Ugba with Boiled Yam (oil bean)

Source : In A Small Bowl Pour In Akawu Potash And Add A Little Water Set It Aside For Later Purpose Wash Pepper And Onion And Place In A Mortar Add The Crayf...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : January 11, 2026

Step:

  1. In a small bowl pour in akawu (potash) and add a little water, set it aside for later purpose. Wash pepper and onion and place in a mortar add the crayfish and pound; remove from mortar and set aside

  2. In a small pot or bowl, stir the potash water and pour into the bowl, add the palm oil and stir using a spatula continuously till you get the yellow thick paste

  3. Add your pepper, onion and crayfish mix, add salt and knorr cube and stir

  4. Add Ugba and mix everything together and serve with boiled yam or unripe plantain. Best option roast yam

  5. You can decide to add kpomo or dryfish to your Ugba and maybe garden egg leaf but I love mine simple and plan


Ingredients

  1. 5 wraps Ugba (oil bean)
  2. 2 cksp palm oil
  3. 6 fresh habanero
  4. 1 medium onion
  5. 1 knorr cube
  6. to taste Salt
  7. 1 tbsp Akawu (Potash)
  8. 1/4 cup crayfish

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