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okoho

How to Make Delicious Oho Okoho Soup

Okoho soup is the main traditional food peculiar to the Idoma people of Central Nigeria. It is made from the plant Cissus populnea. It is a special soup made from the Okoho stick which is very slimy after preparation. It is usually prepared with bush meat (such as grass-cutter, alligator and smoked meat etc.) and best served with pounded yam (aka Onihi). It can also be eaten with semolina, eba (made from garri) and yam flour. INGREDIENTS Bushmeat preferably grass cutter 4 large pieces Smoked fish 1 large size Okoho stem 1 medium [...]

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ugba

OFE UGBA WITH POUNDED YAM

Ofe Ugba is quite popular with people from Imo State. Ugba is the Ibo word for cooked sliced oil bean seed. It is used in many food preparations. The Efik/Ibibio also use this particular ingredient in food preparation and it’s called “Ukana”. INGREDIENTS -Beef ½ kg -Smoked fish 1 medium size -Stockfish (cooked) 4 medium size -Ugu leaves 1 small bunch -Ugba 6 wraps -Onion 1 small size -Okro 20 medium fingers -Dry pepper (ground) 1 tablespoon -Potash a small piece -Palm oil 2 cooking spoons -Maggi Cubes 3 -Water 2 litres -Salt to taste METHOD Step1 Season [...]

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Ofada

HOW TO COOK DELICIOUS OFADA RICE WITH SAUCE

Ofada rice is a whole grain, unpolished rice with a mild, nutty flavour with only the husk of the grain removed and it is more nutritious. Ofada rice is a popular Nigerian rice variety. It is also called Unpolished rice as it is rice in its natural state and without genetic modification. INGREDIENTS  -200g Ofada(native)rice -10 pieces semi-ripe red chilli peppers - 1 oz  Locust beans - 2 ½ cooking spoon of Palm Oil -400g Assorted Meat -7 pieces Tomatoes -1 Onions -1 Garlic/ ginger -1 oz  Shrimps -½ Crayfish -8 Snails -Seasoning (Maggi, salt, thyme [...]

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Oha

HOW TO PREPARE DELICIOUS ORA (OHA) SOUP

Oha Soup is a delicious Soup recipe from the eastern part of Nigeria. It is one of those native Igbo soups that you taste and just can’t forget. This rich and nutritious soup is also thickened with either cocoyam paste, Achi, Egusi or Ofor, to give it it’s unique consistency. Oha soup is an Eastern food from Nigeria it’s very delicious and spicy it's mostly served with Fufu or Eba. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 -A handful of   Oha leaves -6 Oziza leaves -2 ½ cooking spoon [...]

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ogbonno

HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS OGBONNO (DRAW SOUP)

Ogbonno soup is a Nigerian dish made with ground dry ogbonno seeds, with considerable local variation. The ground ogbonno seeds are used as a thickener and give the soup a light colouration. This soup is mostly eaten in the eastern part of Nigeria. Ogbonno is thick, slippery and very nutritious.  It could be served with Eba, Amala, Pounded yam or Fufu. INGREDIENTS - 2 oz  of blended ogbonno - Blended Okra (10 pieces) - 25 kg  of Boiled assorted meat - 4 Snails - Dried stockfish [...]

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Banga

How to Cook Banga Soup/Stew (Ofe Akwu)

Banga soup is a special dish from Delta State among the Irobo people. The spices are special and might be difficult to pronounce if not familiar with, they can be easily identified in the market, they are called Banga soup Spices. From left to right - Oburunbebe (brown stick), native salt, Rokojie (tiny black seed), Obeletientien(dry leaf spice), Palm kernel, Onion INGREDIENTS -1 oz Palm kernel nuts -1 Onions -6 pieces Pepper (yellow pepper) -Seasoning (Maggi, Tyko, Rogojie, Obeletientien) -1 kg Beef meat/goat meat/fish -½ oz Periwinkle -6 [...]

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Isiewu
Isiewu

How to Prepare Isiewu (Goat Head Mix)

Isiewu could either be used as an Nkwobi sauce or pepper  –soup,  it’s a sauce mostly eaten in the eastern part of Nigeria, and enough spicy pepper should be added to avoid nausea. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 - 1 Goat head (Isiewu) - ½ oz Fresh blended or pounded  chilli pepper - 1 whole Onions - Potassium salt (káhύn  in Yoruba) - Seasoning - 1 Tablespoon Palm oil - Garden egg leaf /Utazi (optional) METHOD Step 1  Boil the goat head meat with  1/4 of potassium salt to make it soften [...]

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Cow leg

Learn how to prepare Nkwobi with Cow leg

Nkwobi prepared with Cow leg (s) is a traditional native sauce, served in a traditional bowl mostly from the eastern part of Nigeria.   INGREDIENTS Serves 4 -1 Cow leg -1 cooking spoon of   Palm oil -1 whole Onions -Few Soft Ugba(optional) -35g Garden egg vegetable, Utazi or spinach leaf -Potassium salt -Seasoning (Maggi, salt, curry, thyme) -10g Boiled Pomo (cow skin) -½ oz Crayfish (optional)   METHOD Step 1        Dissect the cow leg into 2 slices and remove the bones. Step 2        Boil the cow leg and slice a half onion into 4 [...]

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goat

7 STEPS TO MAKE NIGERIAN ASUN (Goat Meat Barbeque)

Asun is traditional meat barbeque. A whole goat meat or part could be used depending on need.  But a whole goat is usually cooked for an occasion. It goes well with a very chilled drink. INGREDIENTS       - Part or whole 1kg Goat Meat - Fresh small red chilli peppers - 1 bottle Groundnut oil - 1 whole Onions - Seasoning (Maggi, salt, curry etc) - Water METHOD Step 1        For a whole goat, cut out the head, the intestine, and the limbs and pierce a thick stick through [...]

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bitter leaves

BITTER LEAVES SOUP (OFE ONUGBU)

Bitter leaves soup is a native food serve with a traditional clay plate from Eastern or Igbo part of Nigeria; the food is made with palm fruits squash and a native Eastern Cocoyam for thickness, serve with either Fufu, Eba or Pounded Yam. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 - 100g Palm kernel - 100g Periwinkle - Shrimps - Crayfish - A handful or more Bitter leaves - 100g Boiled seasoned Snail - 2 or 3 Boiled dried Stockfish - 2 smoked Stockfish - 200g Boiled seasoned assorted Beef or Goat meat - [...]

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