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Faten Wake otherwise known as Beans Porridge in the English language is a food consumed basically by almost all tribes in Nigeria. I seriously don’t know any tribe that doesn’t. To be more specific, the Yorubas are the major consumers of this type of recipe. This article seeks to walk you through how to prepare Beans Porridge (Faten Wake).
The primary ingredient for this delicacy is beans. Of course, it has to be because the name of the recipe implies that.
What are we waiting for? Let’s get started on how to prepare Beans Porridge!
2 cups of beans
Spices (maggi, curry powder, etc.)
Vegetables like pepper, onions, tomatoes, etc.
A small bunch of spinach (optional)
½ cup of vegetable or palm oil
Boiled/fried meat or fish (optional)
Salt to taste
STEP 1: Pick the dirt out of the beans
STEP 2: Wash the beans well. Then;
STEP 3: Over medium heat, put the washed beans in a pot and allow to cook. Do this for 30 minutes. If you wish, you could add kanwa (potash) to it to fasten the doneness.
STEP 4: By now the beans are soft. Wash the beans well with clean water and put them in a bowl. Set this aside.
STEP 5: Put a clean pot over medium and pour in your vegetable or palm oil.
STEP 6: Slice your onions, tomatoes, and pepper and put them into the pot in STEP 5. Allow to fry for 10 minutes. Ensure you stir gently from time to time to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pot.
STEP 7: Now, add a LITTLE water into the pot and pour in your meat or fish. Remember, adding meat or fish is optional. Allow to boil for 5 minutes.
STEP 8: Add your boiled beans to the pot and stir gently. Leave to cook for another five minutes.
STEP 9: Now slice your spinach and wash thoroughly before you add it to the pot. Allow to simmer.
STEP 10: Add in your salt, maggi, and other spices like curry powder. Allow to cook for 5 minutes too.
STEP 11: Taste the meal and add spices if need be. Turn off the cooker and your Faten Wake is done.
Faten Wake recipe is served with soaked or raw garri (soak the garri and eat with the beans or pour the raw garri on the recipe and stir, then eat), bread, water, etc. You could also eat it with fried plantain, fried chips, boiled or fried egg, and lots more.
Don’t forget to serve hot as it tastes better when hot.
Faten Wake can be eaten as breakfast, lunch, dinner. Yorubas even serve it at naming ceremonies, weddings, festivals, etc. Basically, Faten Wake is for all occasions.
Beans have a high tendency of getting spoilt, as a result, ensure you make just enough for immediate consumption. However, if it is more than enough, you can store it in a refrigerator and that will make it last for days to the detriment of its delicious taste.
Because the major constituent is beans, Faten Wake helps in repairing the body as it contains protein; it helps in making healthy red blood cells, and it helps in preventing neural tube defects in a fetus during pregnancy.
In addition, people that consume beans on regular basis are less likely to die of heart attack or other cardiovascular illnesses. It also helps in reducing the risk of cancer, stabilizing blood glucose or even preventing diabetes, preventing fatty liver, and lots more.
As you have seen, how to prepare Beans Porridge (Faten Wake) is like a walk in the park if you follow the above-mentioned steps. If this recipe is new to you, I hope you try making it soonest so as not to miss out on its amazing taste.
If you find this article helpful, please leave a comment in the comments section below.
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Thanks for the recipe, I’m definitely going to try it.
I’m glad you like it. Could you kindly tell me your experience when you try it out? Thank you.