Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, abacha (african salad). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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.
Abacha (African Salad) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Abacha (African Salad) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have abacha (african salad) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Abacha (African Salad):
- Make ready 1⁄2 kg dry abacha
- Make ready 2 cksp Palm Oil
- Make ready 2 knorr cube
- Get 1⁄2 cup crayfish
- Prepare to taste salt
- Prepare 1 bulb onion diced
- Prepare 3 fresh pepper
- Prepare 2 leaf akwukwo ofe (garden egg leaf) sliced
- Take 1 tbsp potash(akawu)
It is popularly called African salad in English. This delicacy is nutritious and mostly enjoyed by the Igbos. Abacha is simply dried shredded Cassava while Ugba on the other hand is fermented African oil bean seed. I was introduced to Abacha by my Igbo neighbours back in Nigeria,must have been in Primary School then, I loved, loved, loved it!
Steps to make Abacha (African Salad):
- In a bowl add enough lukewarm water that can cover the abacha, drain and set aside; In a small plate pour in the potash and add a little water and set aside.
- Pound pepper, crayfrish and onion in a small mortar if you have any and set aside.
- In a pot, pour in Palm oil and mix in the potash water and stir till you get a yellow paste, add your pounded crayfish, salt, onions, pepper and knorr cube mix everything together
- Add the drain abacha into the oil paste and stir proper, add the garden egg leaf, stir and serve with fried fish
- I decided to dice some of the garden leaf and onions separately so I can sprinkle on it
Abacha is simply dried shredded Cassava while Ugba on the other hand is fermented African oil bean seed. I was introduced to Abacha by my Igbo neighbours back in Nigeria,must have been in Primary School then, I loved, loved, loved it! Abacha (African Salad) is an African meal or Nigerian meal that is mostly eaten by the Igbos (People in the Eastern parts of Nigeria). 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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