Moi Moi And It's Amazing Health Benefits

 

Moi Moi  And It's Amazing Health Benefits

 

Moi Moi as it is popularly called is a nourishing food in Nigeria.

Moi moi  is a delicious, savory Nigerian bean pudding made commonly in Nigeria from a mixture of blended and steamed black eyed peas or beans, peppers, onions, and spices.

If you are looking for healthy diet and healthy eating advice, look no further,.

Moi moi has all the proteins and energy sustaining power more than many other diets.

It is light, refreshing and can be a healthy eating diet for the infants, children in motherless homes and even adults especially those passing through health challenges due to lifestyle changes

It  attracts numerous healthy eating companions such as poached eggs, lobster, fishes, roasted lamb or goat meat.

Moi moi can be eaten with any sea foods; natural honey, low calorie yogurts and assorted types of vegetables from broccoli, runner beans, mushrooms; carrots, pumpkins, lettuce; asparagus, water-cress, water melons etc; Moi moi in particular can be adopted and cooked in hotels, restaurants, Fast food restaurants as “Take away meals!” 

The most impressive of all is that Moi moi can be stored in the fridge for up to three days and in the freezer for up to one month without going off or losing its food values.

Moi moi is not only star-studded but gilt-edged diet in good healthy eating. I know what I’m talking about and I promise you will share my excitement when you extract and cook this meal.

The discovery of moi moi as a potential healthy eating diet is incredible!

Moi moi has always been eaten in Nigeria from time immemorial without anybody or the eaters caring about their healthy eating values.

Most Nigerians and Africans eat moi moi with rice and stew as well as salad.

Some people cook moi moi with various fillings like eggs, prawns, fishes, and corn beef to mention a few.

It is very common to see Moi Moi served at parties, wedding ceremonies and other festive occasions.

Moi Moi  is usually eaten alone as a meal , but most times it is served with other Nigerian foods such as  Pap(Ogi or Akamu), Fried rice, Boiled white rice and stew, Jollof rice an a lot more.

What Are The Health Benefits Of Moi Moi?

Moi moi has quite a number of health benefits which may not be known by many persons and they include

1.     Antioxidant  property

The beans from which moi moi is made has a lot of antioxidants, essential B vitamins and dietary fibre; these help to clear up the free radicals which are the commonest cause of cancers and other chronic diseases

2.     Promotes Digestive Health

Because of the high fibre content of beans, moi moi encourages evacuation of the stomach and the intestines.  This helps to prevent constipation and stasis of faeces in the colon thus contributing to a healthy digestive system.

Also the high fibre content of beans helps it to promote satiety which makes people  not to over-eat.

3.     Weight Loss

Being made from beans, moi moi is very rich in  protein and thus can easily fill one's stomach. So it is an essential diet for anyone who is looking to reduce their weight

4.     Helpful To Diabetics

Most persons who suffer from Type 2 Diabetes have issues with insulin and glucose management in the body. Moi moi presents a credible alternative to carbohydrates which the diabetic is unable to handle well due to the insulin challenge

5.    

The Moi moi leaf has also been found to have some wonderful and interesting health benefits

Nigerian researchers have demonstrated how Moi moi leaf plant (Thaumatococcus danielli) protects against the complications of diabetes such as kidney damage as well as liver failure. The research published in the Journal of Biological Sciences and Science Alert has shown that Thaumatococcus daniellii seed is a natural source of antioxidant principles. It also showed that the in vivo antioxidant properties were favourable when compared to vitamin C, and this seed can be exploited for antioxidant bioactive components for the amelioration of liver and kidney diseases

Moi moi is traditionally cooked in many homes in the rural areas as well as in the cities.

It does not contain any type of sugar but contain small amount of salt, pepper, tomatoes and palm oil. 

To obtain complete healthy eating potential, it is better and safer to avoid palm oil.

For colouring, people generally use fresh tomatoes or tomato puree.

However, the ingredients depend on one’s choices. I personally, don’t add palm oil for many good reasons.

Should you want to prepare your own tasty and yummy moi moi, here are things you need to know and do

This delicious meal can be cooked in various ways . The most common method is cooking Moi Moi in bowls, Aluminium Foil Bags, Banana Leaves, Uma Leaves(Thaumatococcus Daniellii) or  in heat proof nylons.

The recipe for moi moi include

Beans (usually brown)

Onion

Red pepper

Tomatoes
Vegetable oil

Salt

How to Make Moi Moi

The 4 Step Process includes

Step 1:    Skin the Beans

Soak the beans in water for about 4 hours and then remove the outer layer - that is what is called skinning.

Skinning leaves you with the beans seed in naked form

Soaking the beans for 4 hours not only makes it easy to remove the skin but also makes the seed so soft to be ground.

Some Chefs advocate soaking the beans for about 5 - 10 minutes, then removing the skin and soaking for another 4 hours to make the seed soft for grinding.

Step 2:    Blend the Beans

After a second thorough washing of the beans, pour them into a Blender and then add the other ingredients - red pepper, onion, crayfish (if you want), tomatoes and then add some water to allow for easy and seamless blending.

Step 3:    Prepare The Moi Moi Batter

Place the blended beans in a bowl, mix in the oil and salt thoroughly then thin out the mixture with the hot water until it resembles the texture of a light cake batter (you may need less than 1/2 a cup of hot water, just make sure the texture is like a light cake batter).

You can taste the mixture to adjust for salt ( you are just tasting for seasoning , so don’t expect it to taste good at this point since the beans are still raw).

Step 4:    Finishing

        i.      prepare the mini aluminum cups that will hold the moi moi batter by first rubbing oil on the inside of each of them

        ii.     fill the cups with the already prepared moi moi batter

        iii.    prepare the deep pot for steaming the moi moi with banana leaf on the bottom and then pour in the already boiled water to about 1 inch deep

        iv.    now put the aluminum cups filled with the moi moi batter into the deep pot, cover them again with a banana leaf and then cover the pot with its own cover and place over the stove.

        v.     allow the pot to steam for about 50 minutes on low heat and then check whether the moi moi is done and you do this by inserting a skewer into the middle of it and if it comes out clean, that is an indication that the moi moi is done but if not, allow to steam again for another 10 minutes and then bring down the pot from the stove

        vi.    There you have it, your delicious yummy yummy moi moi is done and ready to be served.

        vii.   it's always good to serve it warm - alone or with other dishes as mentioned earlier

Try it out today

Moi moi is one of my favourite delicacies.

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