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Niger Recipes
A Sahel nation of millet, moringa, and rice sauces. Not sure what to eat in Niger? Start with Dambou, Dan Wake, Alkaki (Fried Wheat Sweet) and Fura da Nono. Here are 6 authentic Niger recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
6 recipes
DambouNiamey, Niger · medium · 60 minSteamed grain tossed with moringa leaves, tomato, and oil, a light, nourishing dish of Niger.
Fura da NonoNiamey, Niger · medium · 40 minSpiced millet dough balls broken into cool soured milk and sweetened, the iconic Hausa-Fulani breakfast drink-meal of Niger.
Dan WakeNiamey, Niger · medium · 40 minSoft bean-flour dumplings tossed with oil, spice, and onion, a popular Hausa street lunch of Niger.
Alkaki (Fried Wheat Sweet)Niamey, Niger · medium · 60 minCrushed wheat kneaded with milk and butter, shaped, fried and soaked in tamarind sugar syrup, a Zinder speciality.
Miyan Kuka (Baobab Leaf Soup)Niamey, Niger · medium · 75 minA dark, savoury soup thickened with powdered baobab leaves, meat and palm oil, eaten with a mound of tuwo.
Miyan Taushe (Pumpkin and Groundnut Soup)Niamey, Niger · easy · 65 minA creamy Hausa soup of mashed pumpkin and pounded groundnuts with meat and greens, thick, mildly sweet and savoury.
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