| Tubaani | |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Creator: | Northern Region (Ghana) |
| Served: | Hot |
| Main Ingredient: | black eyed peas (beans), water |
Tubaani also referred to as steamed black-eyed peas' pudding is a popular Ghanaian dish that is commonly eaten in the northern regions and Zongo communities of Ghana. The dish consists of a paste made from the flour of black-eyed peas and water which is then cooked after being first wrapped in the sweet-tasting, aromatic leaves of the Marantaceous herb Thaumatococcus daniellii and served with gravy or pepper and sliced onions tossed in hot vegetable oil.[1] [2] [3] [4]
It contains proteins, iron, vitamin B9, and soluble fibre as it is made from beans.[5]