HOW TO COOK FUFU CORN AND KHATI KHATI | Cameroonian fufu and njama njama recipe

corn flour

🥗Healthier: cassava flour

💰Cheaper: rice flour

Cassava flour is gluten-free and provides a similar texture.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than beef.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats while sunflower oil is budget-friendly.

plantains

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: bananas

Sweet potatoes are nutritious and can be more economical.

Pluck out the country jamama (hookberry) and place it in a pot.

Cook the vegetables until they release their juices and are half cooked.

Strain the water from the vegetables and pour cold water over them to cool down.

Season the chicken with salt and seasoning cubes overnight.

Roast the chicken over charcoal or firewood until it has a smoky flavor.

In a pot, add palm oil and sauté chopped onions until soft.

Add half of the chopped tomatoes to the pot and cook.

Add ginger, garlic, and fresh pepper to the pot.

Stir in country onion powder, Bush pepper, salt, and seasoning cubes, mixing well.

Add the cooked vegetables to the pot and mix, ensuring the proportions are right.

Cook the vegetable mixture on low heat until ready and vibrant green.

In another pot, add palm oil, chopped onions, remaining fresh tomatoes, and the roasted chicken pieces.

Season with salt, remaining dried spices, and fresh pepper, then add water and mix well.

Cover and cook until the water from the tomatoes is completely dry.

To make the fufu, measure 5 cups of corn flour and divide it into two portions.

Dilute 1/4 of the corn flour in cold water.

Heat a pot of water and pour some into a flask, then add the diluted corn flour to the hot water in the pot.

Mix well and allow it to cook until thickened.

Add the remaining 3/4 of the corn flour into the thickened fufu mixture and continue mixing until smooth.

Add the previously extracted water to adjust the consistency of the fufu as desired.

Cook the fufu until ready and serve alongside the khati khati.

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