
Everyday meals
Dambou (spiced couscous semolina)
A dish from northern Nigeria made with maize semolina or couscous mixed with crumbled dried meat, onions and moringa. It is eaten hot, lightly dampened, as a simple and filling meal.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Assaisonnement
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the sliced onion until translucent.
- Add the crumbled dried meat and the chilli, then fry for 5 minutes to brown it lightly.
- Add the stock cube, ginger, pepper and salt, then pour in 200 ml of water and let it simmer.
- Sprinkle the maize couscous with a little lukewarm water and rub it between your fingers to moisten it without making it soggy.
- Stir the couscous into the pan, then cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Add the moringa leaves and mix, then leave to rest covered for 5 minutes so they soften.
- Serve hot, in bowls, straight from the pan.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the dried meat with crumbled dried tofu or cooked black-eyed beans, and use a vegetable stock.
With what you can find here. Dried spinach or a little chopped parsley work well in place of the moringa.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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