Steps
1. Wash cowpeas and cook until soft (about 2 1/2-3 hours).
2. Add additional ingredients plus salt to taste and cook for 15 more muinutes.
3. Serve as a main dish or with gari, eko, fried plantain, potato chips, or bread

Comments
Originally cooked with oil only for ailing twin children, but now ceremonially prepared for twins.

Source
DOVLO, Florence E., WILLIAMS, Caroline E., ZOAKA, Laraba (1976), Cowpeas - Home preparation and use in West Africa (IDRC), ISBN 0-88936-071-5, reprint 1984, Ottawa

Serving
5 - 6