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Chickpea Moi Moi

Traditional dish with dry chickpeas, warm water, onion.

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups chickpeas
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1 onion
  • 2 fresh chiles
  • 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Steps

  1. Soak the chickpeas for 3 hours.
  2. Then drain and peel them.
  3. Blend the peeled chickpeas with chopped onions, chiles, and crayfish with warm water.
  4. Work in batches if needed.
  5. Transfer the purée to a bowl.
  6. Mix in the salt, oil, and nutmeg.
  7. Divide the mixture into molds.
  8. Place in a steamer over boiling water.
  9. Steam for 40 minutes.
  10. Remove from the steamer.
  11. Unmold.

Adapted from “Chickpea Moi Moi”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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