Suya
Ingredients
- Peanut powder (or ground peanuts)
- Onions (finely chopped)
- Tomatoes (blended)
- Chili peppers or cayenne powder
- Garden eggs (optional)
- Stockfish (optional)
- Meat/vegetables (optional)
- Salt, sugar, and spices
How to Cook
- Heat a pan on medium heat.
- Sauté onions until golden.
- Add meat/fish and cook until browned.
- Stir in blended tomatoes, chili, and spices.
- Add peanut powder and stir until thickened.
- Season with salt and sugar. Serve with rice or bread.
Egusi Soup
Ingredients
- Ground melon seeds (or egusi powder)
- Palm kernel kernels
- Meat (cow stomach, head, or chicken)
- Crayfish
- Garden eggs (optional)
- Salt and pepper
- Water or stock
How to Cook
- Boil water in a pot.
- Add melon seeds and stir until thickened.
- Add meat, crayfish, and palm kernel kernels.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper. Serve with rice or garri.
Jollof Rice
Ingredients
- Basmati rice
- Garden eggs
- Tomatoes (pureed)
- Onions
- Chicken/vegetable stock
- Oil
- Salt and spices
How to Cook
- Rinse rice thoroughly.
- Sauté onions in oil until translucent.
- Add pureed tomatoes and cook until thick.
- Add garden eggs, stock, and rice.
- Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
Moi Moi
Ingredients
- Parboiled rice
- Black-eyed peas
- Onions
- Ground pepper
- Palm kernel oil
- Sugar and salt
- Egg (optional)
How to Cook
- Blend rice, black-eyed peas, and water into a paste.
- Add onions, pepper, salt, and sugar.
- Fry small portions in oil or steam in a mold.
- Serve warm.
Ofada Rice
Ingredients
- Ofada rice
- Garden eggs
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Fish
- Stock
- Salt and spices
How to Cook
- Soak rice for 2–3 hours.
- Sauté onions, tomatoes, and garden eggs.
- Add rice and stock.
- Cook covered for 25 minutes.
- Add fish and season.
Ogbono Soup
Ingredients
- Ogbono seeds
- Meat/fish
- Crayfish
- Garden eggs
- Palm kernel oil
- Salt and pepper
- Water
How to Cook
- Soak ogbono seeds overnight. Blend into paste.
- Cook meat in oil, then add ogbono paste.
- Add water, crayfish, and garden eggs.
- Simmer for 20 minutes. Season and serve.
Pepper Soup
Ingredients
- Meat/chicken
- Pepper (chili, cayenne)
- Onions
- Garlic
- Stockfish (optional)
- Salt and sugar
- Water
How to Cook
- Boil meat until tender.
- Blend pepper, onions, and garlic into a paste.
- Combine with meat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Season and serve.
Pounded Yam
Ingredients
- Yam tubers
- Palm kernel oil (or vegetable oil)
- Salt and pepper
How to Cook
- Peel and boil yams until soft.
- Pound in a mortar with a pestle until smooth.
- Add oil, salt, and pepper. Serve with soup.
Eko (Agbo)
Ingredients
- Maize grains
- Sugar
- Milk (optional)
- Salt
How to Cook
- Soak maize overnight.
- Grind into a coarse meal.
- Boil water and add the meal. Cook until thick.
- Add sugar, milk, and salt.
Akara
Ingredients
- Black-eyed peas (cowpeas)
- Onions
- Salt
- Pepper
- Water
- Oil (for frying)
How to Cook
- Soak cowpeas for 4–5 hours.
- Blend with onions, salt, and pepper into a paste.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Drop spoonfuls of the paste into hot oil.
- Fry until golden brown. Drain and serve.
Okro Soup
Ingredients
- Okro vegetables
- Tomatoes
- Meat/fish
- Onions
- Crayfish
- Palm kernel oil
- Salt and pepper
How to Cook
- Blend okro and tomatoes.
- Sauté onions and meat in oil.
- Add the blended okro and crayfish.
- Simmer for 15 minutes. Season and serve.
Ewogonyi
Ingredients
- Garden eggs
- Tomatoes
- Meat/fish
- Onions
- Pepper
- Palm kernel oil
- Salt
How to Cook
- Blend garden eggs and tomatoes.
- Sauté onions and meat in oil.
- Add the blended mixture and pepper.
- Simmer for 10–15 minutes. Season and serve.
Nigerian Fried Rice
Ingredients
- Rice
- Eggs
- Chicken/vegetables
- Carrots, peas
- Soy sauce
- Oil
- Salt and pepper
How to Cook
- Cook rice and let it cool.
- Stir-fry chicken, veggies, and eggs in oil.
- Add rice and soy sauce.
- Stir-fry for 5 minutes. Season and serve.
Coconut Rice
Ingredients
- Rice
- Coconut milk
- Sugar
- Salt
- Spices
How to Cook
- Rinse and cook rice.
- Mix in coconut milk, sugar, and salt.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
Ofada Stew
Ingredients
- Garden eggs
- Tomatoes
- Pepper
- Meat/fish
- Onions
- Palm kernel oil
- Salt
How to Cook
- Blend garden eggs, tomatoes, and pepper.
- Sauté onions and meat in oil.
- Add the blended mixture.
- Simmer for 15 minutes. Season and serve with rice.
Garden Eggs Stew
Ingredients
- Garden eggs
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Meat/fish
- Pepper
- Oil
- Salt
How to Cook
- Blend garden eggs and tomatoes.
- Sauté onions and meat in oil.
- Add the blend and pepper.
- Simmer for 10 minutes. Season and serve.
Stockfish Soup
Ingredients
- Stockfish
- Garden eggs
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Meat
- Crayfish
- Palm kernel oil
- Salt and pepper
How to Cook
- Soak stockfish overnight.
- Blend garden eggs, tomatoes, and onions.
- Cook meat and stockfish in oil.
- Add the blend and crayfish. Simmer.
- Season and serve with rice or yams.
Bean Porridge
Ingredients
- Cowpeas
- Water
- Sugar
- Salt
- Milk (optional)
How to Cook
- Soak cowpeas for 4–5 hours.
- Grind into a paste with water.
- Cook in a pot until thick and creamy.
- Add sugar, salt, and milk. Serve hot.
Suya Chicken
Ingredients
- Chicken
- Peanut powder
- Onions
- Chili powder
- Garden eggs
- Stockfish (optional)
- Salt and spices
How to Cook
- Marinate chicken with salt and spices.
- Cook chicken until fully done.
- In a pan, make suya sauce with peanut powder, onions, chili, and garden eggs.
- Toss cooked chicken in the suya sauce.
Fried Plantain
Ingredients
- Ripe plantains
- Sugar
- Salt
- Oil (for frying)
- Cinnamon (optional)
How to Cook
- Peel and slice plantains.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Fry plantain slices until golden on both sides.
- Sprinkle with sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Serve.