Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, banga rice. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Banga Rice is one of the traditional Nigerian rice recipes, it is prepared with palm fruit concentrate. In the video below, I used tinned palm fruit concentrate to cook the Banga Rice but you can prepare your own palm fruit concentrate from palm fruits. Diary of a Kitchen Lover is here with this enticing, mouth-watering banga rice recipe.
Banga rice is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Banga rice is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook banga rice using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Banga rice:
- Prepare Rice
- Prepare Banga paste
- Prepare Onion and pepper
- Get Smoked fish
- Make ready Crayfish
- Prepare Banga spice
- Take Spices and seasonings
- Get leaves Finely chopped scent
What makes Banga rice unique from any other type of rice is the rich, creamy texture and the palm fruit aroma. Banga Rice is a dish that is popular among the Naija-Delta people. Every time I traveled back home to Nigeria, I make it a point to eat Banga Rice. It has such an authentic taste, I always told my self that I must make it!
Steps to make Banga rice:
- Put a clean pot on fire and add the banga paste and stir until hot, add water and grated onion and pepper
- Cover the pot and allow to boil, add the banga spice, smoked fish and seasoning
- Wash rice with little salt and warm water and pour into the boiling pot, allow to cook until soft, lastly add the finely chopped scent leaves and and allow to simmer for some minutes.
- Banga rice is best served hot with some chilled homemade drink 🤤
So I finally did with the help of some tips… What makes local banga rice unique is its soggy and creamy texture together with its thick palm fruit aroma. I grew up eating banga rice almost on a daily basis in primary and secondary school. I still have fond memories sucking this goodness out of the usual nylon bag its sold in lol.it was my curiosity that led me to ask one of the popular banga rice sellers in one of the markets in Warri. Serve with White Rice or use the Delta-style Banga Soup to eat Starch, Garri, Semolina, Amala or Pounded Yam. Cooking Directions for those using tinned palm fruit concentrate.
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