Steamed
Dan Wake (Bean Flour Dumplings)

Dan Wake (Bean Flour Dumplings)

Niger

55Minutes
MediumLevel
4Serves
10Steps
About

A Hausa favourite across Niger, soft green-tinged dumplings of bean and baobab flour, boiled then tossed with spiced oil, onion and crumbled groundnut cake.

Equipment
  • Bowl
  • Pot
  • Slotted spoon
  • Frying pan
Ingredients
Bean flour2 cups
Baobab (kuka) powder2 tbsp
Wheat or cassava flour1/2 cup
Potash or baking soda1 pinch
Groundnut or palm oil3 tbsp
Kuli-kuli (groundnut cake), crumbled1/2 cup
Onion1
Ground dried pepper1 tsp
Stock cube1
Saltto taste
Wateras needed

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