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    May 18, 2016

    HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS CORNCHAFF

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    I grew up eating this deliciousness called Corn Chaff. My friends, this is the most wonderful way to eat corn and beans. It is creamy, flavourful and a party in your mouth. Corn Chaff, otherwise known as Corn and Beans Porridge is a foodie marriage of corn and beans that is popularly eaten in Cameroon. In Nigeria, something similar called Adalu is eaten.

    The ever present ingredients used in preparation are oil (mostly palm oil), salt and maggi. You can then add other ingredients that include onions, garlic, ginger, green herbs (celery and parsley), tomatoes and crayfish. If you are feeling rich, you could throw in some smoked fish or even some meat. A little nutty spice colloquially known as contri onions in Cameroon will work wonders in this meal!
    I love making my corn chaff with garlic, ginger, onions, herbs while leaving out the tomatoes. It turns out delicious every time, guys. I only go with tomatoes when using vegetable oil so the tomatoes lend some colour to the dish.
    Traditionally, cornchi is made with either corn fresh off the cob or dried corn. You could use peeled and cracked corn or you could do what I usually do with whole dried corn; 
    • Boil whole corn with akanwa (lime stone) until the skin gets soft. 
    • Allow to cool completely or rinse immediately with cold water. 
    • Peel by rubbing with your palms then pour in a huge quantity of water so the skins can float. 
    • Use a colander to drain the floating skins.then you return to the pot and boil to perfection. 
    • When it is boiled and ready, add in pre-soaked raw beans and cook together. Season with salt when both are ready and allow to boil for an additional 5 minutes before turning off. This entire process makes the corn soft and easier to chew in your corn chaff!

      In this recipe though, I used frozen sweet corn which is totally off the hook. I have heard of people using canned corn and that works well too. For the beans, you could use any kind of beans you like: black beans, red kidney beans, small red beans, and so on. I used black beans because they were available and they are so tasty! 

      Corn Chaff Recipe 
      corn chaff recipe
      Prep: 15 mins
      Cook: 2 hrs
      Total: 2 hrs 15 mins

      Ingredients

      2 cups of dried beans
      2 cups of dried corn (or 4 cups of pre-cooked corn: sweet corn)
      1 medium sized onion
      4 stems of green spices: parsley, celery (2 of each)
      1 stem of green onions (or leeks)
      5 cloves of garlic
      Half an inch of ginger
      1 cup of palm oil (or more if you are an oil freak)
      3 seasoning cubes (maggi, knorr, etc)or two teaspoons of bouillon seasoning powder
      Half a cup of crayfish (optional)
      1 habanero pepper

      Directions

      1. Boil your corn (if using dried) till it is soft. If you are using canned corn or frozen like I used here,  just go ahead and boil the beans till it is really soft. You do not want it hard.
      2. Rinse out your corn if canned or frozen and set aside. 
      3. Rinse out your beans then combine corn and bring in a pot with a cup of water and set on medium heat.

      4. Now prepare all your spices: ginger, garlic, onions, herbs, etc. Blend them together and dump into the pot.
      5. Add in salt, maggi and the palm oil. Yes, yes, yes!!!
      6. Let all that goodness simmer together for about 20 minutes. Let the aroma fill your house. Let your taste buds dance for joy. Corn Chaff don done!


      Hope you enjoy this recipe, guys.

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      Comments

      1. Anonymous says

        May 18, 2016 at 8:33 pm

        whoa thanks. Craving for this today and seen your recipe will do this soonest.

        Reply
      2. Precious Nkeih says

        May 18, 2016 at 8:35 pm

        I'm glad this is timely for you, dear.

        Reply
      3. Patty Etamo says

        May 18, 2016 at 10:41 pm

        I want some. It looks delicious.

        Reply
      4. Stephylately says

        May 18, 2016 at 10:41 pm

        Hey Precious hope you ok. Now this is one dish I have never tried before. Being from Southern Africa this is definitely foreign to me but I love West African food especially Nigerian food. I might just try this out. I tried your coconut recipe and I must say I loved the result. Tasted really good. Enjoy the rest of your week.x

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      5. Precious Nkeih says

        May 18, 2016 at 10:46 pm

        I'm doing great, Stephy. Interesting! Didn't know you are from Southern Africa. Awww I'm so glad the coconut recipe worked well for you. This makes me so happy. Thanks for the feedback, dear.

        Reply
      6. Precious Nkeih says

        May 18, 2016 at 10:47 pm

        Patty come and take some...

        Reply
      7. Gloria Okaiman says

        May 20, 2016 at 8:40 pm

        Am new to this meal. I should try it out.

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      8. Precious Nkeih says

        May 20, 2016 at 8:42 pm

        You should, Gloria.

        Reply
      9. Chinelo Okoli says

        May 26, 2016 at 2:51 pm

        it looks very yum and healthy too. will try it but will use sweet corn. aint nobody got time to be boiling corn and wasting my gas. lol

        http://www.neloshalo.blogspot.com

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      10. Precious Nkeih says

        May 26, 2016 at 2:52 pm

        Lol use sweet corn dearie. Thank you for stopping by.

        Reply
      11. Ethel says

        May 27, 2017 at 11:39 am

        Aaw!!! I already have my corn and beans boiled. Hahaha! Thanka, dear. Sharing is really caring. Thanks for the weekly recipe and shopping list too. I will use that for next week. You've really made things easy for me. God bless and replenish your source IJN

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      12. uche says

        June 30, 2017 at 6:29 am

        I love to try this food but the problem where is can I use white beans to prepare dis meal,I m from Nigeria we don't have such beans like black,

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        • Precious says

          July 03, 2017 at 10:21 pm

          Hi Uche, yes white beans would work. It is quite similar to Nigerian "Adalu".

          Reply
      13. Ashley says

        April 14, 2018 at 7:29 pm

        My daughter had to do a school project on Cameroon and made this to take to her class. It was a huge success! We’re putting it into our meal rotation at home because my daughter says it’s so delicious. Thank you for sharing your tasty food and your heritage with us.

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        • Precious says

          April 24, 2018 at 4:44 pm

          Awww so happy to hear this, Ashley. Thanks so much for coming back to let me know!

          Reply
      14. Aba Frankline says

        November 24, 2021 at 8:00 am

        Thanks for the tips Precious Kitchen

        Reply

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