Abula (literally “mixture”) is a dish common amongst Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a combination of three different soups/stews: gbegiri, ewedu, and pepper sauce. Ingredients Gbegiri 1 cup dried beans 2 large pieces of meat, cut into pieces ½ cup…
Okra plantain porridge is a typical Nigerian food prepared from unripe plantain and okra. It is easy to prepare. Ingredients 1 unripe plantain, peeled and diced 1 cup water 1 dried catfish, cleaned 1 stock cube 2 onions, sliced 200g…
Miyan kuka (“baobab leaf soup”) is a Northern Nigerian soup prepared with dried ground baobab leaves (kuka). This soup is paired with tuwo shinkafa or tuwo masara. Ingredients 2 large dried catfish 1 large dawa dawa lump 2 handfuls ground…
Ukazi soup is an Igbo soup made from okazi and water leaf. It is similar to afang soup, but okazi soup is thicker. Ingredients 6 pieces meat (optional) Periwinkles or snail meat (optional) 4 dryfish, cleaned 3 stock cubes ¾…
Owo soup, also known as oghwo ofigbo or ogwofibo, is a traditional soup native to southern Nigeria. Ingredients Fresh tomatoes Fresh pepper 500 g goat meat, bushmeat, or assorted meat, washed 1 small onion, chopped Seasoning/stock cubes Salt 1 handful…
Osumade soup is a dish native to the Agbor people of Nigeria. It features palm nut extract and osumade (licorice) stick, and it is very aromatic with a sweet flavor. This soup is very light and similar to nsala soup.…
Iresi eyin is one of the Yoruba versions of a palm oil rice dish also called palm oil rice/native Jollof rice. It is more accurately described as a palm oil rice. It is different from Yoruba jollof/Yoruba Party Jollof/ Nigerian…