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Recipe of the day: How to prepare Onunu meal from Rivers state
Onunu is a traditional delicacy from the Ijaw and Kalabari people of Rivers state usually served with a sauce.
Onunu and goat meat peppersoup [Kamdora]
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30 minutes
Recipe category
Main meal
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Recipe cuisine
Local
Cooking method
Boiling
Recipe Yield
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4 servings
Instructions
- In a pot, put your washed yams to boil. Halfway to boil, add the chopped plantains with their back.
- When both yams and plantains had boiled till soft, drain.
- Pound yams in a mortar till pulpy then add the plantains. Pound till soft. Make sure they are both still hot, then add the palm oil and salt and mix with the pestle till consistent and colour is yellow. You can use a food processor instead.
Your onunu is ready! Serve with fisherman stew, peppersoup or native soup.
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