Porridge
Kekefiyai (Ijaw Plantain Pottage)

Kekefiyai (Ijaw Plantain Pottage)

Ijaw

55Minutes
EasyLevel
4Serves
9Steps
About

A hearty Ijaw pottage from the Bayelsa creeks, chunks of unripe plantain simmered in palm oil with periwinkles, fresh fish and scent leaf.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Knife
  • Wooden spoon
  • Bowl
Ingredients
Unripe plantains4
Fresh fish or dried fish500 g
Periwinkles, cleaned1 cup
Palm oil3/4 cup
Fresh pepper, ground2 tsp
Ground crayfish2 tbsp
Onion1
Scent leaves (nchanwu/effirin)1 handful
Stock cubes2
Saltto taste
Wateras needed

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