Fio Fio and Yam

Name: Fio Fio and Yam
Total time: 18000 s
Yield: 5 people
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 cups Pigeon pea; 200 mls water or more; 1 tuber of Yam or 1 & 1/2; Red oil; Salt; Maggi seasoning; 5 or more Fresh pepper; 1 big Onion bulb

Loria's Kitchen @Loriaskitchen

Foi Foi is popularly made differently by people from different tribe but this particular Recipe is made by Enugu indigenes. The meal is made from Pigeon pea which are rich in protein.

Loria's Kitchen @Loriaskitchen

Foi Foi is popularly made differently by people from different tribe but this particular Recipe is made by Enugu indigenes. The meal is made from Pigeon pea which are rich in protein.

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Ingredients

2hrs-3hrs

5 people

2 cupsPigeon pea
200 mlswater or more
1tuber of Yam or 1 & 1/2
Red oil
Salt
Maggi seasoning
5or more Fresh pepper
1big Onion bulb

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Steps

2hrs-3hrs

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Firstly Parboil the peas for about 15 minutes
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Then sieve out the water, then add generous amount of fresh water to the pot
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Then add a pinch of salt and cook
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Cook for 1hour or more
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Cook till the peas become soft
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Cook for another 30 minutes or more till the Yam turns soft
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Separate the yam and peas
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Add red oil to it about 1 cup of red oil
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Then add your chopped onions
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Stir for 5 minutes then add your maggi seasoning, salt and the Blended fresh pepper, stir for a while
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Then add your yam, Stir till the yam till is well mixed with the red oil
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Then add your cooked peas to it. Mix everything.
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Allow to cook for 5 minutes, then give it a final mix.
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Tada Our Foi Foi is ready. Make sure you try this recipe!!!!
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Then Add in your chopped Yam into the pot of peas
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Then pour in the cooked peas and yam in a sieve.
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In the same pot you used in cooking the peas and yam
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Then lastly add a little water to it.