How to Make Yummy Pap/ Akamu

Pap/ Akamu. Is making Akamu, Ogi or Pap still dealing with you? Traditionally processed Ogi, Akamu or Pap with the distinctive sour taste is a great partner to Fried Plantain, Nigerian Pancake, Akara, Fried Yam. Akamu, Ogi or Pap is Nigerian corn meal made from wet corn starch.

Chiffon cloth: for separating the wet corn starch (akamu/ogi/pap) from the shaft. I had a strong craving for real pap some days back, the real stuff not the powdered stuff. Akamu is a breakfast porridge that is very common in most African countries. You can have Pap/ Akamu using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pap/ Akamu

1. It's of White/yellow maize/ corn.
2. It's of Millet.
3. You need of Guinea corn.
4. Prepare of Ginger.
5. Prepare of Clove/ kanafuru/kanaperi.
6. Prepare of Soya beans(optional).

What name you call At this point the pap is ready to be cooked. However, you may further drain the akamu using a cheese. Akamu (commonly called by the Igbos), Ogi (commonly called by the Yorubas) or Pap It is processed from dry white or yellow corn. It is processed raw as akamu/pap/ogi which is then prepared with hot.

Pap/ Akamu instructions

1. Soak your corn/maize, millet& guinea corn separately for 3 days. Change the water daily.
2. Cook your soya beans for 10-15 min or soak overnight, wash/ pound to peel the back..
3. Wash your soaked corn, add your wash soya beans, add clove, add ginger..
4. Take to grinding machine and grind to smooth..
5. Mix your ground paste with enough water and sieve to separate from chaff.
6. Allow to settle for some hours or overnight, drain water away.
7. Put in plastic bags or plastic and refrigerate or keep on table top and change water daily..

Akamu (Igbo), Ogi (Yoruba) or Pap is Nigerian corn meal made from wet corn starch. It is processed from dry white or yellow corn. Pap (Akamu or Orgi) is a very nutritious meal that my family loves more especially my baby. Since then it's been an interesting experience each. Pap business is an upcoming business that is taking another dimension.