Frejon (Coconut Bean Pudding), via Wikimedia Commons
Beans
Frejon (Coconut Bean Pudding)

Frejon (Coconut Bean Pudding)

Yoruba

105Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
9Steps
About

A silky sweet-savoury pudding of black beans and coconut milk, brought to Lagos by returning Afro-Brazilian (Aguda) families and eaten on Good Friday with fish stew and dry garri.

Equipment
  • Large pot
  • Blender
  • Fine sieve
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Black beans (or black-eyed beans)2 cups
Thick coconut milk600 ml
Whole cloves4
Sugar3 tbsp, to taste
Salthalf tsp
Wateras needed

Report or suggest a fix

Found a wrong ingredient, an unclear step, or something we missed? Tell us — a real person reads every note.