Efo Riro Recipe (Nigerian Spinach Stew)

Name: Efo Riro Recipe (Nigerian Spinach Stew)
Ingredients: ½ Cup palm oil or vegetable oil; 1 Medium red onion chopped; 4 Cloves garlic minced; 3 Tbsp minced ginger; 1 Ounce habanero chile, seeds and ribs removed, minced (include seeds if you love heat); Tablespoon tomato paste; Salt(to taste); 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 ½ Pounds plum tomatoes, chopped; ¾ Cup egusi or raw shelled pumpkin seeds; 4 Teaspoons African smoked dried shrimp powder (or 2 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika plus some fish sauce); 1 Pound spinach, washed, dried and roughly chopped; 3 Large sweet (yellow) plantains, peeled and boiled in salted water until just tender

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Cook spinach in a palm oil base of red onion, garlic, ginger, habanero and tomato paste for efo riro, the stirred Yoruba vegetable stew.

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Ingredients

½ Cup palm oil or vegetable oil
1 Medium red onion chopped
4 Cloves garlic minced
3 Tbsp minced ginger
1 Ounce habanero chile, seeds and ribs removed, minced (include seeds if you love heat)
Tablespoon tomato paste
Salt(to taste)
1 Tbsp tomato paste
2 ½ Pounds plum tomatoes, chopped
¾ Cup egusi or raw shelled pumpkin seeds
4 Teaspoons African smoked dried shrimp powder (or 2 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika plus some fish sauce)
1 Pound spinach, washed, dried and roughly chopped
3 Large sweet (yellow) plantains, peeled and boiled in salted water until just tender