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Miyan zogale (moringa leaves with groundnut)
Miyan zogale: tender moringa leaves cooked with onion, tomato and groundnut paste
Moringa trees grow by the compound walls of many northern Nigerian homes, and their small, round leaves end up in this quick, nourishing relish. The leaves are blanched, then cooked down with onion, tomato and dawadawa and bound with groundnut paste, giving a green, slightly peppery dish with a nutty finish. Families in Kano, Katsina and Zaria eat it with tuwo, or as a light meal on its own. Because only a little groundnut goes in, it stays light. Chef's tip: strip the leaves off their stalks completely, since even thin stems stay stringy after cooking.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz fresh moringa leavesstripped from the stalks; or 400 g frozen moringa, or spinach
- 2 onionsthinly sliced
- 2 tomatoeschopped
- ½ scotch bonnet chillifinely chopped
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
- 1 tbsp dawadawa (fermented locust beans)sub: 1 tsp white miso or fermented black beans, mashed
- 2 ⅛ oz smooth unsweetened groundnut pasteor crushed kuli-kuli
- ¾ tsp saltto taste
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Wash 10 ½ oz fresh moringa leaves well in two changes of water. Drop into a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain and press out the water. Blanching softens the leaves and tames their slight bitterness.
4 minStep 2: Heat 2 tbsp groundnut oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry 2 onions for 5 minutes, until soft and starting to colour.
5 minStep 3: Add 2 tomatoes, ½ scotch bonnet chilli and 1 tbsp dawadawa (fermented locust beans) and cook for 5 minutes, until the tomatoes collapse into a jammy sauce.
5 minStep 4: Loosen 2 ⅛ oz smooth unsweetened groundnut paste with 100 ml hot water and stir it into the pan with ¾ tsp salt. Simmer for 2 minutes until it thickens.
2 minStep 5: Add the moringa and toss for 3 minutes, until heated through and coated. Don't keep cooking it once it is hot, or the leaves turn dull khaki. Serve warm.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 14 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does miyan zogale (moringa leaves with groundnut) take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
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