Nni Ede (Nigerian Pounded Cocoyam)
Nni ede is a typical Nigerian dish made from a mixture of cocoyam and cassava flour. It is served with ẹ̀gusi soup, ogbonno soup or okro soup.
20 min · serves 6
Ingredients
- Cocoyam (the head part)
- Cassava flour
- Water
Steps
- Cut the cocoyam into small pieces. Rinse the pieces, and boil them for few minutes. Drain the cocoyam.
- Mix water into the cassava flour to make a dough. Shape into balls.
- Boil the cassava balls for few minutes, then drain.
- Pound together the cassava balls and cocoyam until smooth and lump-free.
- Serve with your choice of soup.
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Adapted from “Nni Ede (Nigerian Pounded Cocoyam)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.