Plantain Pottage (Kekefia)

PLANTAIN POTTAGE (KEKEFIA)
Recipe for seven servings

REQUIREMENTS

- 2 unripe Plantain
- 1 cup Perewinkle
- 1 large Dry fish
- 2 Onions (sliced)
- 1 small bunch Scent leave(effirin)
- 1/2 litre Water
- 1 tablespoon ground dry pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground Crayfish
- 1 cooking spoon Palm oil
- 1 cube Maggi/Knorr
- salt to taste

What you do

Shred scent leave, clean perewinkle and bring to a boil for 5 minutes then set aside. Wash the dry fish with salt and leave to soak in hot water for 5-8minutes to remove the sand.

Pour the water in a pot and boil. Peel plantain, wash and slice in cubes or as desired. Pour the sliced plantain into the boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes.

Add the scent leaves, onions, Maggi, pepper, crayfish, dry fish and perewinkle without stirring and cook for 10minutes or until the plantain is soft.

Add the palm oil, stir then simmer under low heat for 2 more minutes.

Remove from heat and serve hot.

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