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Ove (Nigerian Yam Moi Moi)

Ove is a typical Nigerian pudding prepared from yam.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp chile pepper paste
  • 1 medium-sized yam, peeled and grated
  • ¼ cup shredded fish
  • 2 tbsp groundnut oil
  • ¼ ea. onion, chopped
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 wrapping leaf (e.g. banana leaf)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Remove unwanted substances from the fish. Then, rinse and cook for few minutes.
  2. 2
    Combine the groundnut oil, onion, pepper paste, and fish to make a sauce.
  3. 3
    Stir the sauce into the grated yam along with the salt.
  4. 4
    Wrap this mixture up in the leaf, then boil for a few minutes to cook it.