Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, ofe oha. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Oha Soup, popularly referred to as Ofe Oha by the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria is an absolutely delicious traditional soup recipe. Nigerian Oha soup recipe- Igbo traditional soup recipe made with a thickner such as Ofor, COCOYAM, Achi etc. Oha soup known as ofe oha is a soup native to the Eastern people of Nigeria. Another sister complained the leaves were hard, fresh oha leaves are not hard.
Ofe Oha is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Ofe Oha is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ofe oha using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Ofe Oha:
- Prepare Cocoa yam
- Take Palm kernel
- Make ready leaves Oha
- Get leaves Oziza
- Make ready Ogiri
- Make ready cubes Seasoning
- Make ready Yellow pepper
- Get Crayfish
- Prepare Stockfish
- Prepare Beef or goat meat can be used
- Take Dryfish
I have the recipe for Ofe Onugbu (bitter leaf soup) already (recipe HERE), I also have the recipe for Ofe Owerri (recipe HERE). Ofe Oha - Ingredients & Preparation. Oha Soup is a native meal for the South Eastern part of Nigeria, Though also called Ora by some southern people. Oha soup or Ora soup is another popular delicacy from the eastern part of Nigeria.
Instructions to make Ofe Oha:
- Wash and boil cocoyam with skin
- Wash and boil the palm kernel till soft.
- Pound in a mortar and wash to extract juice using lukewarm water.
- Boil the meat, stockfish, with salt, seasoning cube, gatlic and 4pieces of yellow pepper.until water dries. Add the extracted juice and allow to boil.
- Peel the skin of the cocoa yams, pound or blend but ensure you add some drops of oil to make it easy cos it can be very sticky.
- Add the pounded cocoyam paste and allow to boil.
- Remove the oha from the stick, use your hands to pieces it to desired size. Wash and slice the oziza leaves.
- Dissolve the ogiri in a little water, add to the pot and stir. Add pepper, crayfish and the oziza leaves. Taste for salt, add the oha stir and allow to simmer for 2mins.
- Please note the cocoyam is a thickener so it should it be too thick. You can add water if need be.
- Served with akpu.
Oha Soup is a native meal for the South Eastern part of Nigeria, Though also called Ora by some southern people. Oha soup or Ora soup is another popular delicacy from the eastern part of Nigeria. Preparation of this soup is similar to bitterleaf soup ( Ofe Onugbu ) with difference being the leaves used. Take a break from the cocoyam Oha experiene, and try it with Egusi. You will almost bite your fingers, I assure you.
Try Using Food to Boost Your Mood
Many of us have been conditioned to think that comfort foods are not good and must be avoided. Sometimes, if the comfort food is a sugary food or some other junk food, this is very true. Otherwise, comfort foods may be really nutritious and good for you. Some foods really do boost your mood when you consume them. If you are feeling a little bit down and you need a happiness pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, you might be astonished to find out, are great at fighting depression. You need to see to it, though, that what you make includes the egg yolk. When you want to cheer yourself up, the yolk is the most important part of the egg. Eggs, the egg yolk especially, are high in B vitamins. The B vitamin family can be fantastic for boosting your mood. This is because the B vitamins help your neural transmitters–the parts of your brain that affect your mood–work better. Eat a couple of eggs to feel better!
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Some grains are actually excellent for fighting off bad moods. Teff, barley, millet, quinoa, etc are all great for helping you feel better. These grains fill you up better and that can help you with your moods as well. It’s not hard to feel depressed when you feel hungry! The reason these grains elevate your mood is that they are easy for your body to digest. You digest these foods faster than other foods which can help increase your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel more pleasant, mood wise.
Green tea is really good for your mood. You knew it had to be included in this article, right? Green tea is packed full of an amino acid known as L-theanine. Studies have found that this amino acid basically stimulates brain waves. This helps sharpen your mental energy while at the same time calming your body. You already knew green tea could help you feel healthier. Now you are well aware that it helps you to lift your moods as well!
Now you can see that junk food isn’t necessarily what you should eat when you want to help your moods get better. Try a couple of of these hints instead.
