- Preparation time
- 10 mins
- Cooking time
- 1 mins
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Serves
- 1 people
- Meal course
- Breakfast
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- Posted on
- May 1, 2023
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- Calathea lutea
Calathea lutea. It is a green leaf commonly used to wrap food in Nigeria. It gives special flavour to the food as well as gives it a traditional look.
It is used to wrap such food as; cooked rice, moi moi, agidi, different types if swallow, ogiri among others.
- Soak the leave in room temperature salt water to kill germs for 5min
- Thoroughly rinse and lay on a flat surface to drain excess water out for 2-4min depending on amount of leaves washed.
- Start folding by taking it from the side as shown in the image
- Fold it over
- Continue folding till all the sides come together, then fold the tail up
- Gently put the bean paste inside
- Fold the top in gently to avoid spilling
- Completely fold it in
- Fold the remaining top over
- Complete look
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