Aadun

Aadun is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic street food snack of a maize paste blended with red oil, chillies and onion. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Nigerian version of: Aadun.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

25 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Additional Time:

(+cooling)

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Chilli Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Vegetable Recipes Nigeria Recipes

Ingredients:

350g dried maize (corn)
Salt, to taste
100ml red palm oil
50g dried piri-piri chillies
banana leaf or greaseproof paper
finely-chopped onion

Method:

Add the dried corn to a lightly greased baking tray and place in an oven pre-heated to 150°C (300°F/Gas Mark 2). Cook for about 20 minutes, or until the kernels are nicely browned.

Allow to cool then place in a spice or coffee grinder along with the piri-piri chillies and render to a powder. Add the onion to the mix and render to a paste. Transfer to a bowl, mix-in the palm oil and season to taste. Serve on banana leaves or greaseproof paper (there should be more than enough for 4 people).

The basic dough can be steamed or fried to cook further.