What ingredients are in Amala & Ewedu + Gbegiri?

Amala & Ewedu + Gbegiri uses 8 ingredients. The biggest cost is typically protein (chicken, beef, or fish) and the staple base (rice, garri, or yam).

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Our base recipe serves 5. Use the calculator on this page to scale up or down.

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Amala & Ewedu + Gbegiri

Name: Amala & Ewedu + Gbegiri
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 1 kg Yam flour (elubo); 0.3 kg Ewedu leaves; 0.3 kg Beans (for gbegiri); 0.2 litres Palm oil; 0.5 kg Assorted meat; 0.05 kg Crayfish; 2 tablespoons Locust beans (iru); 3 pieces Seasoning

Yoruba classic. Yam flour swallow with ewedu (jute leaf) soup and gbegiri (bean soup). The signature Lagos mainland lunch — every buka serves it.

Swallow5 servings🥣 Prep time: 20 min🍳 Cook time: 40 minMedium

Total cost

₦7,830

for 5 people · ₦1,566 per person

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Servings

5 people

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Amala & Ewedu + Gbegiri

Ingredient	Qty	Unit price	Cost	Source
Yam flour (elubo)	1 kg	₦1,500/kg	₦1,500	Est.
Ewedu leaves	300 g	₦1,667/kg	₦500	Est.
Beans (for gbegiri)	300 g	₦2,400/kg	₦720	Est.
Palm oil	200 ml	₦1,800/litres	₦360	Est.
Assorted meat	500 g	₦8,000/kg	₦4,000	Est.
Crayfish	50 g	₦8,000/kg	₦400	Est.
Locust beans (iru)	2 tablespoons	₦100/tablespoons	₦200	Est.
Seasoning	3 pieces	₦50/pieces	₦150	Est.