Garri and Groundnut
Di ₦500 survival meal. Garri wey dem soak with cold water, sugar, and groundnut. Wetin plenty Lagos people dey chop when other food too expensive. No need to cook.
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Garri and Groundnut
| Ingredient | Qty | Unit price | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garri (white) | 200 g | ₦375/kg | ₦75 | 📊 Live |
| Groundnuts (roasted) | 50 g | ₦3,000/kg | ₦150 | Est. |
| Sugar | 2 tablespoons | ₦25/tablespoons | ₦50 | Est. |
| Cold water | 500 ml | — | ₦0 | Est. |
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Soaked garri with groundnut na the cheapest meal for Nigeria, finish — bowl of garri (cassava flakes) wey you soak inside cold water, sweeten with sugar and soft am with small milk if you get, and chop am with roasted groundnut wey you throw inside. E no need cooking, no gas, no fire; just garri, water and whatever you fit add. For millions e na breakfast, quick lunch, or the meal wey dey bridge hard week.
Barely recipe dey, but knack dey. Use good, crisp garri and cold water, and add the water small-small so the garri swell but stay small crunchy instead of to turn paste. Sugar and evaporated or powdered milk go make am treat; handful of roasted groundnut go add protein, crunch and enough fat to make am genuinely filling. Some dey add coconut, cube sugar, or small cold soft drink — every house get their version.
On value, nothing dey near am. Garri na one of the cheapest staple for any Lagos market, groundnut na cheap protein, and the whole thing dey cost almost nothing and dey take two minutes. E carry certain nostalgia and certain honesty — the meal wey student and squeezed house dey reach for when money short but hunger no short. Humble, instant, and quietly one of the most important dish for the country.