Moin Moin: Nigerian Bean Pudding

Ingredients

• 2 cups of black-eyed beans
• soaked for 2 hours and peeled
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 2 red bell peppers (chopped)
• 2 scotch bonnet peppers (chopped)
• 1/4 cup of crayfish
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons of curry powder
• 2 seasoning cubes; dissolved in 1/4 cup of hot water
• Salt to taste
• 4 eggs (boiled and sliced)

Instructions

• In a blender. add the beans; onion; bell peppers; scotch bonnet peppers; crayfish and some warm water. Blend until smooth and creamy.
• Transfer the batter to a large bowl and season with oil; curry powder; seasoning cubes and salt. Stir well and adjust the consistency by adding more water if needed. The batter should be thick but pourable.
• Grease the ramekins or banana leaves with some oil and spoon some batter into each one. Add some egg slices on top and cover with more batter. Leave some space for the batter to rise during steaming.
• Arrange the ramekins or banana leaves in a large pot with some water at the bottom. Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and steam over medium-high heat for 45 minutes or until the moin moin is set and firm.
• Carefully remove the moin moin from the pot and let it cool slightly before serving. Enjoy your moin moin with some bread; rice or salad.