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Dambu with Veggies

Dambu with Veggies

Dambu is made of grits from whole grain-maize, wheat, barley, sorghum etc. It looks like couscous. The grits is called "tsaki"in Hausa.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Nigerian
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Maize grits
  • 1/2 kg Shredded boiled meat
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Seasoning
  • 1 g Spring Onions
  • 1 9 Coarsely ground peanuts

Instructions
 

  • Add water to 1 cup tsakin masara (maize grits),
  • Add vegetable oil and salt
  • Mix thoroughly
  • Put mixture in a colander and cover with a plastic bag or very light nylon cloth
  • Steam for 15 minutes. The dambu should be soft but not completely cooked
  • Remove the half-cooked dambu from steam
  • Add vegetables shredded boiled meat, seasoning and coarsely ground groundnuts
  • Add spring onions
  • Cover again and bring back to the steam. Steam for additional 10 minutes
  • At this point, a pleasant aroma of the groundnuts and spring onions becomes obvious
  • Remove from steam.
Keyword Dambu
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