Someone said you can be anything you want to be, and when beans heard that, it decided to take it personal and become everything. Beans, being a good substitute for animal protein and high in soluble fibre which helps reduce cholesterol, has found a way to become something different every time you change its cooking method. Here are 5 popular beans dishes and their different methods of preparation.
Beans Porridge
This is one of the most commonly eaten beans dish. Here, beans is cooked on its own with palm oil until it becomes a porridge. Your porridge can be further spiced up by adding yam, plantain or even chunks of animal protein to it.
Akara (Bean cakes)
Almost every Nigerian has started thier Saturday with a breakfast of Akara at least once in their life. Beans are ground, spiced, and then fried in little balls until golden brown. Pair your akara with fresh bread and pap or custard and you’ve got yourself a breakfast of champions.
MoiMoi
The preparation process for moimoi is similar to that of akara but the beans puree is wrapped and cooked instead of fried. MoiMoi can be taken up a few notches by slipping protein chunks or an egg into the wrap before boiling it. MoiMoi wrapped in leaf is allegedly the best type of moimoi.
Ewa Agoyin
This is technically just Beans & Stew but it has a separate fanbase because of how good a street food it is. Its fame continues to grow and although it is still a street food especially in Lagos, it has made its way off the streets and into restaurant menus. It tastes fantastic with soft, stretchy bread (Agege bread).
Gbegiri
Beans is so versatile that, yes, it can become soup too. Gbegiri is a Yoruba soup prepared with beans that goes well with Amala and Ewedu.
As lovely and versatile as beans dishes could be, they all start with the process of preparing the beans (unless you’re using beans powder). Picking beans, washing it, and grinding it is not work for the fainthearted, but there’s a solution. How about you just order your beans dishes from OyaNow instead?
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