Breakfast - Stuffed Moin-Moin Pies...

What are you having for Breakfast?

Picture this!

I am having Omelette mixed with Veggies today,its something new i want to try out.. with some brown bread and my usual coffee et al....what about you?Have you planned what you are having?

BV Chidnma has a idea what you might want to try out!

She says....

''I cannot make Akara to save my life. For some reason, no matter what I do, my Akara always turns out flat. Whenever the craving for Akara strikes, I always send for hot Akara from somewhere else.

On the other hand, I'm a Moi-Moi pro. Moi-Moi and I are best friends, but the fact is, when you want something sharp sharp, Moi-Moi is not the way to go because of the time it takes to steam or bake.

Then one day, I was browsing and I came across an Indian recipe for Crepes (thin pancakes) using Chickpea flour. Chickpeas and beans are from the same family, so I decided to experiment with bean flour and Yippeeee! It worked!

I made them plain for quite some time and enjoyed them, but I decided to play with some fillings. They turned out very nice. And they freeze and reheat well too, so easy breakfast in the morning or lunch.

You can fill with anything you like. I used corned beef and sardines. You can use boiled eggs, shrimps, etc. I hope you try it.

*The key to sealing these 'pies' is not to allow the top to dry completely before closing it. It should be a little wet when you close it so it can seal itself.

INGREDIENTS (to make 10 pies)

2 cups of bean flour (you can buy the pre-seasoned ones for akara/moi-moi, just check your seasonings)

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon of white pepper

2 tatashe, blended

1 atarodo

2 Maggi cubes

Salt, to taste

2 tablespoons of olive oil

Filling-Mashed Sardines, Corned Beef, Chopped Boiled Eggs, etc

METHOD

Put everything in a bowl (apart from the eggs) and mix well with a fork or wooden spoon. Taste and adjust salt to your taste 

Beat the eggs and add to the mixture. Mix well.

Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat. Pour in a cooking spoon of the batter into the pan. Swirl the pan to make sure the batter goes round.

Quickly add a tablespoon of your filling to one side of the pie, and close the pie. Press the edges to seal.

Cook for 1 minute, flip and cook for another minute.

Repeat till all batter is finished.

I served this with Quaker Oats because  I cannot make pap!

What's on your breakfast table this Saturday? I would love to know, and, if possible, try out new recipes from around Naija and the globe.

Here are the photos of how it turned out..

-BV Chidinma

Chidinma is a mostly self-taught cook who is contantly experimenting with different recipes, and is ready to travel for food (yes, it's that bad!)

*Wow Chidinma,this looks interesting,I make Crepes all the time so i am definitely trying this out.