Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, ukwa with bitterleaf. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
By fresh bitter leaves I mean bitter leaves that have NOT been washed and squeezed. Always add enough palm oil to make your Nigerian meals look appetizing. Cover and leave to simmer or till the leaves wilt but still green and the ukwa is ready to be served.
Ukwa with bitterleaf is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Ukwa with bitterleaf is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ukwa with bitterleaf using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Ukwa with bitterleaf:
- Take 2 cksp Palmoil
- Prepare Salt
- Take 5 cups Ukwa
- Get 3 Fresh pepper
- Get 2 Maggi
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Potash
- Take Handful bitterleaf
Bitter Leaf has Latin name as Andrographis Paniculate Ness. It is efficacious as a medicine. This plant is thought to have come Bitter leaf included in Acanthaceae family. This plant grows wild in open places such as roadsides, in fields, on vacant land rather.
Instructions to make Ukwa with bitterleaf:
- Wash and pour ukwa in a sizeable pot.
- Pour in enough water,as is boiling add potash.
- Use a pressure pot to boil for a shorter period of time.like 45mins.
- Sieve out the water and keep aside.
- Add Maggi,Palmoil,salt to the already boiled ukwa and mix very well.
- Wash bitter leaf very well with warm water and salt to remove the bitter taste.
- Then add bitter leaf.boil for 2mins.food is ready.
A little bitter leaf is usually stirred into it for effect. Ukwa is rich in protein and has a rich natural taste. This food is especially enjoyed by the senior citizens at the wedding especially the diabetic ones. Fufu can also go with Nigerian bitter leaf soup, this soup can be made into different recipes, the Igbo like to make this soup I tried to answer that question comprehensively with a simple recipe for Ukwa - African breadfruit. It is one of the popular Nigerian Igbo.
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