How To Make Groundnut Oil, by Juliet Biddy

Thursday With Juliet Biddy

Groundnut oil is one of the major vegetable oil used in cooking and frying. As the name implies  it is made from raw groundnut which contains many beneficial nutrients such as : a low percentage of saturated fats, high percentage of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Rich in essential vitamin and has a good antioxidant properties. 








Making groundnut oil at home is pretty easier than you can imagine, saves cost and allows you be certain of the oil source.

Ingredients needed
*  groundnut 
*  blender

  1. Akamu bag ( the one that looks like pillow case) or cheese cloth
    *  a refrigerator 
    *  a bowl
    *  an air tight container
    *  water

 Procedure

  1. Get your groundnut and clean up the fine skin layer I.e the onionic colour cover. ( pls get the one that has no shell) #1800 for 1paint. To clean the back, fry the groundnut on a low heat for few minutes and wash.

 2. Pour the groundnut  in a neat bowl and soak for 15minutes with warm water to help soften it.

  1. Drain the groundnut with a sieve and blend with a blender or take to a local mill if its big. If you are taking yours to the local mill, be sure the grinding machine is warmed before grinding. Add like 2 spoons of water if necessary and blend till paste like form is achieved. 
  2. Pour the blended groundnut paste into a tight container and refrigerate for 24 hours. By then, the oil must have come up.
  3. Bring it out after 24 hours and separate the oil from the paste . On a low heat, fry the oil to dry out the water if there be any.  

6.  With an Akamu cloth or a cheese cloth, drain the paste like form batter and repeat the process of drying the extract on a low heat. 

  1. Put the oil in a tight container and it’s ready for use.

   Hope this helps this Christmas. Good luck

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