Steamed cowpea with melon (Yoruba – Jόgí)

Ingredient	Handy measure
Cowpea	2 cups
Melon seed (egusi) Note: may be roasted or unroasted	1 cup
Chunky ingredients ( e. g. fish, corn beef, boiled egg, fresh crayfish, chopped liver, chooped ham e.t.c.)	As desired
Onion	1 big size
Dry red pepper optional	1 table spoon/to taste
Fresh red pepper	4 small size/ to taste
Salt	to taste

• Hulled the cowpea
• Mix with the melon, onion and fresh pepper and make to paste (check previous posts)
• Add the chunky ingredient(s), salt and dry pepper if used
• Whip adding hot water gradually to it
• Whip till mixture coats the back of a spoon thickly
• Wrap in leaves, cooking cellophanes or put in small baking tins about ¾ full
• Cook in steamer for about 55mins.

It can be served with ogi, eko, rice, soaked gaari, bread and salad for light lunch