Adalu (food)
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Adalu is an Nigerian dish, popular among the Yoruba tribe. The Igbo people also take it as a meal or snack. The food is made up of corn and beans. The mixture of the carbohydrate and protein food makes a unique delicacy.[1]
Overview
'Soft' corn is boiled for few minutes while the beans are picked. once properly cooked, the beans is boiled in a pot for another more minutes.[2]
Other ingredients such as palm oil, onion, pepper and salt are added to give the food a unique taste.[3]
Side dish
Plantain or smoked fish can be added as optional side dish.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "ADALU (beans and corn pottage)". Punch Newspapers. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "How To Make Adalu (Beans And Corn)". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ Onyeakagbu, Adaobi (2020-07-01). "How to prepare beans and corn porridge". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "Adalu: Beans and corn porridge". Tribune Online. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2022-06-25.