HOW TO MAKE AFRICAN SALAD(ABACHA)

african salad aka abacha as it is mostly called by nigerians is a very delicious meal,it is an eastern nigeria dish made using dried shredded cassava which can be eaten as a snack or a full meal.There are various ways to make this meal,however whichever way you choose to prepare this meal,it will come out delicious.below is the full recipe for abacha.
INGREDIENTS
*600g of abacha(shredded cassava)
*2 cups of ugba(spicy shredded oil bean)

*1 cup of palm oil
*2 tablespoons of powdered potash
*Fish(mackerel/dryfish/stockfish) spiced and cooked
*1 large onion,chopped
*Salt and drypepper
*4 tablespoons ground crayfish
*2 stockcubes(maggi)
*1 teaspoon ground ehu seeds(calabash nutmeg)
*Boiling water
*1 teaspoon of ogiri/iru(fermented oil seeds such as sesame or melon)

*Fresh utazi leaves(gongronema latifolium)
*Ponmo(cow skin)cooked and sliced

*6 garden eggs,diced
*Garden egg leaves,finely chopped
*1 medium onion (sliced) for serving. Hi

DIRECTIONS

• Soak the cassava in cold water for about ten minutes until it softens
• Drain out the cold water,pour boiling water over ir and quickly drain out the water.rinse the ugba in water and set aside
  *Let it sit in a colander for 5minutes
  *Dissolve the potash in water and sieve out the water,then stir the potash water with the palm oil in a pot.it will form a yellowish paste
  *Place on heat and add the pepper, crayfish and seasoning
  *stir properly, then add the ground ehu(calabash nutmeg), crushed stock cubes, crayfish,diced onions and ugba then take off theheat.
  *Add the ogiri and mix properly,then add the fish and ponmo.
  *Add the abacha and mix properly allowing all the ingredients to blend.
  *Add sliced utazi and salt to taste
  *Garnish with chopped garden egg leaves and sliced onions.