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Traditional Nigerian recipes

Staple foods in the Nigerian dietanywhere in the world, as it uses
include: peanuts or ground-nuts, yams,ingredients that can be found in any
cassava, fish, rice, okra, bananas,local store.
guinea corn and millet, and palm nuts.The word "okra" comes from Africa and
They are usually starchy and Nigeriansmeans "lady's fingers" in Igbo, one of
love to cook with a lot of pepper andthe languages spoken in Nigeria.
spices especially those from theAlthough Okra originated from Africa, it
southwest and southeast. This recipeis now available around the world. Some
uses all local ingredients to create apeople consider Okra alone is too gooey,
tasty and nourishing meal.but this tasty recipe makes good use of
These recipes celebrate the traditionalit's properties.
food of Nigeria:-When buying fresh okra, look for young
Egusi Souppods free of bruises, tender but not
Ground Egusi seeds give this soup asoft, and no more than 4 inches long.
unique color and flavour. If you can't500g Okra
find Egusi seeds in your store, you can2 Onions
substitute pumpkin seeds or Pepitas180g Oil
which you can find in Latin American3 cloves garlic
grocery stores. This soup is thickened2 Tomatoes
with flour ground from seeds of gourds,2 teaspoons of curry powder
melons, pumpkins, and squashes, many of½ teaspoon of turmeric
which are native to Africa.Pinch of black pepper
200 g Water Leaves½ teaspoon of salt
50 g Egusi seedsSlice one of the onions finely and fry
1 teaspoon Dry Ground Red Peppergently in oil.
1 medium OnionLiquidise the remaining onion, tomatoes
100ml Palm Oiland garlic.
10g Dry Ground CrayfishAdd this puree to the frying onions.
120g Fresh TomatoesAdd the spices.
100ml WaterFry gently for five minutes.
Salt & Pepper to tasteTop and tail the okra and cut into
Wash the water leaves well in clean,pieces about 1cm thick.
fresh water.Add to the spices and cook gently for
Liquidise or pulverise the onions,10-15 minutes.
tomatoes and egusi seeds until smooth.Serve with cooked rice and a meat stew,
Add the dry ground pepper and fry infor protein.
palm oil for five minutes.With thanks to the Nigerian people who
Add the water, put the lid on and cookmade us so welcome in their homes, gave
for five minutes.us a love of traditional Nigerian food
Now add the water leaves, replace lidand who helped us overcome our fear of
and cook for a further five minutes.eating with our fingers!
Finally, add the crayfish and seasoning,For further tips and ideas for cooking
warming through well.great and traditional food from around
Serve with pounded yam or cooked ricethe world, visit Nigerian Recipes & Food
and a meat stew, to provide protein.This article was submitted by Jen
Alternatively, serve with eba, fufu orCarter, owner of the World Food &
any suitable carbohydrate.Recipes website.
Curried OkraJen has travelled around the world and
This traditional recipe for Okra (orenjoys collecting and sharing recipes
Okro, as it is called in some part offrom other countries.
Nigeria) is one that can be created



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