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Pepper bases cooked down hard, and rice worth arguing over. 6 tested Nigerian recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.

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Jollof Rice — Nigerian dinner recipe, served and ready to eat
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Prep
20m
Cook
50m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Jollof Rice

Rice cooked in a reduced pepper and tomato base until the grains are stained deep orange and a smoky crust forms at…

Not yet ratedThis recipe has no ratings yet 70 min · Easy
Beef Suya — Nigerian appetizers recipe, served and ready to eat
Nigerian
Prep
20m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Appetizers

Beef Suya

Thin beef skewers coated in yaji, a spice mix built on ground peanuts, chilli and ginger, grilled over coals and…

Not yet ratedThis recipe has no ratings yet 32 min + rest · Easy
Egusi Soup — Nigerian dinner recipe, served and ready to eat
Nigerian
Prep
20m
Cook
50m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Egusi Soup

Ground melon seeds cooked in palm oil with leafy greens, meat and stockfish until they set into rich, savoury curds…

Not yet ratedThis recipe has no ratings yet 70 min · Medium
Nigerian Pepper Soup — Nigerian dinner recipe, served and ready to eat
Nigerian
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Nigerian Pepper Soup

A thin, fiercely hot broth built on a blend of West African spices, with goat, fish or chicken and almost nothing…

Not yet ratedThis recipe has no ratings yet 65 min · Easy
Moin Moin — Nigerian lunch recipe, served and ready to eat
Nigerian
Prep
30m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Lunch

Moin Moin

Peeled black-eyed beans blended with peppers and onion, seasoned and steamed in leaves or tins until it sets into a…

Not yet ratedThis recipe has no ratings yet 75 min + rest · Medium
Puff Puff — Nigerian desserts recipe, served and ready to eat
Nigerian
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Puff Puff

Yeasted batter dropped straight into hot oil, where it puffs into rough golden spheres. Sweet, chewy, gone in minutes.

Not yet ratedThis recipe has no ratings yet 40 min + rest · Easy