Making Meals With Illuminatus (How To Make Obe Ata Iru)

Nigeria is made up of several tribes, each of which has its own ethnic meals. One of this meals is the Ofada rice. This is a variety of rice which is grown in the south-western part of Nigeria. Ofada rice is more expensive than the more common rice varieties and can be served as a classy dish at parties.

Ofada rice can be served with beans or plantain, along with a special sauce which is known as "Obe Ata Iru" in Yoruba language. Today, I will be talking about how to prepare "Obe Ata Iru".

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REQUIRED INGREDIENTS

• Tatashe (Green bell pepper)
• Rodo (Habanero pepper)
• Palm oil
• Boiled Beef
• Boiled Ponmo
• Fried Fish
• Onions
• Iru (Locust beans)
• Stock cubes
• Salt

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Cooking Directions

• The pepper and onions are blended
• The pepper is poured into a pot which is heated thereby draining all the moisture it contains
• Palmoil is poured into a pot and heated until it bleaches.
• After the oil is allowed to cool for a while, the pepper puree is added to it and fried, so as to remove all the water it contains.
• At this point, the locust beans, meat, fish, ponmo are added to the pot.
• Also, an adequate amount of stock cubes and the salt are added to taste.
• The mixture is left to simmer for a while.

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Voila, The "Obe Ata Iru" is ready to be served along with your Ofada rice.