How to make Alapa

This local Yoruba dish is mostly eaten with Eko, custard or pap.

Alapa is a steamed pudding that looks a lot like moimoi, it is made with a combination of beans and egusi (melon seeds).

Some also eat the dish with spicy pepper sauce.

Cooking time

1 hour 20 minutes

Recipe category

Main Dish

Recipe cuisine

Local Dish

Cooking method

Boiling

Recipe Yield

5 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup of Brown Beans

3/4 cup of Roasted Egusi (Melon seeds)

1 Cup of Water

3/4 bulb of Onions

1 Tatashe (Paprika)

4 Scotch Bonnet Pepper

2 Tablespoons of Crayfish Powder

1-2 Seasoning Cubes

Salt to Taste

Instructions

  1. Soak the beans in a bowl of water for 45 minutes then wash it to peel off the skin. Set aside.
  2. Slightly toast the egusi seeds in a pan till it turns a bit brown.
  3. Blend the beans alongside the egusi, onions, tatashe, scotch bonnet pepper, crayfish powder, salt and water till it comes out all smooth.
  4. Scoop them in greased aluminium cups or banana leaves and place them in a pot with hot water to steam for 40 minutes.

    Your tasty Alapa is ready! Serve hot with Eko (steamed corn pudding)

Serve hot.

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