NIGERIA BEST FOODS: September 2011

he two most popular foods in Nigeria are Rice and Eba. There are different Nigerian rice recipes. We have the jelof rice, which is the easiest to prepare, we also boil rice white to be eaten with stew. Here is how to Cook Nigerian Stew, while the most tedious rice recipe in Nigeria is the Fried Rice. See a complete guide on How to cook fried rice Eba is a very popular food in Nigeria, eba and fufu goes with soup as a common denominator, Nigerian eba and fufu are both end products of cassava. A Nigerian from the eastern part of the country would prefer fufu or pounded yam, while the Yorubas from the west would go for eba or amala. Nigeria fufu undergoes many processes before it is eaten as food. The cassava is peeled and fermented for three to four days then sieved to obtain the raw fufu which would then be cooked and pounded.

Nigeria fried Rice Eba And Soup Nigeria Jelof Rice Nigeria Eba, fufu, semovita, pounded yam, amala and garri goes with any of the different nigerian soups, If you are thinking of making a nice soup for your family. here is your comprehensive guide - How to Cook Nigerian Soups
Beans Recipes in Nigeria

There are different beans recipes in Nigeria. Beans is also one of the popular foods eaten in Nigeria, Beans is eaten in large chunk by the Yorubas we cook Beans and yam or plantain porridge in Nigeria and we also have a recipe called "ewa," People keep asking what is ewa? Ewa is is a beans recipe in Nigeria, it is a combination of beans and stew always eaten with bread. This is one of the most popular break fast recipe in Nigeria.
Nigeria Moi Moi

Moi moi is another popular Nigeria food, It is a product of beans and several other ingredients. Moi moi is eaten and served in most Nigerian homes and restaurants. It could be eaten complimentarily with akamu (pap), jolof rice, custard, and several other foods, as well as could be eaten alone. Here is a comprehensive guide on How to make moi moi

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How to Cook Porridge yam In Nigeria

Porridge yam is one of the foods eaten in Nigeria, it is eaten at home and sold in most Nigerian restaurants, porridge yam is one of the easiest to cook among all Nigerian foods, the ingredients includes: yam, pepper, tomatoes, vegetable(optional), red oil(optional), crayfish and maggi(seasoning).

There are different Nigerian porridge yam recipes, you can choose to use tomatoes or red oil and below is how to cook porridge yam in Nigeria with fried tomato sauce.

Peel off the back of yam and slice into serve-able bit, wash and set aside. blend about 8 ball of medium sized tomatoes,

add 1 smallest size of tin tomatoes(to get the reddish color) and fry. put your pot on fire, allow to dry, add about 3 to 4 cooking

spoon full of groundnut oil, once heated, add onions, add the tomato mixture(1 tin and ground 8 balls) and fry for 10 to 15 minutes until the sour taste is completely eliminated.

then add about two to three cups of water(for a medium sized yam) drop the already washed yam inside, make sure the water does not completely cover the yam. add ground crayfish and pepper, add 1 or two cubes of maggi(seasoning), stir and add salt to taste. cook for another 15 to 20 minutes(you can use a table knife to check when it is done), add vegetable(optional) and serve with a chilled bottle of coke.

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What is African Breadfruit (Ukwa)

Afrcan breadfruit comes from a particular tree in Africa, breadfruit is one of the foods eaten in Nigeria by the Igbos and some people from the western part of the country. The botanical name is treculia africana. the seed is simply shelled, washed and cooked with (akanwu) and water till it is soft enough for consumption. And it is eaten like that by the Igbos.

African breadfruit (ukwa) can also be shelled and fried and eaten with palm kernel of cocoa-nut

Ukwa African bread fruit Ukwa Seed

There is another recipe for African breadfruit (ukwa), could be cooked and sieved(separate the soft seed from the water) mash the soft seeds alongside pepper, salt and maggi and serve with the water Or just cook the same way you cook jelof rice. Though it's slightly different from jelof rice,

The Ingredients Includes : Akanwu (Crystal Soda), red oil (as you like), maggi cube (seasoning), salt and pepper to taste. Preparation: Boil about 3 to 4 cups of ukwa for about 10 minutes, add akanwu and cook till it is about 90 percent done then add the red oil, salt and pepper. remember not to stir, allow enough water that would dissiminate the ingredients as it boils ...cook till the water is dried then serve

Here is a comprehensive guide on how to make more Nigerian foods And more on how to make authentic Nigerian Stew from the best website on African foods and different African food recipes

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