HOW TO MAKE | THE PERFECT FUFU | FOR YOUR OKRA SOUP 👌🏾

cassava

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes provide similar texture with added nutrients.

plantains

🥗Healthier: bananas

💰Cheaper: regular bananas

Bananas can mimic the sweetness and texture of plantains.

Add 500 grams of plain flour to a jug.

Add 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and 0.5 teaspoon of salt to the flour.

In a pot, measure out 0.5 liter of water.

Add half of the flour mixture to the water and mix.

Add the remaining flour mixture to the pot and mix until combined.

Turn the heat down to low to prevent burning.

Continue mixing until the fufu thickens and is lump-free.

Once mixed, turn off the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes.

Shape the fufu with clean hands, rinsing hands in water to prevent sticking.

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