoon  of  turmeric
1  teaspoon  Dry  Ground  Red  PepperPinch  of  black  pepper
1  medium  Onion½  teaspoon  of  salt
100ml  Palm  OilSlice one of the onions finely and fry gently
in  oil.
10g  Dry  Ground  Crayfish
Liquidise the remaining onion, tomatoes and
120g  Fresh  Tomatoesgarlic.
100ml  WaterAdd  this  puree  to  the  frying  onions.
Salt  &  Pepper  to  tasteAdd  the  spices.
Wash the water leaves well in clean, freshFry  gently  for  five  minutes.
water.
Top and tail the okra and cut into pieces
Liquidise or pulverise the onions, tomatoesabout  1cm  thick.
and  egusi  seeds  until  smooth.
Add to the spices and cook gently for 10-15
Add the dry ground pepper and fry in palm oilminutes.
for  five  minutes.
Serve with cooked rice and a meat stew, for
Add the water, put the lid on and cook forprotein.
five  minutes.
With thanks to the Nigerian people who made
Now add the water leaves, replace lid andus so welcome in their homes, gave us a love
cook  for  a  further  five  minutes.of traditional Nigerian food and who helped
us overcome our fear of eating with our
Finally, add the crayfish and seasoning,fingers!
warming  through  well.
For further tips and ideas for cooking great
Serve with pounded yam or cooked rice and aand traditional food from around the world,
meat  stew,  to  provide  protein.visit  Nigerian  Recipes  &  Food
Alternatively, serve with eba, fufu or anyThis article was submitted by Jen Carter,
suitable  carbohydrate.owner  of  the  World Food & Recipes website.
Curried  OkraJen has travelled around the world and enjoys
collecting and sharing recipes from other
This traditional recipe for Okra (or Okro, ascountries.
it is called in some part of Nigeria) is one



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