Jollof Rice
Rice cooked in a reduced pepper and tomato base until the grains are stained deep orange and a smoky crust forms at…
Pepper bases cooked down hard, and rice worth arguing over. 6 tested Nigerian recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
Rice cooked in a reduced pepper and tomato base until the grains are stained deep orange and a smoky crust forms at…
Thin beef skewers coated in yaji, a spice mix built on ground peanuts, chilli and ginger, grilled over coals and…
Ground melon seeds cooked in palm oil with leafy greens, meat and stockfish until they set into rich, savoury curds…
A thin, fiercely hot broth built on a blend of West African spices, with goat, fish or chicken and almost nothing…
Peeled black-eyed beans blended with peppers and onion, seasoned and steamed in leaves or tins until it sets into a…
Yeasted batter dropped straight into hot oil, where it puffs into rough golden spheres. Sweet, chewy, gone in minutes.