How I prepared traditional meals.
Hello Hive
Today am bringing us a description of how I prepared an indeginious Nigerian dish called Okpa
Okpa is aTraditional Nigerian dish common in areas around the Eastern part of the Country mostly Enugu State and in some parts of the Southern and north central Hemisphere, cause it is traditional food it does not have an English name, living in Nigeria there is every possibility to come across this sweet delicacy
Okpa is made from bambara nut as it is mostly called in the world, but in my home home town in Benue state it is refered to as ipeyi,
How I prepare my okpa
There are different species of Bambara nut 🥜, It comes in a small pud which i crack open to release the seeds, The seeds neatly prepared and then taken to a grinding machine and it is grounded to powder, Then is seived and mixed with the ingredients first of which is grounded chilly pepper 🌶 , Then a measured quantity of salt, seasoning cube and then mixed with little quantity of water and poured in to different nlylon or plant leaves(common banana plant) Then I put it in a pot containing water on a cooking gas and is left for at least 30 to 40 minute by then should be ready.
when okpa is ready can be served with a soft drink usually chilled coke, It mostly common amongst the student
I have watched my sister prepare this meal for the family and I had her come to my aid when I was mixing the ingredients wrongly.
In the end we had a delicious family meal together.