Recipe: Yummy Moi moi in banana leaves

Moi moi in banana leaves. Moi-moi or Moin-Moin is one of the most popular dishes in Nigeria. It's made from pureed beans and served primarily as an accompaniment to breakfast porridge. If you're using foil cups or the rubber cups for Moi-moi, distribute them in the cups and top with the boiled eggs and cover them with either the foil or the cups lids.

The Moi Moi that gets done quickest is the one wrapped in Uma or Banana leaves, followed by Moi Moi wrapped in aluminum foils then the one that takes the most time is Moi Moi cooked in aluminium or plastic plates. The most common method is cooking Moi Moi in bowls, Aluminium Foil Bags, Banana Leaves, Uma Leaves (Thaumatococcus Daniellii) or in heat proof nylons. Here's a detailed video on How to Cook Nigerian Moi Moi and below is an easy to follow recipe. You can have Moi moi in banana leaves using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Moi moi in banana leaves

1. Prepare 2 cups of Beans.
2. You need 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
3. You need 6 of fresh Pepper.
4. Prepare 1 teaspoon of Crayfish.
5. It's of Salt.
6. Prepare of bonga fish.
7. It's of Onions.
8. You need of maggi.
9. You need of boiled eggs.

Fold the banana leaves into a cone shape. Dish the Moi moi mix into the banana leaves, add egg and set them in the pot. The length of time you will cook your Moi-Moi depends on the quantity and the. Moi moi leaves are a broad papery leaf, similar to banana leaves that are able to hold the blended beans while they cook.

Moi moi in banana leaves step by step

1. Wash,squeeze beans in-between palm to remove skin then add the pepper and onions.
2. Grind it to a very smooth paste.
3. Add crayfish.
4. Heat the veg oil.
5. Pour the hot oil into the grinder beans and add the bonga fish and season the beans and taste.
6. Wrap in banana leaves and then drop the eggs inside and wrap then steam it until it is firm to the touch.

I remember moi moi also being made in small tins as well, but the moin moin made in the leaves, locally called moi moi elewe, always tasted the best. See more Nigerian recipes: http://bit.ly/NigerianRecipes See more information about this recipe by clicking "Show More" below. It's also often called moi-moi, and even moyi-moyi. Kitchen Butterfly, aka Ozoz Sokoh, generally knows her stuff though so I will stick to moin moin. A hot and humid day in Lagos she showed me how to make these delicious steamed bean puddings the traditional way - wrapped in banana leaves.