HOW TO COOK LAFIDI/FOUTI!!

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil provides a similar flavor with lower saturated fat.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is plant-based and budget-friendly.

fresh cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Parsley adds freshness at a lower cost.

lime

🥗Healthier: lemon

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon provides acidity similar to lime.

Start by introducing the dish and explaining the use of millet instead of rice for the recipe.

Show the ingredients, including garden eggs, okra, peppers, dry locust beans, bunga fish, and seasonings.

Explain how to process the dry locust beans by toasting and blending them.

Season the fish with black and white pepper, curry powder, and aroma seasoning, then fry it.

Fry shrimp with a little onion and aroma seasoning for added flavor.

Demonstrate the use of palm oil and explain the optional addition of sour sour leaves, substituting with spinach and lime for sourness.

Wash the millet thoroughly to remove stones and sand, explaining the process of 'graveling' the millet.

Boil water in a pot, then add the washed millet and a little salt, mixing well before covering to cook.

Check the millet as it cooks, ensuring it doesn't turn into porridge, and adjust water if necessary.

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