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Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by TigerFoods: 10:27am On Apr 24, 2021 |
Ekuru and Ata DinDin Recipe Ekuru, also known as white Moin Moin or Ofuloju is a popular traditional Beans delicacy among the people of South-Western Nigeria. This mouth-watering meal is a simpler twist to Moin Moin, with just salt and Vegeta Onion added to up the flavour. This yummy meal needs to be whisked to incorporate air in the mix, thereby making it light and giving it a fluffy texture. Ekuru is eaten with the Spicy Ata din din (Local Pepper Sauce). Ata din din is a sumptuous local stew that pairs well with Ekuru. It is prepared with any protein of your choice. What sets the Ata din din sauce apart is the locust bean (Iru) used to season it. You are missing a great deal if you are yet to savour this delicious meal. Let's head over to Tiger Kitchen to cook. Ingredients: 3 Cups Black Eyed Beans or Brown 3 Cooking Spoons Palm Oil 1 Red Bell Pepper 1 Scotch Bonnet Vegeta Onion Locust Beans (Iru) Fried Assorted Meats 1 Smoked Fish 1/2 Cup Smoked Prawns (optional) 2 Tablespoons Ground Crayfish Larsor Beef Seasoning Tiger Ehuru Powder Salt to taste Preparation for White Moi Moi First, soak and peel your Beans. Then blend with little water till semi-smooth. Your consistency should not be too thick nor too fluid, then empty contents into a bowl. With a hand mixer or whisk, incorporate air into your batter by mixing for 10 minutes. Mix till very fluffy. If you haven’t got a hand mixer, you can use a whisk, mix for 30 minutes. Back in the days, people used Mortar and pestle. But not anymore. We belong to the easy geng…lol Scoop the batter into Banana leaves or Aluminium Foil. Steam for 50 minutes till fully cooked. To steam, you can either use a steamer or a pot with Banana leaves. Then lift the leaves and add water to steam the white Moi Moi Then, cover and steam. Do check from time to time and top up more water when/where necessary. Ata din din Stew Preparation Soak and wash the Smoked Fish with hot water, then shred into smaller pieces. Afterwards, blend Scotch bonnet, Vegeta Onion and the Bell peppers roughly and set aside. Pour Palm Oil in a pot and fry a bit, before adding Vegeta Onion. Next, add the Locust Beans, sauté for a minute, afterwards, add the roughly blended Pepper, Larsor beef seasoning and salt to taste, fry for 5 minutes. Then add the Fried Meats and continue to fry for another 10 minutes. Afterwards, add the shredded Smoked Fish and Prawns, continue to fry for 4 minutes. Now add the Crayfish Powder and stir for two minutes. Add little to adjust the texture if too thick. Viola your Ata din din is ready Serve the Ekuru with the Ata dindin and dive in with your hands. Ekuru is best enjoyed when eaten with your hands, forget about cutleries here ��. Crumble up your Ekuru, add the sauce, mix thoroughly, wash your hand and dig in! This meal is an amazing way to incorporate protein (beans) into your diet. When was the last time you prepared this meal? Share with us here << https://www.tigerfoods.com/recipes/1-18/ 4 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by mastertek: 10:14pm On Apr 24, 2021 |
Ounje awon agba 3 Likes |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by TigerFoods: 12:29pm On May 01, 2021 |
Better one oo mastertek: |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by AlphaSoul: 7:39am On May 11, 2021 |
The correct/original Yoruba spelling is "moyin moyin" or "moin moin" when contracted. The so-called 'moi moi' or 'mai mai' are wrong spellings. Wow! The white moin moin or Ekuru is something I'd like to taste. Great thread! 1 Like |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by helinues: 7:40am On May 11, 2021 |
Ekuru..... Na awon Iyami's food be that. |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by mariahAngel(f): 8:02am On May 11, 2021 |
helinues: I knew it! I just knew you were nothing but a bigoted hypocrite! Just know that you're fooling no one but yourself. We all see right through you. Including that sarrki or whatever he calls himself. |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by mariahAngel(f): 8:04am On May 11, 2021 |
AlphaSoul: In ala Igbo, we say mai mai. |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by helinues: 8:17am On May 11, 2021 |
mariahAngel: What's the meaning of this FCS? Make you people dey take life easy oo |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by mariahAngel(f): 8:22am On May 11, 2021 |
[s] helinues:[/s] |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by AlphaSoul: 9:47am On May 11, 2021 |
mariahAngel:Yes I know that the Ibos use that spelling. It's like the way some folks use "ugwu" instead of the standard "ugu" for fluted pumpkin. Lol That mai mai is a corruption of the Yoruba word "moyin moyin" or "moin moin" (contracted with the removal of the "y" letter). The 1970s and 1980 magazines in my archives clearly used "moyin moyin" but further contracted by some to moin moin. The etymology or origin of the word is from "mo eyin" meaning to "stick to the teeth." Mo = To "stick to" in Yoruba Eyin = "Teeth" in Yoruba 1 Like |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by mariahAngel(f): 10:29am On May 11, 2021 |
AlphaSoul: Interesting analogy. 1 Like |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by Probz(m): 11:13pm On Jun 22, 2021 |
AlphaSoul: Ndi Igbo call it elele/mai-mai. Big deal. It’s not only Yorubas who have it as a near-indigenous food. |
Re: Ekuru (white Moi Moi) Recipe by AlphaSoul: 4:11am On Jul 01, 2021 |
Probz:The initial convo was on the etymology of the food that is made from blended beans. Nobody said it's only Yorubas that eat the delicacy. Indeed foods such as Akara and Moin-Moin/Olele are international delicacies in Bahia in Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, etc, due to the deportation of thousands of Yorubas during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade especially in the 1700s to 1800s. Akara is still called Akara Iyesha (Akara je) in Brazil by the Yoruba descendants and others. It's obvious that Ibos have adopted those words you wrote from the original Yoruba words Olele/Moin-Moin (Both words are used interchangeably in Yoruba language and both have to do with the "sticky" nature of the beans delicacy). The only language that I know that has strong similarity with Yoruba is Igala language which has about 55 percent uncanny similarity with Yoruba language in terms of food names, and more. The immediate Attah of Igala also said in a newspaper that Ifa priests (Babalawos) consult Ifa before a new Attah is enthroned in Igalaland. The Attah of Igala even said significant Jukun, Yoruba, Edo, and some Ibo bloodlines exist amongin the Igalas. Interestingly I read a book in the early 1980s on the origin or etymology of some Nigerian words in Hausa, Yoruba, Edo, Ibo, etc. An example I can remember off hand from that book is the adoption of the "botanical name" for tobacco (Tabac...) into Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo. "TOBACCO" 1. Taba (Tobacco in Hausa). 2. Ewe taba ("Tobacco leaves" in Yoruba). 3. Otaba (Tobacco in Ibo). |
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