How to Make Okra with Tomato Stew - Eat With Amala

There are the usual draw soups that I grew up with, Okro cooked into a sauce with vegetables, like the one I made with a blend of  Ogbono,  But here is the okro soup which is a bit older and mostly commonly prepared by the Yorubas who stays in the southern eastern part of Nigeria.  

Here is how it is done, hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

Cut or blended fresh Okra
Broth if you have some
1/2 of a small sized onion
1 Fresh pepper
1 Knorr chicken cube
Salt to taste.

Directions

1. Put your broth in a small pot, start on slow heat
2. Blend you okra, pepper and onions to desired texture
3. Pour the mixture into the broth
4. Add salt and knorr  cube to taste
5. Simmer slowly for 10 mins, stirring intermittently.
6. Taste to ensure it is done, and remove from heat.

Ingredients for making Amala

Elubo
Water 

Directions

1. In a medium sized pot, bring the water to a slow boil. Also heat some water in an electric kettle, or set aside some of the boiling water in a cup.
2. Add the Elubo flour to the water in the pot, and stir.
3. If it is thick, add some boiled water from the kettle. If too soft, add some more elubo.
4. Continue to stir until you get your desired consistency, it should ideally be smooth in texture without lumps.

Your meal is ready for lunch or dinner, enjoy!