Abacha(african salad)
Abacha(african salad)

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, abacha(african salad). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Abacha(african salad) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Abacha(african salad) is something that I have loved my entire life.

My grandmother always told me that Abacha is not a meal. Though it can be as filling as any other main course meal, African Salad is usually eaten as an in-between meal. Abacha - as the Igbos love to call it - is one of the most popular food in the eastern Nigeria, it serves best as kola to visitors.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have abacha(african salad) using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Abacha(african salad):
  1. Make ready 300 g Abacha (dried shredded cassava) 100g Ugba(Ukpaka)
  2. Prepare 200 ml Palm Oil 2 tablespoonful ground Crayfish
  3. Take 1 teaspoon ground Ehuru(calabash nutmeg)(optional)
  4. Make ready 1 level teaspoon ground Potash(akaun)
  5. Get 1 Stock cube/ powder(seasoning cube) 1 large or 2 small Onions
  6. Take to taste Chili Pepper/ any hot pepper (to taste) Salt
  7. Prepare 1 tablespoonful finely chopped Garden Egg leave.(You can use
  8. Make ready thinly sliced utazi leaves or spinach leaves as an alternative)
  9. Take Boiled Dried fish or Stockfish Kpomo or Kanda (cow skin)

It can be served as a meal or snack at home, restaurants or parties. Abacha is an Eastern Nigeria dish made using dried shredded cassava, which can be eaten as a snack or a full meal. There are many variations to the way this salad is made. African salad also known as Abacha is a very popular Nigerian delicacy originating from eastern Nigeria.

Instructions to make Abacha(african salad):
  1. First wash, season and cook the kpomo(slice the kpomo into tiny bits).  b. Soak the dry prawns in hot water to soften them a bit and strain. c.  If you haven,t done this yet, also cut the fresh fish and fry.  Also shred the boiled dried fish / stock fish. Then set all aside for later use.
  2. Dissolve the ground akaun (potash) in about 3-4 tablespoonful of water and pass through a sieve to remove particles. Set the liquid aside for later use. e. Rinse the Ugba in lukewarm water, strain and set aside. f. Place the dry abacha in a bowl and soak in cold water for about 8 minutes until it goes from pure white color
  3. Another method is to pour hot boiling water over the dry abacha, stir well and leave to soak for 1-2 minutes.  Then pour the abacha into a sieve and let the water strain.
  4. Slice one onion bulb into rings, and dice or pound the other onion bulb. Now for the preparation…. 1. Pour the palm oil into a clean dry pot, add the potash liquid and mix until the color begins to chage from orange to yellow and the mixture becomes a thick paste
  5. Add  the crayfish, pepper, diced/pounded onions, the ground ehuru(calabash nutmeg), ogiri and stock bube, mix thoroughly until well combined. 3. Now, place the pot on low heat, add the strained abacha and adjust for salt if neccessary. Mix well and put off the heat as soon as the abacha is warmed up. Tip: don't leave the abacha for too long on heat, or you'll end up with ''Abacha pottage'' :)
  6. You can choose to serve  the meal as it is, along with the accompaniments, but if you choose to go further and mix it all in one pot.     4. Then, add the ugba(ukpaka),chopped garden eggs, the cooked dried/stock fish(if using), softened large prawns, and the kpomo. Mix well until all the ingredients are well blended.
  7. Finally, add the sliced leaves, stir well and transfer to a serving plate.  Garnish the prepared Abacha ncha (African salad), with the onion rings and fried fish…Enjoy!

This African salad recipe is made with just a few ingredients which in include shredded. Find out how to make traditional Abacha with this easy-to-follow guide for preparing this popular African salad just the way you like it. Ingredients used in making abacha or African salad vary from person to person. A plate of African Salad garnished with onion rings. Enjoy your delicious Abacha African salad.

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