Coconut Rice Moi Moi

Coconut Rice Moi Moi Recipe

Name: Coconut Rice Moi Moi

Origin: Nigeria

Ingredients:

• Rice soaked for 6 hours
• coconut milk
• vegetable oil
• eggs
• seasoning powder
• salt
• moi moi leaves
• tatashe
• rodo or Scotch bonnet pepper
• onions
• garlic
• palm oil
• seasoned ajaki ka or smoked fish
• fried plantain

Steps:

1. Wash the rice thoroughly and soak it in clean water for approximately 6 hours
2. Drain the soaked rice properly, then blend it with coconut milk and a little vegetable oil until the mixture becomes completely smooth
3. Transfer the blended rice mixture into a bowl, crack in the egg, add seasoning and salt, then whisk thoroughly until everything is well combined
4. Clean and prepare the moi moi leaves, then carefully pour the coconut rice batter into the leaves and wrap each portion securely
5. Arrange the wrapped batter in a steaming pot and cook until the coconut rice moi moi is completely set and cooked through
6. While the moi moi is steaming, roughly blend the tatashe, rodo, onions and garlic
7. Heat palm oil in a pan, season the fish and fry until crispy and well cooked, then remove the fish and set it aside
8. Add the blended pepper mixture to the same palm oil and fry on low heat, then add seasoning and allow it to cook slowly until the pepper develops a rich ata dindin flavour and the oil begins to separate
9. Return the fried fish to the pepper sauce and gently stir so that the fish becomes coated with the sauce
10. Slice the ripe plantain and fry until golden brown on both sides, then remove and drain the excess oil
11. Carefully unwrap the cooked coconut rice moi moi and arrange it on a serving plate with the pepper sauce and fried fish
12. Add the fried plantain alongside the coconut rice moi moi and serve hot