Gbegiri and Ewedu with Amala

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Preparation info
  • Ewedu — Serves

    6

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    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Orishirishi Cookbook

By Tola Akerele

Published 2020

  • About

I’m very grateful to technology for simplifying the process of making one of the most popular dishes in the west. If you want to impress a man or woman from Ibadan, cook your way into their hearts with our gbegiri and ewedu recipe.

Origin: Gbegiri and ewedu is native to Yorubaland in the western region of Nigeria. Gbegiri is made with black-eyed or brown beans, while ewedu’s key ingredient is the ewedu leaf (also known as jute or molokhia leaves). In the past, preparing ewedu