[[BEANS PORRIDGE / BUBUR KACANG ]]

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Last night I met a beautiful Indonesian singer ... She was calling me  like 3 times to order beans porridge but I miss the called... Sorry babes..I was having a meeting but that doesn't stop her to come straight to the shop.. I am happy to meet her Renni Karisma Putri She is just amazing person.. We exchanging our view about people and about our future planning. 

Thank you babes for willing to visit us in BROADWAY. Hope I will see you again :) 

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BEANS PORRIDGE / MASAK BUBUR KACANG 

Orang Kita kalau kata bubur kacang kita ingat bubur kacang merah, bubur kacang hijau dengan santan kelapa.. Lemak manis. Yumm yum .. Lama tak makan .. 

Tetapi Naijerian bubur kacang dimasak dengan bawang, cili, udang geragau dan juga pisang tanduk. ( plaintain) dan boleh dimakan dengan nasi. Macam Masak lauk. Memang sedap, panas dan finger licking good. 

I really like the taste of porridge beans especially when it is made with ripe plantain, I only learned recently to fry the plantain instead of the old way of adding them sliced. Either of the two ways always turn out delicious.

I fell in love with this recipe as a student in the university, as a student you go for easy to make/cheap foods because we want to spend less money on foods and also spend less time in the kitchen.

The cooking method detailed here will help eliminate the problems associated with beans. 

Ingredients

Beans (Brown/Black eyed) - 3 cigar cups | approx. 750g

Red Palm Oil: to colour

Onion: 1 medium bulb

Pepper & Salt to taste

Seasoning – 1 big stock cube

500g Yam/Plantain/Sweet Potatoes/Baby Corn (Optional)

You can also add crayfish if you want but I prefer not to add it because it makes the beans taste over-seasoned.

Before you cook Beans Porridge

Soak the beans in cold water for 5 hours. Boil the beans for 5 minutes and discard the water. Wash the beans in cold water and set aside. This soaking and pre-cooking process will help reduce the gas inducing elements.

Chop the onions, grind the crayfish and pepper.

If you will use yam/plantain/sweet potatoes, wash, peel and cut them into 1 inch cubes and set aside. If you will use baby corn, drain the preservation liquid, rinse and set aside.

Cooking Directions

Put the beans in a pot and pour water up to the level of the beans and start cooking.

Note: If you have a pressure cooker, beans is one of the staple foods you will want to use it for. It considerably reduces the cooking time.

Cook till tender, adding more water from time to time, if necessary. Always keep the water at the same level as the beans so that when the beans is done, you will not have too much water in the porridge.

When the beans porridge is soft, add the onions, crayfish, pepper and seasoning. Cover the pot and keep cooking for 5 minutes.

Note: To get the most out of beans, it is best to cook it with one of the following: sweet yam, ripe/unripe plantain, sweet potatoes or baby corn. If you will add any of these, this is when to do so. Then instead of cooking for 5 minutes, cook till the added yam / plantain / potatoes is done. The baby corn should be added when you turn off the heat in step 5.

Add the red palm oil, salt to taste and cook for more 5 minutes at medium heat.

Turn off the heat, add the baby corn (if you have chosen to use it), leave to stand for 5 minutes and turn the porridge with a wooden spoon.

Have fun cooking :)