Moi Moi

Moi Moi is one of the truly amazing cuisines in Nigeria that will blow your taste buds away. It is a delectable dish that has gained popularity due to its distinct flavor. It is created from processed beans in the same way that Akara is, instead of being fried, it is boiled. Moi Moi can be served with fish, egg, or crayfish as a garnish. Oil, tomatoes, pepper, salt, and a few spices are the fundamental ingredients. It can be eaten on its own or with soaking garri, pap, or custard; do what you want.

Ingredients

• 3 cigar cups or 750g Beans (Brown/Black eyed), 5 tablespoons ground crayfish, 4 big stock cubes, 1 habanero pepper, 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, 3 tatashe peppers or 800g watery tomato puree (sold outside Nigeria), 2 big onions, 20cl vegetable oil, 2 litres of cool or warm water, Salt (to taste)

Instructions

• Soak the Beans for 15 minutes depending on how dry your beans are. The drier beans tend to be ready for peeling faster than the less dried beans.
• Pour the Beans in the Blender and add twice as much water as the Beans (by volume) blend the Beans for 3-4 seconds per time and repeat this 3 to 4 times - Remember we are peeling the beans and not blending them.
• Pour the beans back into a large bowl and add enough water to fully cover the Beans. Now agitate the Beans with your fingers and the skin will float then quickly separate the skin from the Beans by pouring through a sieve.
• Once that is done, pour the peeled Beans (the skinless Beans) inside a Blender, together with the Red Pepper, Habanero, and Onion - Blend to the smoothest consistency you can ever get.
  
• Combine the blended mixture with the remaining ingredients except for the boiled Eggs.
• Spray or brush the container you will be using with oil. Pour the mixture into the container and place the boiled egg over it. Cover it with a lid or seal with foil paper.
• Line the base of a large pot with either foil paper, sticks, leaves. Add enough water to the pot. (Add just enough not to submerge the moi moi bowls). This is to prevent the Moin moin from sticking to the base of the pot in case the water dries up before the moin moin gets done.
• Arrange the Moin moin inside the Pot and cook till done. This should take about 45 minutes to 1 hour a little more or less depending on the quantity of the Moin moin mixture in each container.
• To check for doneness, insert a toothpick into the middle of the Moin Moin/Moi. The toothpick should come out fairly clean and not wet.
• Remove from heat and serve.