Beans porridge and ugwu leaves. Preparation of porridge beans with ugwu leaves, crayfish/dry fish etc. Chopped fluted pumpkin leaves (ugwu) can also be added to finish the meal; you can top the meal with tomato stew or serve as is. Beans Porridge is not a very popular recipe due to the bloating associated with beans.

Learn about all my recipes and why this is my favorite Nigerian food of all time. Beans Porridge is a delicacy in Nigeria, it is one of those Nigerian foods that are loved by every Nigerian. I really like the taste of porridge beans. You can have Beans porridge and ugwu leaves using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Beans porridge and ugwu leaves

Prepare of Beans.
Prepare of Maggi.
You need of Palmoil.
You need of Pepper.
It's leaf of Ugu.

This beans porridge holds a dear place in my heart because once upon a time, I used to hate beans. In my home growing up, we ate beans Tuesday afternoon with our choice of garri (cassava flakes), bread or ogi (a local fermented corn starch porridge, similar in texture to custard). Nigerian Beans porridge is a delicious mix of brown beans, onions, pepper, salt and palm oil. Simple ingredients that somehow produce a decadent meal.

Beans porridge and ugwu leaves instructions

Pick stones from the beans and soak for like 1hour.
Put the beans in a pot add fried palmoil, pepper, Maggi and water to it, allow it to cook.
For the ugwu I cooked it separately, and add to the beans.. enjoy.

Beans is hardly a favorite in most homes but somehow I have succeeded in making this Nigerian beans porridge one of the favorite meals in mine. Glutinous rice flour, honey, jujubes, pine nuts, potato starch, salt, split peas, vegetable oil, water. Please leave a comment ¡cos we like. Consuming ugwu leaves in your meals comes with many natural benefits. Ugwu is a natural hematinic due to its iron content as well as an immune booster.