What do you put in your ekuru to make it taste good?
Recipe?

And what do you use to eat it? Palm oil or okro soup?

Wetin be ekuru?

It's like akara, made from beans.

But instead of being fried, it's cooked. My grandam used to use tomatoes, atarodo, onions etc.

I dnt know how to make it, hence tis thread.
lemme chack online if I can find a pix of it for you

Right

I havnt heard of it until now

Sounds like itz gonna be yummy, prolly what i need right now

But wen i go to Naija xmas, i would investigate further for you

Thanks. Can't find a pix.

If you want the best food from Yorubaland, try Ekiti

No jokes, they make the best food, from experience.

Well how can you know it? You've been Europeanized

You can't afford to come to Florida naymore?

Ebony-Silk:

Thanks. Can't find a pix.

If you want the best food from Yorubaland, try Ekiti

No jokes, they make the best food, from experience.

Well how can you know it? You've been Europeanized

You can't afford to come to Florida naymore?

Nah not that, i don't want to go through the hassle of spending so many hours on air during the same period, besides going with a few peeps

So i have decided to go to Naija straight from here and the rest of my holidays would be for Yanks as usual

Most likely in the early summer next year,

When i go to Naija, i would travel all the way to Ekiti to go and sample the local delicacies

And if i see u in America when i come through, you would have to make some food for me

MrCrackles:

Nah not that, i don't want to go through the hassle of spending so many hours on air during the same period, besides going with a few peeps

So i have decided to go to Naija straight from here and the rest of my holidays would be for Yanks as usual

Most likely in the early summer next year,

When i go to Naija, i would travel all the way to Ekiti to go and sample the local delicacies

And if i see u in America when i come through, you would have to make some food for me

Lol! I understand! I have to stay on the plane for 24hrs when am traveling to Naija. Hurts mu butt

Well, I hpe you enjoy Nigeria. If you're going to ekiti, you'd definitely enjoy your stay

Early next summer of 2010? Very good timing, but am not cooking for anyone o. Na u go cook

B.T.W, how close is Ijebu to Ekii? Just curious ni o!

Ebony-Silk:

Lol! I understand! I have to stay on the plane for 24hrs when am traveling to Naija. Hurts mu butt

Well, I hpe you enjoy Nigeria. If you're going to ekiti, you'd definitely enjoy your stay

Early next summer of 2010? Very good timing, but am not cooking for anyone o. Na u go cook

B.T.W, how close is Ijebu to Ekii? Just curious ni o!

Definitely not going to go Ekiti

Next Summer is 2009, why should i come and cook for you in your own backyard? and u want to sample Ekiti food ryt?!

I might be coming around April just like i did this year but i was only in NYC, VA and DC

I am going to be in Lagos, maybe a weekend in IJEBU to visit my Grans

And i dont even know how far is Ekiti to Ijebu to be honest

I would ask my mum about this Ekuru thing, she might know

Ebony-Silk:

What do you put in your ekuru to make it taste good?
Recipe?

And what do you use to eat it? Palm oil or okro soup?

I know they put palm oil in it and maybe pepper,. . . . thats about all i know I'll ask ma mom too,

MrCrackles:

Definitely not going to go Ekiti

Next Summer is 2009, why should i come and cook for you in your own backyard? and u want to sample Ekiti food ryt?!

I might be coming around April just like i did this year but i was only in NYC, VA and DC

I am going to be in Lagos, maybe a weekend in IJEBU to visit my Grans

And i don't even know how far is Ekiti to Ijebu to be honest

I would ask my mum about this Ekuru thing, she might know

Then go then! You'll be missing a lot

Summer 2009. . . . I'll be in Miami/Hollywood/Miramar. . . . So if you want ekiti food, then it's the best time. SO many Nigeria stores/ restaurants around.

Lol! Ask your mom, if you know what akara and puff puff is, then you'd definitely know what ekuru is

TOYOSI20:

I know they put palm oil in it and maybe pepper,. . . . thats about all i know I'll ask ma mom too,

Lol! Plz do! I miss eating it.
If I ask my mom. . . .na one hr lecture speech I go get. How can I not know how to cook it? bla bla bla. lol

So you can't cook naija food ? and I was going to ask you. chei!!

Ebony-Silk:


Lol! Plz do! I miss eating it.
If I ask my mom. . . .na one hr lecture speech I go get. How can I not know how to cook it? bla bla bla. lol

So you can't cook naija food ? and I was going to ask you. chei!!

Ahhhhh ra ra oo, I KNOW HOW TO THROW IT DOWN IN THE KITCHEN OO, ,

I'm even making Moin Moin today sef , ahh dont joke wid Toyosi oo, ma husband go enjoy me tire,

TOYOSI20:

Ahhhhh ra ra oo, I KNOW HOW TO THROW IT DOWN IN THE KITCHEN OO, ,

I'm even making Moin Moin today sef , ahh don't joke wid Toyosi oo, ma husband go enjoy me tire,

Are you serious?!

