Nigerian Akara Recipe (Acaraje)
Akara is one of the most popular breakfast staples in Nigeria, it's made with a combination of bean paste, fresh onions and salt. Akara is also a great street food as sellers can [...]
About 9jafoodie
Nigeria born, African food blogger with relentless love for African cuisines. The ultimate dream is to make African food as modern mainstream as possible, while maintaining the traditional originality that make it so diverseSauced Beans (Ewa) (Black Eyed Peas Recipe)
Sauced beans is one of my absolute favorite things to eat, I could eat it for breakfast , lunch and supper. This is the perfect savory combination of spices and palm oil. This [...]
Beans Benefits and How to Avoid the Gas Effect
Google Image It saddens me when people tell me they don’t like beans, I just feel like crying (maybe not so dramatic). I love beans, I went through a phase of “no beans” [...]
Plantain Soup
Plantain Soup is a very quick, light and healthy supper, a gourmet esq dish that doesn't take more than 30mins. Ingredients 1 semi ripe plantain (cubed) 2 medium size tomatoes (cubed) 1 teaspoon [...]
Suya Spiced Salmon
Suya Spiced Salmon Fillet This is a very healthy way to enjoy fish. Here I have spiced salmon with shrimp and mixed vegetables. Ingredients 2 (serving size) salmon fillet 1 Tablespoon suya spice [...]
Cocoyam Porridge / Pottage
This is my go-to cocoyam pottage recipe. I love my pottage. Cocoyam has a stronger flavor that is not easily overpowered by spices, yam on the other hand absorbs flavors thereby resonating different [...]