Cookbook:Miyan Lalo (Hausa Jute Leaf Soup)

Miyan Lalo (Hausa Jute Leaf Soup)
Category	Soup recipes
Servings	2-3
Difficulty

Cookbook | Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment | Techniques | Cookbook Disambiguation Pages | Recipes

Miyan Lalo is a jute leaf soup made commonly eaten by Hausa people of northern Nigeria. It is similar to the ewedu soup eaten amongst the Yoruba people.

Ingredients

• 3 pieces meat
• 2 teaspoon stock cube
• ½ cup chile pepper
• 1 big onion, chopped
• 2 bunches lalo (jute) leaves, chopped
• 1 small piece of kanwa (potash)
• 2 medium pieces of daddawa (fermented locust bean), pounded

Equipment

• Pot
• Stovetop
• Knife
• Bowl

Procedure

1. Boil the meat in a pot with the stock cube, grated onion, and a little water.
2. Add the jute leaves and kanwa to the pot of meat. Cook for 5–10 minutes.
3. Blend together the pepper and chopped onion to get a purée. Add this to the pot along with the daddawa, then cook for 2 minutes.