Why are you not my next door neighbour Toyosi?

I soooo miss that

I don't think I've tasted that ekuru stuff before. I guess its a yoruba dish.

crazykid:

I don't think I've tasted that ekuru stuff before. I guess its a yoruba dish.

Yeah it is, a very good delicacy too, like u have Ofe Ogbono, Ofe nsala or Abacha in ur place,

MrCrackles:

Are you serious?!

Why are you not my next door neighbour Toyosi?

I soooo miss that

Eyah not to worry Brash will be sending urs special delivery, and I'll make sure u get it hot and fresh promise,

what the hell is that alagolo

sounds like a witch's brew

Na Food thread i dey see Ruby nowadays

@ Brash

E be like say hunger don wire ur head. I get moi-moi for here sha o. I dey use am dey step down.


P.S - Ekuru is nice sha

TOYOSI20:


Eyah not to worry Brash will be sending urs special delivery, and I'll make sure u get it hot and fresh promise,

Please do, i would be super delighted!

chamotex:

@ Brash
E be like say hunger don wire ur head. I get moi-moi for here sha o. I dey use am dey step down.

comot there, no dey lie

Moi Moi ko, Monsa ni!

I can kill for moi moi right now to be honest

It's like akara, made from beans.

But instead of being fried, it's cooked. My grandam used to use tomatoes, atarodo, onions etc.

Are you sure this isnt MOINMOIN?

KarmaMod:

Are you sure this isnt MOINMOIN?

I use to think Moi Moi is the cooked one as well

TOYOSI20:

Ahhhhh ra ra oo, I KNOW HOW TO THROW IT DOWN IN THE KITCHEN OO, ,

I'm even making Moin Moin today sef , ahh don't joke wid Toyosi oo, ma husband go enjoy me tire,

Lol!! I can atleast say I can cook moi moin too Loved it with garri

N-g is lucky o. Brash leave her alone jor

crazykid:

I don't think I've tasted that ekuru stuff before. I guess its a yoruba dish.

To be honest with you, I don't know which dish belongs to which tribe.
all I know is, it's a Nigerian food

KarmaMod:

what the hell is that alagolo

sounds like a witch's brew

Are you kidding me?

Plz, before I open my eyes, take off your ekiti cloth and walk out of this thread.

cheii!!

@chamotex
were you looking for me?

How can anyone know what it is when you are giving moinmoin a new name

ekuru ko. kuruna ni

oniranu omo. ma lo sha alago re nisho  

I think a know a little about ekuru!

Ebony-Silk:

@chamotex
were you looking for me?

I dont have to, I know where to find you - Sexuality or Food section

KarmaMod:

How can anyone know what it is when you are giving moinmoin a new name

ekuru ko. kuruna ni

oniranu omo. ma lo sha alago re nisho  

Craw Craw

KarmaMod:

How can anyone know what it is when you are giving moinmoin a new name

ekuru ko. kuruna ni

oniranu omo. ma lo sha alago re nisho

Ekuru is not a new name o.

cheii!! It's not moin moin! Ekuru is used to eat palm oil and okro.

Ekuru is actually whitish in color not pink.

chamotex:

I don't have to, I know where to find you - Sexuality or Food section

atta boy! I know when I get lost, I can count on ya to find me

it is a crunchy stuff right? has a little sour taste?

I speak not as a specialist, nevertheless, let me borrow from some experience I got watching my mum cooked the dish while at home.
Just the way you prepare the beans for akara by soaking, removing the skin and grinding, so also you start its preparation.
The only differrence is that you add nothing to it before grinding/blending. You grind the beans alone, which now leave you with whitish matter.
This matter is now stirred thoroughly in order to allow pulping (this I will tell you later)
After the blended matter is light enough (the volume increases with stiring) after stiring, it is now wrapped in leaves and steamed just the way you do moinmoin. (please no salt is added at any of this stage). The steaming does'nt last as long as moinmoin, only ensure that water is added at intervals to avoid burnt sacrifice! Steaming time is between 30 to 40 minutes. This is Ekuru!

What gives taste to Ekuru is the stew that is served along with it. After unwapping it, the stew is normally poured on it head.
The fried stew is done with pepper, crayfish, seasoning, flavours and lots of sliced onions. Very important! Please use palm oil and not vegetable oil.

You don't eat Ekuru the way you eat moinmoin. After pouring the stew on the prepared Ekuru, you them mash it into pulp using your hand. The pulp will easily mash if you really stired it well in the beginning during preparation. While you mash on ground, you now add salt to taste. Salt is also avoided in the beginning to help aid mashing.

Companions:
Ekuru (a local dish among Yourbas) is locally taken with solid pap (eko). So also when little bolied okro is added (on ground) to it, some part of Yorubas also take it with eba "garri".

This is the little I know about Ekuru. I hope I make a little sense to someone out there.