LOCAL DISH: HOW TO MAKE WATER-YAM BALLS (AKARA MBALA)

Water-Yam Balls is one meal that I will advice anyone to try. It is very easy to prepare and super-delicious. This meal is made from grated Water-Yam with the addition of very common ingredients.
Where I come from, akara mbala is one of our local delicacies prepared by every home and sold in various local markets. Even though it's a local dish made with the commonest ingredients, one can decide to spice up the dish by adding additional ingredients that he likes.

For this recipe we will need:
- 2-3 inches of Water-Yam
- Sliced Onions
- Pepper (Grounded Dry Pepper, Red Bell Pepper or Green Bell pepper.
- Salt
- Vegetables (Optional)

Procedure:

• Carefully peel the Water-Yam and wash thoroughly. Cut into big sized cubes.
• Use a clean grater to grate the Water-Yam. Your grated Water-Yam should be like in the picture below.

• When you're done grating, add the sliced Onions (The secret to the taste of akara mbala is enough onions, so feel to add as much as you want. Don't tell another person, please😉) 
• Add the pepper  (You can  choose to add the 3 peppers listed above to add colour & more taste to the meal) 
• Add Salt to taste. 
• If you're using vegetables, add it after adequate washing & slicing.
• Mix together with a strong cooking spoon or with clean hands. I usually taste the mixture for salt by touching the tip of my tongue with one of my fingers.
• Add enough vegetable oil in a dry frying pan and heat up for about 7-10 seconds or until you're sure the oil is heated up enough. 
  
• Add a little amount of Fresh Palm Oil.
• With your hand, immediately take the mixture little by little and add to the pan.
  
• Allow to fry for about 1minute, then flip the balls over so that the other side can as well fry.
  
• You will notice the balls turn from the former semi-solid form to a thicker form like in the picture below.
• Scoop out from the oil and place in the sieve to drain excess oil.

And our super-delicious Water-Yam Balls is ready🍨
Serve with any drink of your choice🍷

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Cheers to a better life🍷

ABOUT THE EBONYI GUY CAUGHT WITH HUMAN PARTS IN ANAMBRA STATE😰: A SHORT MESSAGE TO THE WORLD.

I am not here to lay curses on him because I'm sure by now, he has received enough of it. I am here to talk to us, who may be nursing the intention of following same part.

Engr. J said something the day we were coming back from an event held in one of the eastern part of Nigeria and with the recent development, what he said is beginning to make a lot of sense to me: Ögwü ego (money ritual) does not favour an Abakaliki man. The soil of Abakaliki is totally against it and there's always a huge consequences.

A typical Abakaliki man is known for hardwork. 

An Abakaliki man works very hard to take care of his family. An Abakaliki man cares so much about human lives as well as pays so much respect for the dead. 

Recently, a lot of evil acts is taking place in our communities. This also reminds me of what one of the Ngbo Princes said last week: Before now, an Ngbo man cannot shed the blood of an Izhiangbo man or that of an Izzi man and vice versa, but these days, our youths shed the blood of their brothers on daily basis & this is one the reasons why youths die increasingly. In his words, "ö bürü le iphe i metaru e gbudu ghu, ke onye özö metara e gbuo ghu", which means, "if you don't die as a result of what you did, then what another person did can as well kill you." 

I and a list of others does not support killing of any sort. Things are difficult, yes we know that. But that does not justify killing a fellow man to make things easy for yourself. Kpö ihe öjö ihe öjö!

Brothers, when such evil comes to your mind, resist it and command it to flee.

Pull yourself away from friends that will convince you to commit any form of crime.

We shout with a loud voice NJHÖ JEKWA EZHI O!

Njhö jekwa ezhi!!

Njhö jekwa ezhi!!!

We refuse to associate with evil; It's unfavorable to us.

And whether we accept it or not, nothing pays like hardwork.

People of the world, embrace God!

Nigeria, embrace God!!

Ebonyi State, embrace God!!!

Ö ga-adiri anyi na mma. It is well with us.

Peace!

Written By Chinenye Omogo-Igwe

✍ 17/11/18

THERE IS A GOD WHO LOVES US

So, about 2 weeks back, I dedicated my social media wall to God in 7 days thanksgiving for His numerous deeds. That means I had to try & control myself and not make any other post apart from the thanksgiving post.

The first day I attached my picture to the writeup, most of my friends ignored the intention & focused on how my hip has increased. How we attach pictures in a post to get attention & people ignore the writeup & focus on the pictures instead! I decided not to reply any of the comments because I needed my intention to be clear.

I expected fellow believers to join in the thanksgiving but only few people joined.

Brethren, God is not meant to be ignored. He deserves our attention. Not like our attention adds anything to His name, but any form of relationship where one of the partners remembers the other only when he needs something from him, then there's something so wrong with that relationship. We should be able to relate well with our Maker even when we are not asking Him for any favour. Even though His mercies abound, but He still deserves our devotion because He's our God.

I pray God performs a miracle in your life that will make you know that truly He is God.

I am a testimony.

There are times that when I start to talk about the deeds of God, I just couldn't control my emotions. Till tomorrow, I am still shocked on how some group of people say there's no God.

In my life & in my family, there's a God who refused to let us go even when we are unfaithful to Him. There's a God who's not ashamed to have anything to do with us even in our worst state.

There's a God who's always at the forefront to fight the battles we are not aware of, only for Him to come back with victory & place it in our palms. There's a God who refused to fail even when the world continuously fail us. There's a God who loves us so much that He died & rose for us.

There's a God who called us by the name, Victory.

And if you choose to ignore this God or fight Him or deny His existence, I really don't know what to say to you, beloved but I pray you experience Him one day & tell the world the kind of Being He is.

My King Reigns🙌

Blessings🍷

SLAY WITH YOUR LITTLE CHANGE - A Short Message to Every Lady Out There.

If you call yourself a slay queen but you still depend on a man to satisfy your little need, then I think the 's' in the 'slay' should be removed; feel free to call yourself the remainder.

My dear Lady,

Once in a while,

Have a very good bath,

Put on your makeup,

Wear your best dress,

Then carry yourself like a queen & enter an executive Keke.

When you get to your favorite eatery, order anything of your choice, eat, pay & carry yourself back home. You can never know the feeling until you try.

So that next time, when one "yeye" "chewing gum" dude starts to make mouth on how he bought one plate of something & one bottle of something for you, tell yourself, "oh baby, I'm bigger than this." For in this act lies the beauty of a slay queen.

Slay on top of your little change.

In summary, take care of yourself in your own little way & be proud of it. Don't let anyone insult you for what you're sure you're bigger than. Keep your head high. You are a Queen. Behave like one.

Cheers🍷

BIGGER LYRICS

Never seen this kind of God before

Awesome God you are in all your ways
Undisputed no one can contest

Your love it gives me comfort deep within
Demons flee they tremble at your name
Every knee must bow and tongue confess
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is your name
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is your name

You're greater
You're stronger
You're higher than any other

You're bigger than what people say
Bigger than what people say

Who is greater than the Lord most high
I've searched and searched and yet we cannot find
Defender, Protector, My Rock, My Shield and Strength.
Lover of my soul and Peace within
Demons flee they tremble at your name
Every knee must bow and tongue confess
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is your name
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is your name

You're greater
You're Stronger
You're higher than any other

You're Bigger than what people say
Bigger than what people say

You're greater
You're stronger
You're higher
Bigger than what people say
Bigger than
what people say ohhh!!! Bigger than what people say

SONG BY TIM GODFREY
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