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Nigerian Miyan Giyada

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Miyan gyada is a traditional Nigerian soup popular in northern Nigeria, especially among the Hausa people.

Ingredients

  • 500 g meat or fish
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 seasoning cubes
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cups groundnuts/peanuts or groundnut paste
  • 3–4 Scotch bonnet peppers
  • 2–3 tablespoons palm oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 cups leafy vegetables (e.g. spinach or ugu leaf)
  • 4–5 cups water or meat stock
  • 2 medium tomatoes (optional) (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Season with onions, salt, and seasoning cubes, then boil until tender. Keep the stock.
  2. 2
    Blend groundnuts (or use ready paste) until smooth.
  3. 3
    Add the paste into the pot and allow it to cook, stirring to prevent burning.
  4. 4
    Add pepper and a little palm oil or vegetable oil, then mix well.
  5. 5
    Add your leafy vegetables and stir.
  6. 6
    Allow the soup to cook until it thickens and oil begins to rise to the top. The soup should be thick, creamy, and rich with a nutty flavor.
  7. 7
    Taste and add salt or seasoning if needed.
  8. 8
    Serve with swallows like tuwo shinkafa or Tuwo dawa.
Category
Soups

Recipe Attribution

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