Cookbook:Amala with Ewedu and Stew

Amala with ewedu is a Nigerian meal, mostly eaten as dinner.

Ingredients

 * Water
 * Amala flour
 * Ewedu leaves, washed
 * Eru, washed
 * Bell peppers
 * Tomatoes
 * Shombo (fresh cayenne pepper)
 * Stock cube
 * Salt
 * Meat or fish

Equipment

 * Saucepans
 * Wooden spatula or paddle ("turning stick")
 * Cooking broom or blender
 * Bowl

Procedure

 * 1) Bring some water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, and gradually stir in the amala flour with a spatula or paddle until well-mixed.
 * 2) Return to medium heat, and cook for 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir well.
 * 3) Cook again for another 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir well, and set aside.
 * 4) Blend the ewedu leaves in a blender with a little water, then transfer to a saucepan. Alternatively, place the whole leaves in the saucepan with a little water, and cook while breaking up the leaves with a Nigerian cooking broom.
 * 5) Add the eru and let boil for some time.
 * 6) Blend the peppers, tomatoes, and shombo to a purée.
 * 7) Cook the onion in a pot with a little oil. Add the purée, and cook for 15 minutes.
 * 8) Season with stock cube and salt, and thin with water if necessary.
 * 9) Add the meat or fish, and cook until done.
 * 10) Serve the stew with the ewedu and amala.