Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, abacha (african salad). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Abacha (African salad) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Abacha (African salad) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Soak the Abacha in cold water and rinse the Ugba with lukewarm water. Once the Abacha has softened, put in a sieve to drain. Stir well and you are ready to start making the African Salad. African Salad African salad (Abacha) is a delicious west African food that is native to the ndi Igbo (people of Igbo), here is all you need to know about this Nigerian Delicious Dessert and even all the ingredients used in preparing it.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have abacha (african salad) using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Abacha (African salad):
- Take Dried abacha (grated cassava or tapioca)
- Prepare Palm oil
- Get Potash
- Get Fried fish
- Get leaves Garden egg
- Prepare Crayfish
- Take Fresh pepper
- Get Ghana pepper
- Get Onions
- Make ready Seasoning cubes and salt
- Take Grinded ehuru (African nut meg)
This dish is very popular in the Igbo (Ibo) region of the African continent and it is so irresistible due to its delicious, mouthwatering and aromatic taste. Abacha is a native delicacy that originated from the Eastern part of Nigeria. It is popularly called African salad in English. This delicacy is nutritious and mostly enjoyed by the Igbos.
Steps to make Abacha (African salad):
- Ingredients required!
- Put the dried abacha in a bowl, pour some water and soak for about 10mins. Drain to remove water. Set aside.
- Put potash in a little bowl, and add water to it. Dissolve the potash.
- Chop the onions and pound the pepper. Set aside.
- Wash and cut the garden egg leaves. Grind the crayfish with the ehuru seeds. Set aside.
- In a pot, pour palm oil, add the potash water little by little and stir continuously until a thick yellowish paste is formed. Add the onions, pepper, crayfish, garden egg leaves, seasoning cubes and salt and stir everything together
- Then start adding the abacha you've soaked and drained little by little and stir well to ensure everything gets well mixed
- Mix until everything gets fully combined. Taste for salt/seasoning, add if necessary. Your abacha is ready.
- Serve with the fried fish. Garnish with garden egg leaves and chopped onions. Enjoy!
It is popularly called African salad in English. This delicacy is nutritious and mostly enjoyed by the Igbos. Some people may regard Ugba as optional but for me, it is a must. Most of the older ones are lovers of Abacha but they might not really know the Health Benefits of Eating Abacha (African Salad), they might just be eating it because it is a food introduced by their parents. eAFRICANA is an online Canadian store. It was designed to make available and affordable quality foods for African-Caribbean Diasporians and anyone who dares to explore. eAFRICANA is owned by hardworking women who believe family meals are paramount and should not be sacrificed at the altar of distance nor affordability.
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