It is technically a one-pot dish, and it is delicious, creamy, and super comforting.
This is a extremely quick post and I hope you’ll enjoy the recipe as much as I did. Adalu (also established as ewa alagbado) is just the combination of stewed beans and corn.
The abundance of new corn called ‘Ibe-eni’, meaning the fresh harvest of the day.
Maize (corn) in Nigeria is seasonal, so you don’t get to eat as much as you would like except if it is in season.
How to make adalu
Taste and adjust the seasoning and proceed to cook till your desired consistency is achieved. Serve and enjoy. You will be aware of the beans are fully cooked when it is very soft and can be easily mashed with no resistance.
2 red bell peppers (tatashe)
However, honey or brown beans are widely used choices, and they can be found in African or Asian stores.
2 cups raw beans: I used black-eyed peas.
2 medium onion: You can use any type of onion you have, red, brown, white or even shallots.
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder: Substitute with stock cubes like knorr
Add the sliced plantain, palm oil, pepper mix, ground crayfish, bullion powder (or cube), and salt to the beans and stir to combine. If the water rank is too low, you can add more (about ½ cup at a time)
Reduce the heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes on medium low heat. Verify on the beans and corn intermittently to check the liquid and also that it is not burning.
The water level should be about ½ of the quantity of the beans.
Ingredients
Adalu
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Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Beans take longer to cook so avoid adding salt while it is still hard.
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw beans I used black-eyed peas
- 680 g canned sweet corn
- ½ cup palm oil or as needed
- 2 red bell peppers tatashe
- 2 medium onion divided
- 1 Scotch bonnet or as needed
- salt to taste
- 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
- 2 tablespoons crayfish
- 1 ripe plantain optional
Instructions
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Pick the beans so they are debris-free. This analyze will release any pressure left in the valve. Place the lid support on the IP, secure the valve, and cook on high pressure for 12-15 minutes. Stir to combine and cook on medium heat until about 90% tender.
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In the meantime, blend the red bell pepper, 1 onion and scotch bonnet together until even or your desired consistency is achieved and set aside. If you have a pressure cooker, it cuts down time and saves energy when used to cook beans.
- If you don’t have a pressure cooker, attach potash also called akaun to the beans as it also speeds up the process.
Instant pot instructions
Attach washed beans to the instantaneous pot and attach water (2 inches above the beans). Leave to NPR (Natural Pressure Launch) for 5-10 minutes then closely release the valve until there is no more pressure in the pressure cooker.
Open the instant pot and add the rest of the ingredients to the beans, including the corn. Stir to combine. Leave to NPR for 10 minutes ahead of you release the valve. You should have at least 1-11/2 cups of liquid to finalize cooking the beans.
Record 2: Rinse the lid of the IP under cold running water. Rinse the beans clean and add to a pot or pressure cooker.
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Cover with water (the water should be concerning 3 inches over the beans). Always add salt at the tail end of your cooking. Taste and adjust the seasoning thus. Peel and slice the plantain (if using).
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Append the sliced plantain, palm oil, pepper mix, ground crayfish, bullion powder (or cube), and salt to the beans and stir to combine. Serve and enjoy.
Mention: Check the water level before adding the rest of the ingredients. Protect the IP and cook on high pressure for 12 minutes. If the water level is too low, you can add more (around ½ cup at a time)
The water level should be about ½ of the quantity of the beans.
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Taste and adjust the seasoning accordingly and continue to cook till your desired consistency is achieved. Do not stir together or you will acquire the BURN notice. Also, check that the silicon ring is properly placed before you continue cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 542kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 1454mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1906IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 4mg
Append 1 chopped onions. Lower the heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes on medium low heat.
Ripe plantain: this is optional
Adalu Recipe
Salt to taste
½ cup palm oil or as needed
Enjoy. x
Other Nigerian beans recipes you will love
I thought I said this was a quick share. Just as I was a latecomer with the canned sweet corn, I didn’t understand I was missing not cooking with these beans. For this simple and delicious Adalu recipe, I used black-eyed beans, which was my first time, too. It is affordable, easy to cook, and it tastes amazingly good too.
Lol…
Please note that this recipe is the essential and one of the best ways of cooking adalu. So feel free to make this recipe your own. Ideally, the beans ratio should be elevated than the corn.
Moreover, the ratio of palm oil, crayfish, or corn to bean depends on you.
2 tablespoons crayfish
Also, living in diapora means your only alternative is canned corn.
Growing up, the only person I knew who ate adalu year-round was my neighbor, and she always used canned sweet corn. I never understood her preference then. A win is a win in this case, I eat ewa alagbado whenever I wish for.
But as they tell, the heart wants what it wants, so don’t knock it before you try it. To cut a enduring story little, I haven’t looked back since I started adding canned sweet corn to my beans instead of the fresh ones.
1 Scotch bonnet (figures rodo) or as needed
Cover with water (the water should be concerning 3 inches over the beans). Add 1 chopped onions. Stir to combine and cook on medium heat up to the time that on 90% tender.
Pick the beans so they are debris-free. Rinse the beans clean and add to a pot or pressure cooker.
2 x 400g canned sweet corn
I am rewriting some of the body of this post in 2025 (13/01/2025) and YES, I still eat black-eyed peas and it is still the top when cooking Nigerian stewed beans or with corn.
Peel and slice the plantain (if using).
In the meantime, blend the red bell pepper, 1 onion and scotch bonnet together until smooth or your desired consistency is achieved and group aside.
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