Ayaraya Ji- Nsukka Local Dish
Written By Helen Nneka Okpala on Sunday, 23 April 2017 | April 23, 2017 I'm just thinking of where to start from, to release this recipe because of it's local nature. Well, I think I'll start from ji which is yam in English. Ji is Igbo name for yam and is well planted in Nigeria, especially the Northern part. This A yaraya dish we have here is an Nsukka food rich in protein (the beans) and carbohydrate (the yam). It is just like okpa which doesn't need much ingredients. Another relationship is that both meals require enough oil, uziza and pepper. here. Now back to business, preparing ayaraya is not very tasking except you may have to be a little patient as it could take up to 2hours or more to be ready except you are using pressure cooker to cook the beans. The beans used for this dish is called fio-fio, a.k...