In a small bowl pour in akawu (potash) and add a little water, set it aside for later purpose. Wash pepper and onion and place in a mortar add the crayfish and pound; remove from mortar and set aside

In a small pot or bowl, stir the potash water and pour into the bowl, add the palm oil and stir using a spatula continuously till you get the yellow thick paste

Add your pepper, onion and crayfish mix, add salt and knorr cube and stir

Add Ugba and mix everything together and serve with boiled yam or unripe plantain. Best option roast yam

You can decide to add kpomo or dryfish to your Ugba and maybe garden egg leaf but I love mine simple and plan