Cookbook:Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice)

Iresi eyin is one of the Yoruba versions of a palm oil rice dish also called palm oil rice/native Jollof rice. It is more accurately described as a palm oil rice. It is different from Yoruba jollof/Yoruba Party Jollof/ Nigerian jollof, which is more popular. It is very nutritious and easy to prepare—all that is required is to mix the ingredients together in a pot.

Ingredients

 * 3 milk cups of rice
 * 2 cooking spoons palm oil
 * 2 tbsp locust beans
 * 2 tbsp dried ground crayfish
 * Dried catfish, or any other dried fish, soaked in hot salted water until soft, then shredded
 * Pepper powder, to taste
 * Chopped onion, to taste
 * Salt, to taste
 * 1 sachet (50 g) tomato paste
 * Carrots, washed and chopped, to taste
 * Peas, washed and parboiled if necessary, to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Wash the rice and parboil for about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
 * 2) Heat the palm oil in a large, clean pot until the oil changes color.
 * 3) Add the locust beans, onions, tomato paste, dry pepper, and a little water. Fry until the odour of the sauce changes and becomes more fragrant.
 * 4) Simmer over medium heat for about 25 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and everything is cooked.