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Banga Rice

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Banga rice is a rice dish popular in the Delta State of Nigeria. It features oil palm fruit concentrate, and it is both easy and delicious to make.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cup palm nut extract
  • Fresh habanero pepper
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
  • 2 tablespoon banga spice
  • 3 stock cubes
  • Salt to taste
  • 2½ cups uncooked rice, rinsed and drained
  • 2 medium smoked catfish or titus fish
  • ½ cup scent leaf, sliced

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine the palm nut extract with water in a pot. The total liquid volume should be roughly double the volume of the rice.
  2. 2
    Blend the onion and habanero to a chunky paste. Mix into the pot, cover, and bring to a boil.
  3. 3
    Add the ground crayfish, banga spice, stock cube, and salt. Let boil on medium heat.
  4. 4
    Stir in the rice, and cook over medium heat until soft. Add additional water if necessary.
  5. 5
    When the rice has softened, mix in the smoked fish and scent leaf. Give a quick stir, and allow any residual water to absorb/evaporate.
  6. 6
    Remove from heat and serve.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Banga_Rice