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Dan Wake (Bean Dumplings)

Name: Dan Wake (Bean Dumplings)
Total time: 1h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 2 cups bean flour; 1/2 cup cassava flour; 2 tbsp baobab leaf powder (kuka); 1 tbsp potash; Water; 3 tbsp groundnut oil; 1 tbsp chili powder (yaji); 1 tbsp locust bean; Sliced onion, salt

Hausa dumplings of bean flour dyed dark green with baobab-leaf powder, boiled and dressed with peppery oil.

1h 4 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 2 cups bean flour
• 1/2 cup cassava flour
• 2 tbsp baobab leaf powder (kuka)
• 1 tbsp potash
• Water
• 3 tbsp groundnut oil
• 1 tbsp chili powder (yaji)
• 1 tbsp locust bean
• Sliced onion, salt

Method

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Mix flours with baobab powder, potash and enough water to a firm dough.

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1
Mix flours with baobab powder, potash and enough water to a firm dough.
2
Shape into small dumplings; boil 15 min until they float.
3
Heat oil with chili, locust bean and salt.
4
Toss dumplings in the oil dressing; top with raw sliced onion.