Prepare asará ekó. The process to make traditional ekó is a bit long, as it requires soaking corn in water for several days, then grinding it, and using the starchy liquid it creates to make the ekó. A simpler way is to take either a tablespoon of finely ground corn meal or corn starch and cook it in water until it thickens. Once it has cooled off, place it in an igba (jícara, gourd) and, using a fork or other utensil, break it up and dissolve it in water. Then add: a. Orí—shea or cocoa butter b. Efún c. Honey or sugar to sweeten it d. A few drops of milk

Recipe (Per Obá Willie Ramos [Ilarí Obá])

I share this pattern for nangaré ó. I am aware that based on your own mentors’ teachings, there may be variants. If you are familiar with a different process, please follow that. The point here is not about who is right or wrong: the purpose is to share information so that as many as possible can perform the ceremony to pray for humanity’s wellbeing.

1. Prepare asará ekó. The process to make traditional ekó is a bit long, as it requires soaking corn in water for several days, then grinding it, and using the starchy liquid it creates to make the ekó. A simpler way is to take either a tablespoon of finely ground corn meal or corn starch and cook it in water until it thickens. Once it has cooled off, place it in an igba (jícara, gourd) and, using a fork or other utensil, break it up and dissolve it in water. Then add: a. Orí—shea or cocoa butter b. Efún c. Honey or sugar to sweeten it d. A few drops of milk