Nigerian Adalu recipe
This was one my favorite things to eat growing up, I have intense love for beans and corn so this is a perfect marriage. This combination is known as adalu among the Yoruba people. It’s deliciously savory and doesn’t require a whole lot of finesse to make. Make sure the water is almost all dried out from the beans before you add in the other ingredients.
Ingredients
- Brown or black eyed beans – 2 cups
- Cooked Corn – 2 cups (Substitute frozen kernel corn)
- Onion (chopped) – 1/2 medium size
- Palm oil – 1/3 cup
- Ground crayfish – 1/4 cup
- 1 large bell pepper, 2 hot peppers (Blended)
- 1/2 cup Bonga fish or smoked turkey (optional)
- Maggi – 2 cubes
- Salt- To taste
Direction
- Set a large pot on medium heat; add in 6 cups of water , cover and bring to a boil. add in cleaned beans. Leave to cook for up to two hours or until the beans is fully cooked. Drain to remove excess water.
- Place a clean pot on medium heat, heat up oil. Add in onion and fry until slightly brown. Add in ground crayfish. Add in blended pepper and cook until reduced.
- Season with maggi and salt. Add in drained cooked beans and corn. Stir. Add in 1/2 – 1 cup of water. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Woooooooow! This looks delicious and easy to make! Let me try it and make it my first Yoruba food!
Hhahah… do let me know how it turns out.
Thanks Ronke I’m a south African married to a Yoruba man you’ve just made my life so easy.Keep it up n God bless
That’s awesome!!!
Interesting. It is like githeri or nyoyo in Kenya only that here we boil our maize and beans together at the ratio of 1:1 after which it is fried. It can be fried just like that or other condiments like beef, potatoes, carrots and peas are added. I sometimes add groundnuts. If you are into spices one can add Maggie cube for 9ja while here we useRoiko. Parsley always gives it a feesh
Ho sounds yum!!! please share a recipe.
can you please include a beans and plantain porridge? thank yoou
Sounds good
Can I use sweet corn
yes. frozen, not canned.
Oooh I just finished making this for lunch and it is delicious! 9jafoodie, can you please include a beans and yam recipe? Very much appreciated. Thanks
will do!
please where do you get smoked turkey from?
Hi, your blog is doing good for us. my question is do i cook the corn first or do i just add raw corn when i am adding the other ingredients to the beans and let it cook then
if you are using fresh corn, you need to precook it
Please what is the local palance for CILANTRO. Thank you
I am not certain…. sorry :(
I’m from a Caribbean/ Igbo background. I remember eating this dish as a child but never knowing how to make it.
After my late mother developed cancer we decided to cut meat for a while. In doing so I turned to this website, took the recipe and made it very often.
Thank you.