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During traditional marriage in my village there is a meal that must be there and is called melon balls combine with oil bean.
This meal is very special during traditional marriage especially for the elders and best enjoy with palm wine.
This is a kind of meal that is prepared with melon and a thickener called USU in our language but pleurotus tuber_ regium.
Pleurotus tuber regium (USU) this is an edible underground tuber of the edible mushroom which grows on dead trees or wood and is also use for soup thickener.
Healthy benefits of USU
It protects the heart and liver from harmful toxins and chemicals and also boost immune system.
It also found to have medical properties that can help lower high blood pressure and also related to brain such as cholesterol.
INGREDIENTS USED
1 cup of grounded melon
1/4 piece of grounded USU pleurotus tuber regium
1/4 paint of oil bean
Salt to taste
1 medium Onions
1 tablespoon of dry pepper
1/4 cup of red oil
2 tablespoon of NGO
Water.
NGO is red oil thickener gotten from burnt dry plantains peel.
PROCEDURE
I will first prepare my melon balls.
My melon and USU is already ground in the market.
In a clean mortar I will pour my grounded USU and melon I will now add a little warm water and pound .
I will now add my salt, my pepper and wash my onions and slice I will also add my slice onions.
I will pound till this level I will now mound it .
It can be mound in different shapes.
In a boiling water I will put them cover my pot and allow for like 45 minutes.
Here my melon balls is ready but I will not stop here .
In a clean plate I will put my red oil, add salt, add my remaining onions and I will also put my NGO and stir till the red oil turns pure yellow and thick I will add my pepper and oil bean.
I will stir them very well and add my melon balls and stir.
Here my melon balls and oil bean is ready.
Looking at this dish, effort is needed in making this meal and I love this meal so much because is natural and has a lot of health benefits and is best serve with chilled palm wine.
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