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One of my favorite West African foods is a steamed bean cake called Moi Moi. Click here to see my recipe for this delicious snack.

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Moi Moi

 If you move around through the countries of Camerouns, Nigeria, Benin, Togo or Ghana, you will sooner or later encounter what is called in southeastern Nigeria "Moi Moi" (pronounced moy-moy) - for sale often in bus and taxi parks, markets, at street stalls and, if you are lucky, fresh and hot from a tray on the head of a young boy or girl. Moi moi are steamed beancakes - very delicious. They are made from black-eyed beans according to the recipe below. Traditionally, in the villages of southeastern Nigeria, moi-moi are steamed in banana leaves. But you will often find them for sale steamed in small tinned milk cans (African recycling!) or even smaller used tomato paste tins. Sometimes an egg or a piece of cooked fish is added to the top of the bean paste before steaming.

Moi Moi Recipe

  • 2 cups dried black-eyed peas
  • 1 onion
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • cayenne pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup palm oil (optional)
  • 1 egg (optional)
  1. Soak beans for several hours, until skins can be removed by rubbing between the palms. Then remove skins.
  2. Chop the onion into small pieces.
  3. When the skins have been removed, traditionally the beans are pounded in a mortar and pestle. If you have a blender you can use this to render the soaked beans into a thick paste. Add the salt and cayenne pepper and onion to the paste. If you have fresh palm oil add this also. If you wish to add an egg, you may mix this in now as well. Mix well.
  4. If you have banana leaves, make them into squares about one hand span wide.
  5. Put a dollop (about one heaping tablespoon) of the bean paste mixture into the center of the banana leaf square and fold to enclose the paste inside an envelope of banana leaf. Fold the edges over so the mixture will not leak out.
  6. Steam the envelopes for about an hour, until the bean paste is cooked and has a firm, jelly-like consistency.
  7. If you do not have banana leaves, you can steam the paste mix in small cups or tins.