BANGA(PALM FRUIT)RICE

Hi foodies😊

How have your week been?mine has been a bit stressful because I have a lot of things I'm doing at the same time.

I'm also an enterprenur,I make ladies headwears and bridal accessories,you can check my business page on instagram and facebook @woma_artistry.I try to balance both.I will be participating in a fashion show by the month end so I'm trying to put things in place.

ok lets get back to today's menu,I will be sharing a very simple and delicious rice recipe from Nigeria,precisly from the Niger Delta region called banga(palm fruit)rice,I know it's not new to a lot of you but i know some people haven't heard of or eaten it.

It's prepared same way banga soup is made,the only difference is the addition of rice.check the blog for my banga soup recipe.
Let's cook☺


INGREDIENTS 
-3 cups of banga(palm fruit) or tinned banga(palm fruit)concentrate.

-Note-the banga should be more than the rice.

-2 cups of rice

-scotch bonnet(red pepper)chopped or blended.

-onion(chopped or blend)

-smoked or dried fish

-crayfish(blended)

-ataiko

-iruguje

PREPARATION 
-wash and boil the palm fruit till soften then pound in a mortar or bowl with a pestle till the skin separates from the nuts,add warm water and extract the juice into a pot with a sieve.

-Repeat the process two more times to ensure you extract all the juice.

-If you are using store bought tinned banga(palm fruit)concentrate,loosen with warm water a bit before boiling.

-boil for 30 minute,while that is going on,wash the dried or smoked fish with warm water and salt to remove dirts.

-wash and parboil the rice and set aside.

-Then add the ataiko,iruguje,pepper,onion and crayfish to the pot of banga extract and cook for 5 minute.

-Add seasoning cubes and salt then the parboiled rice.you can add the fish at this stage or wait till the rice is almost ready so the fish doesn't scatter.

-Cook till the water dries off.

Your bangs rice is ready😊
Easy right?
If you have any question leave a comment,have a nice day😊