Food Minia

I like you to explore new ways of cooking moin moin because I totally understand how tedious the process can be. So I personally always explore new ways to make my life easier in the kitchen. I was working with a hotel in Lagos recently and was asked to come up with a new way to serve moin moin as a buffet option. Typically, moin moin is cooked in individual containers or portions.....so to save space on the buffet table and create a more compact and individualized platter, I decided to steam (not bake) the moin moin in a bread loaf tin. This made the moin moin come out shaped like a loaf, and was really easy to slice into individual portions, easy for diners to take slice by slice. See some of my delicious moin moin recipes: 1. Moin moin made with fresh beans 2. Moin moin made with bean flour What to do Make your moin moin batter as usual and pour into a non stick baking pan. Then carefully place the pan into a steamer and steam until cooked. The time may vary depending on how deep th...

Moin moin is a popular savory bean pudding made by steaming a batter of ground beans with some added peppers onions etc. Recently in Nigeria, there has been some concerns about the consumption of this special dish, a favorite for most. So while there is absolutely nothing wrong with the dish itself, there are serious concerns about how it is made. Traditionally, moin moin is made by steaming a batter of blended beans, in banana or broad leaves (ewe eeran read more here ), but in recent times all types of containers have been used to steam the pudding. Most commonly used containers include tins/cans, foil containers, cellophane/polythene plastic bags and even old fruit juice/drink bags such as Caprisun sachets. Cooking Moin Moin Safely This is my perspective, once you ingest food (or anything at all), that's it, in terms of the effects or impact the food has on the body, either good or bad. So it is so important to ensure that you are fully aware of what your food contains before e...