NO. 2 FOOD: COOKING CONTEST|HOW TO PREPARE MY LOCAL FOOD "OTO MBORO" (BANANA PASTE)
Hello friends, greetings from my end. I am delighted to be participating in this cooking contest: How to Prepare my Local food organised by @goodybest in the Steem 4 Nigeria community. I will be preparing one of our very nutritious local food oto mboro. Come along and learn with me as I will be taking out time to explain the recipe.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF GREEN OR UNRIPENED BANANA |
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Green or unripened banana can be prepared into a very delicious and nutritious meal. This meal is very unique and is mostly fed to new born babies. It makes the children to be very healthy. When turned into banana paste it is called Oto mboro in our local dialect.
Green bananas contain a high amount of resistant starch and pectin, which have been linked to several health benefits, which include blood sugar control and better digestive health.
Green banana has the following nutritional values:
- Fiber
- Potassium
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin C
- Magnesium
- Copper
- Manganese
MY RECIPE FOR COOKING OTO MBORO (BANANA PASTE) |
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The following are the steps in preparing oto mboro.
- Peal the banana off the shell
Peak off the green shell and have the starchy flesh of the banana like the one shown below and after pealing it wash it with clean water.
- Crate the pealed banana with crater as shown below:
- Boil water in a pot:
Boil a considerable amount of water depending on your quantity of banana. By the time the water is boiled add your ingredients such as seasonings, pepper, onions, fish, periwinkle etc. After the ingredients have boiled, use spoon to add your banana paste in small chunks into the boiled water with ingredients. After cover the pot and allow it to steam between 10 to 15minutes. When it has steamed use spoon to mix the banana, add your palm oil and any green leaf of choice.
Yummy! Your oto mboro is ready
I like this food because it is very simple and easy to prepare. It doesn't take time to cook. It has many nutritious value and makes one healthy. I invite my friends @bela90, @njayumoh and @uddybae to join in this contest.
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Wow what a nice article,your step are so easy and I strongly believe that the food will be so delicious and yummy yummy 😁 thanks for publishing this Interesting and well organized article, We really appreciate
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I love ato mboro, oh you're teaching us how to prepare a real local meal, thank you so much! Your food looks delicious 😋 and it's so nutritious! I appreciate your effort and entry and I wish you success!
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