Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, millet pap (akamu). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Millet Pap (Akamu) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Millet Pap (Akamu) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
Akamu is a breakfast porridge that is very common in most African countries. What name you call these creamy, corn porridge, depends on what part of Africa you live in. In Nigeria and Cameroon; it is named pap, Akamu, or Ogi. In South Africa, and Ghana it is disguised as porridge, Millie pap or koko.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook millet pap (akamu) using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Millet Pap (Akamu):
- Prepare Millet
- Prepare Ginger
- Take Glove
- Get Dry pepper
- Get Sugar
A common recipe in west Africa though the origin can be traced to Nigeria, Cameroon and Kenya. In Kenya it is called "uji". Today's recipe is a special kind of corn pudding common in Nigeria. It's local names include Akamu by the Igbos, Ogi by the Yorubas and generally Pap in Nigeria.
Instructions to make Millet Pap (Akamu):
- Soak clean millet in a bucket of water over night
- Wash the millet well to remove dirt(small stones) and put clean water, ginger, glove and dry pepper
- Grind the millet with grinding machine and use clean sieving cloth with enough water to sieve until it's just the chaff remaining
- Allow for some hours to ferment and remove the water to remain the Akamu paste that has ferment
- Fetch little quantity of the Akamu paste in a bowl and turn boiled water into it that will be enough and stir well gently until it's smooth.
- Add sugar stir well and serve with akara or moi-moi
Today's recipe is a special kind of corn pudding common in Nigeria. It's local names include Akamu by the Igbos, Ogi by the Yorubas and generally Pap in Nigeria. It is very similar to the British custard which is made from dehydrated cornstarch with some added flavors. The major difference between the two puddings is in the production phase. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ogi (or Akamu) is a fermented cereal pudding from Nigeria, typically made from maize, sorghum, or millet.
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