See how to make plain agidi with stew at home. Agidi is also called
eko by The Yorubas.
Agidi can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. What matters is the quantity one eats at any given time. It is a very balanced meal. With the way my girls rushed this meal, I am now convinced that agidi with stew is a delicacy for most kids. I think this is a meal that children cannot resist. So easy to make and eat.
Agidi can be made plain like this, or jollof with all the ingredients fried before adding water. Agidi, whether plain to be eaten with stew or jollof, is fun to eat.
When I make agidi jollof, I add cooked biscuit bones before wrapping the leaves. Sometimes I also add coconuT milk but not on this plain agidi method.
Th bones make it more yummy and fun!
BELOW IS PICTURE GUIDE FOR HOW TO MAKE PLAIN AGIDI WITH STEW AT HOME
wash agidi broad leaves
Plain agidi served with Nigerian stew
How to make plain agidi with stew at home . Agidi is also known as eko by the yorubas. It’s easy to make. This Agidi recipe is easy to follow and replicate.
mix cornstarch with a little cold water
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pour mixed corn starch in a pot of salted and oiled boiling water
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stir akamu briskly to prevent lumps forming
stir akamu until corn starch is cooked
Ingredients for how to make plain agidi with stew at home
corn starch (akamu)
broad leaves
Salt
vegetable oil salt water
Tomato stew
fold one part of broad leaf under the other
bend lower end in and pour in akamu or moi moi through the opening
bend both ends in to complete folding
Place wrapped hot agidi in a tray and leVe to cool and harden.
It is the first time my kids are eating plain agidi. I wanted to give it a try and see how it goes. To my surprise, they just were eating, praising and asking for more.
I enjoyed it too, but the girls won’t let me take more. Next time, I will definitely make a bigger quantity. Hope you ;like our method for How to make plain agidi with stew at home.
Wow!Av bookmarked it aunty Ojay. I av some questions. Is it true dat cooking moi moi with broad leaves adds a unique flavour to it? How true is dis statement dat food prepared with firewood,tastes much better than d one prepared with gas cooker or stove?
Hi Tina, I will try. The process is the same as this here. The only difference is that for agidi jollof, you fry all the ingredients in oil with onions, before adding water and the raw corn starch.
Pls Eya, wt are d ingredients? Cos agidi is sold everywia ard me so if i'm going to go tru making it, den it has to be d jollof one which i av never seen before.
Iv neva liked agidi,weda jollof or wyt,iv only eaten it once in my lyf ♌ dat was wen i was pregnant cos of d longthroat dat pregnancy causes bt i tink I'll stil lyk 2 knw d full procedure 4 d jollof….EYA step-by-step procedure pls,i jst wnt 2 b sure i knw hw 2 prepare a lot of tins incase of 2moro.
Agidi?….akamu? I laughed at myself when I read this post,had no freaking idea on how this is made or eaten,I just see it around! Only on dis blog!…..we live and we learn. Thanks Aunty Eya for this valuable info.
Issorait, I will try and post Jollof Agidi within the week by God's grace o. my ingredients are going to be my tomato stew, fried crayfish with onions, coconut milk. That's all. sO, see you guys on the other side!
@Bonario,moi moi cooked with leaves has a natural leafy flavor in it. There is no difference between firewood and gas cooked food, to me, it depends on the ingredients and how the food is cooked.
The only thing I am sure of is that drinking water boiled with firewood has a funny taste.
Hi Omalicha, the ingredients you use to make stew. If you have stew at home, then fine just add it to the boiling water before you add the coconut milk and raw akamu. If there is no stew at home, fry tomatoes, onion, pepper, seasoning and other things you use for stew, just like stew, then add water, coconut milk and raw akamu. Hope this helps.
Never heard of agidi jollof. I eat agidi well sha. Would definately try to make it cos I buy already made. Much better to make it dat way ure sure of what goes into ur mouth.
Wow! Ds brought back memories, i ate agidi jolof last shld be 15 yrs ago nd snc d woman dt sells it moved away frm area, av neva come close to it. Can u imagine? All this time i thot agidi is made out of jolof rice, how naïve… Lol I woudnt mind to Get a clearer explanation on it. Can't wait to give myself agidi treat. Plssssssssss.
@Olamide; lol! agidi jollof made from jollof rice! @Eya: please do you know this agidi that has sugar. It is usually harder and dryer than normal agidi. My grandmother used to give me when I was very young and I still can't forget it, though I haven't eaten it in years. Do you know how I can make it? Pleeease
Lol@ Agidi that has sugar! Make it with this normalk agidi recipe, instead of salt and other ingredients, just add sugar. Chei! Be careful with adding water, a lil is Ok, so that it will turn out very hard when dry. Success with your Agidi sugar o!
Also, please when do you add the stew into the jollof agidi, I seem to have missed that bit. What I saw was vegetable oil and salted water, when do the fried ingredients come in?
I'm Zambia but I lived in Nigeria for like 9 years and I can proudly say that Nigerian food is the stuff (huge moi moi fan!) 🙂
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Hello Eya,I'm pregnant and iv been craving for agidi jollof but don't know hw to make it.can u help?
Pls for agidi jellof: After u hv fried ur ingredients in a pot,dts wn u pour water,add salt&oil b4 addin d cold water akamu right??
Wow!Av bookmarked it aunty Ojay. I av some questions.
Is it true dat cooking moi moi with broad leaves adds a unique flavour to it?
