Ingredients
- 4 cups Beans, peeled
- Chili Pepper to taste
- 6 medium size Tomatoes (optional)
- 1 Paprika
- 1 large Onion bulb
- 2 cups bulky chunks of Fish/Sardine/ Minced or chopped Meat
- 3 Boiled Egg
- 4 cups rich Stock
- 2 cups of Water
- 1 cube Maggi Cubes
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Leaves or plastic bowls for cooking
- Banana leaves to form a base in the pot
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Directions
- Boil the eggs and the meat/fish and cut them into chunks if your are not using minced meat
- Soak beans in water for about 20mins
- Remove the seed coat by rubbing the beans in between your hands and draining out the seed coat with a sieve
- Repeat this till you have sieved out most of the seed coat of the beans; pour into a tray and hand pick the remaining seed coat
- Watch out for stones
- Grind the beans, pepper, tomatoes and onions into a smooth paste
- Add the vegetable oil, seasoning cube and salt to taste and stir properly
- Put banana leaves in a large pot to form a base and place on heat
- Put just enough water to cover the base of the pot
- Wrap the leaves into the form of cones and fold the bottom upwards
- Still holding the bottom, scoop the beans and fill half of the cone
- Put the chopped eggs and fish/meat into it
- Fold the top of the cone and bend it backwards
- Place the wrapped moin moin into the pot
- Continue till the mixture is all used up
- Pour in more water into the pot and allow to cook
- Alternatively, half-fill the plastic bowls with the mixture and allow to cook for about 30mins