Tubaani also referred to as ''steamed black-eyed peas' pudding'' is a popular
Ghanaian dish that is commonly eaten in the northern regions and
Zongo communities of
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
. The dish consists of a paste made from the flour of
black-eyed pea
The black-eyed pea or black-eyed bean is a legume grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. It is a subspecies of the cowpea, an Old World plant domesticated in Africa, and is sometimes simply called a cowpea.
The common commerci ...
s and water which is then cooked after being first wrapped in the sweet-tasting, aromatic leaves of the
Marantaceous herb
Thaumatococcus daniellii
''Thaumatococcus daniellii'', also known as miracle fruit or miracle berry, is a plant species from tropical Africa of the Marantaceae (arrowroot & prayer plant) family. It is a large, rhizomatous, flowering herb native to the rainforests of w ...
and served with gravy or pepper and sliced onions tossed in hot vegetable oil.
Nutrients
It contains proteins, iron, vitamin B9, and soluble fibre as it is made from beans.
See also
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Moin moin
Moin-Moin, Moi-Moi or Olele ( Yoruba: Mọ́yín-Mọyín, Ọ̀lẹ̀lẹ̀) is a steamed or boiled bean pudding made from a mixture of washed and peeled beans and onions, fresh red peppers, spices, and often fish, eggs, chicken and/or crayfi ...
, a similar Nigerian dish
References
Legume dishes
Ghanaian cuisine
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