How true is dis statement dat food prepared with firewood,tastes much better than d one prepared with gas cooker or stove?
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Correct. Princess Gabriella, you are so right! Fry your ingredients, add water and coconut milk if you like, let it boil, add the raw akamu.
Hi Tina, I will try. The process is the same as this here. The only difference is that for agidi jollof, you fry all the ingredients in oil with onions, before adding water and the raw corn starch.
hello aunty Eya dis ur blog ehn na 1 in town keep up d gud work, jst 1 question pls, wat if one cnt find dat leaf in d market any ulternative?
The only alternative I can think of is Santana bread bags. Lol
Pls Eya, wt are d ingredients? Cos agidi is sold everywia ard me so if i'm going to go tru making it, den it has to be d jollof one which i av never seen before.
Iv neva liked agidi,weda jollof or wyt,iv only eaten it once in my lyf ♌ dat was wen i was pregnant cos of d longthroat dat pregnancy causes bt i tink I'll stil lyk 2 knw d full procedure 4 d jollof….EYA step-by-step procedure pls,i jst wnt 2 b sure i knw hw 2 prepare a lot of tins incase of 2moro.
Agidi?….akamu?
I laughed at myself when I read this post,had no freaking idea on how this is made or eaten,I just see it around!
Only on dis blog!…..we live and we learn.
Thanks Aunty Eya for this valuable info.
Issorait, I will try and post Jollof Agidi within the week by God's grace o. my ingredients are going to be my tomato stew, fried crayfish with onions, coconut milk. That's all. sO, see you guys on the other side!
@Bonario,moi moi cooked with leaves has a natural leafy flavor in it. There is no difference between firewood and gas cooked food, to me, it depends on the ingredients and how the food is cooked.
The only thing I am sure of is that drinking water boiled with firewood has a funny taste.
What are the ingredients u are referring to,I want to make it,but I'm lost on these ingredients dt shld b fried.pls aunty eya,can u help?
Thanks Eya,ur d best
Hi Omalicha, the ingredients you use to make stew. If you have stew at home, then fine just add it to the boiling water before you add the coconut milk and raw akamu. If there is no stew at home, fry tomatoes, onion, pepper, seasoning and other things you use for stew, just like stew, then add water, coconut milk and raw akamu. Hope this helps.
Hi Shayor, it is sold every where around you YES. but, you can't eat it with as much confidence as when you make yours o.*wink*
For those asking for agidi jollof ingredients, so, you don't even want to be a bit patient until I post agidi jollof within the week? Lol!
Never heard of agidi jollof. I eat agidi well sha. Would definately try to make it cos I buy already made. Much better to make it dat way ure sure of what goes into ur mouth.
Agidi jellof wit biscuit bone is awesome,u guys really need 2 taste it,Aunty ur blog is da best….God bless and keep you Amen
Wow! Ds brought back memories, i ate agidi jolof last shld be 15 yrs ago nd snc d woman dt sells it moved away frm area, av neva come close to it. Can u imagine? All this time i thot agidi is made out of jolof rice, how naïve… Lol
I woudnt mind to Get a clearer explanation on it. Can't wait to give myself agidi treat. Plssssssssss.
chei Queen B, you made me laugh in Chinese.
Ok Ella, I will do that!
@Shayor, your normal stew ingredients plus coconut milk.
Hi Omalicha, your normal stew ingredients like tomatoes, tatashe. pepper, onion, seasoning plus coconut milk.
2 Unknown, now we know you. Thanks for this. Have you seen my moi moi recipe?
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Yes mom, how is baby kicking? For your sake, this week must not end before I do this. So help me God!
Thank you Dear Silent reader!
Best agidi cook! dancing kukere!
@Olamide; lol! agidi jollof made from jollof rice!
@Eya: please do you know this agidi that has sugar. It is usually harder and dryer than normal agidi. My grandmother used to give me when I was very young and I still can't forget it, though I haven't eaten it in years. Do you know how I can make it? Pleeease
Lol@ Agidi that has sugar! Make it with this normalk agidi recipe, instead of salt and other ingredients, just add sugar. Chei!
Be careful with adding water, a lil is Ok, so that it will turn out very hard when dry.
Success with your Agidi sugar o!
Eat dis agidi alot but neva knew hw it is made, and to think that it is this simple! Choi, c my life ooo. this is so revealing! Thanks sis.
Thanks Chacha
Please oooooo, make a video on how to wrap the leaves. Been giving me nightmares:)
Please oooooo make a video on how to wrap the leaves. The wrapping gives me nightmares
I will try Bunmi
U really got it others are not detailed in their description urs is d best
I want to know the quantity of water and pap to use for 5serving
Wana know the quanty of water and pap to bê used in 5 servings
I want to know the quantity of water and pap to use for 5serving
Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!! Have always wondered how it's done. I miss my agidi jellof.
Also, please when do you add the stew into the jollof agidi, I seem to have missed that bit. What I saw was vegetable oil and salted water, when do the fried ingredients come in?
This looks delicious! I want to make this! Still have to figure out how to make akamu though…..
Before pouring in the corn starch. You can follow this link to see agidi jollof:
http://www.wivestownhallconnection.com/2013/02/agidi-jollof-with-coconut-cream-powder.html
Your recipe is very easy to follow, I tried it and it came out nice. Anyway I have a recipe on how to make Agidi from scratch, please check it out
https://www.nigeriancuisines.com/2017/04/how-to-make-agidi-eko.html