Jollof Rice with Chicken

1. 3 cups long-grain parboiled rice
2. large fresh tomatoes
3. 1 red bell pepper (tatashe)
4. 2 to 3 scotch bonnet peppers (atarodo) (adjust to taste)
5. 1 large onion
6. 3 tablespoons tomato paste
7. 1/2 cup vegetable oil
8. 2 cups chicken or beef stock
9. 1 teaspoon thyme
10. 1 teaspoon curry powder
11. 2 seasoning cubes
12. 2 bay leaves
13. Salt to taste

Egusi Soup with Fufu

1. Egusi Soup with Fufu
2. Ingredients (Serves 4 to 6)
3. 2 cups ground egusi (melon seeds)
4. 500g assorted meat (beef, tripe, shaki, cow skin to kpomo)
5. 1 cup stockfish (optional but authentic)
6. 1 cup dried fish
7. 1/2 cup palm oil
8. 1 large onion
9. 2 to 3 scotch bonnet peppers
10. 2 seasoning cubes
11. 1 teaspoon ground crayfish
12. 2 cups spinach, ugu (fluted pumpkin), or bitterleaf
13. Salt to taste
14. Meat stock (from cooked meat)

Assorted Small Chops

1. 2 cups flour
2. half cup sugar
3. 1 tbsp yeast
4. one and half cups warm water
5. Pinch salt
6. Oil for frying

Pounded Yam (Iyan)

1. 2 cups ground egusi
2. 500g assorted meat (beef, shaki, kpomo)
3. 1 cup stockfish
4. 1 cup dried fish
5. 1 medium white yam (or 2 cups pounded yam flour)
6. Water
7. half cup palm oil
8. 1 onion
9. 2 to 3 scotch bonnet peppers
10. 1 tsp crayfish
11. 2 seasoning cubes
12. 2 cups ugu or spinach
13. Salt

Rice and Dodo

1. 2 cups long grain parboiled rice
2. Water
3. Salt
4. 4 fresh tomatoes
5. 1 red bell pepper
6. 1 to 2 scotch bonnet peppers
7. 1 onion
8. 3 tbsp tomato paste
9. half cup vegetable oil
10. Chicken (optional)
11. 1 tsp curry
12. 1 tsp thyme
13. 2 seasoning cubes

Efo Riro (Vegetable Soup)

1. 4 cups chopped spinach (or ugu / frozen spinach)
2. 500g assorted meat (beef, shaki, kpomo)
3. 1 cup stockfish (optional)
4. 1 cup dried fish
5. 1 red bell pepper (tatashe)
6. 2 to 3 scotch bonnet peppers
7. 2 medium tomatoes (optional but common)
8. 1 large onion
9. half cup palm oil
10. 1 tbsp locust beans (iru) – optional but very authentic
11. 1 tsp crayfish
12. 2 seasoning cubes
13. Salt to taste