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Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice)
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Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice)

11 ingredients 4 steps 4 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

639
Calories
20g
Protein
23g
Fat
91g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Fish 1 tbsp (18ml) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0
Crayfish not in our table 0
Catfish not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 milk cups of rice
  • 2 cooking spoons palm oil
  • 2 tbsp locust beans
  • 2 tbsp dried ground crayfish
  • Dried catfish , or any other dried fish, soaked in hot salted water until soft, then shredded
  • Pepper powder, to taste
  • Chopped onion , to taste
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1 sachet (50 g ) tomato paste
  • Carrots , washed and chopped, to taste
  • Peas , washed and parboiled if necessary, to taste

Directions

1

Wash the rice and parboil for about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2

Heat the palm oil in a large, clean pot until the oil changes color.

3

Add the locust beans, onions, tomato paste, dry pepper, and a little water. Fry until the odour of the sauce changes and becomes more fragrant.

4

Simmer over medium heat for about 25 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and everything is cooked.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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