Home made Abacha na akidi (cassava flakes and black eyed peas)

Name: Home made Abacha na akidi (cassava flakes and black eyed peas)
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Abacha; Black eyed peas (boiled to soft perfection); Dry peppers; Ehuru (calabash nutmeg); Crayfish; Salt (to taste); Ngu or akanwu; Palm oil; Garden eggs; Onions; leaves Garden egg; Fish (seasoned and fried)

Sallie @EBsallie

Abuja

Abu m onye Enugu by birth. Kee ihe ozo ga-abu ezi nri m?

Sallie @EBsallie

Abuja

Abu m onye Enugu by birth. Kee ihe ozo ga-abu ezi nri m?

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Ingredients

Abacha
Black eyed peas (boiled to soft perfection)
Dry peppers
Ehuru (calabash nutmeg)
Crayfish
Salt (to taste)
Ngu or akanwu
Palm oil
For the toppings
Garden eggs
Onions
leavesGarden egg
Fish (seasoned and fried)

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Steps

1

Soak the cassava flakes in cold water till soft and drain it
2

Dissolve the ngu or akanwu with water
3

Toast the dry peppers, ehuru and crayfish
4

Blend the toasted peppers, ehuru and crayfish
5

Pour the melted ngu or akanwu in a clean pot or bowl
6

Add the oil and mix. Keep adding more oil or ngu until the mixture becomes light yellow.
7

Add the blended peppers, white and crayfish into the oil mix. Add salt
8

Now, add the softened abacha to the pot or bowl and mix thoroughly.
9

Add the black eyed peas and sliced garden egg mix or use it as topping.
10

Dish your abacha and add the toppings. Enjoy your meal! ☺