Yam and Beans | Nigerian food | Nigeria Cuisine

black-eyed peas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: chickpeas

Lentils are lower in calories and high in protein.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil is healthier, while sunflower oil is often less expensive.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: green bell pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories.

green leafy vegetables

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Spinach offers more nutrients while cabbage is often cheaper.

Wash the black-eyed peas and place them in a pot with water covering the beans.

Cook the beans for 5 minutes, then change the water and cook for an additional 45 minutes until soft.

Once the beans are cooked, add 250 ml of vegetable oil, 3 Maggi cubes, 0.5 tbsp of salt, 900 g of yam, 1 tbsp of crayfish, and 1 tbsp of pepper to the pot.

Add 85 ml of water and 1 medium-sized onion to the mixture.

Cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes.

Serve the yam and beans once cooked.

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