Alkali is a Hausa snack prepared with local ingredients by the Hausa people. It is a snack served to visitors, mostly during occasions. Like in weddings, it is usually prepared...
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How to Make Delicious Tuwon Semovita (Yadda Ake Tuwon Semo)
Semovita is a popular Nigerian food commonly eaten in so many parts of Nigeria. In this write-up, I will teach you how to make Tuwon Semovita. It is very smooth, moldable, and...
How to Make Faten Shinkafa (Yadda Ake Faten Shinkafa)
Fate is a Hausa term that means "anything in a watery form," and shinkafa means "rice" therefore, Faten Shinkafa refers to a meal made using braised rice. The letter 'n' in the...
How to Make Kosan Rogo (Cassava Cake)
Kosan Rogo recipe is one of the various northern cuisines that many love. Its major ingredient is cassava. It is to make and tastes great when done well. Kosan rogo, also called...
How to Make Dambun Shinkafa (Rice Couscous)
Dambun Shinkafa recipe otherwise known as Rice Couscous is a northern Nigerian delicacy and is widely consumed by northerners. The recipe is made with braised rice. I love this...
How to Make Fanke Recipe The Hausa Way
Fanke recipe, commonly known in English as Puff Puff, is a snack consumed by all regardless of tribe, ethnicity, or financial status. Most people love it. Its major ingredient is...
How to Make Kunun Tamba (Yadda Ake Kunun Tamba)
Kunun Tamba is usually called Finger Millet Porridge in English. It is made using finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) which is an important millet grown extensively in various...
How to Prepare Tuwon Alabo (Cassava Swallow)
Tuwon Alabo or cassava swallow as people like to call it is a local dish made from cassava flour (Alabo) which is produced by fermenting peeled cassava in water, sun-drying the...
How to Make Tubani Recipe
Tubani recipe is another northern Nigerian dish that is primarily consumed by Hausas. It is prepared in three (3) different methods just like Gauda as a result of the differences...
How to Make Your Sweet Hanjin Ligidi
Hanjin Ligidi is a delicacy or cuisine that is primarily consumed by children. It's a popular cuisine in northern Nigeria, particularly among the Hausas. I recall drinking a lot...
How to Make Kilishi (Nigerian Beef Jerky)
Kilishi (spicy Nigerian beef jerky) is a popular Northern snack and a delicacy gotten from drying meat for a long period of time. This Kilishi recipe is sold mostly in the...
How to Prepare Miyan Lalo (Jute Leave Soup)
Miyan Lalo recipe/Miyar Lalo also known as Jute Leave Soup or Ewedu Soup in English language is a delicacy specifically consumed in the Northern part of Nigeria and specifically...
How to Prepare Kwadon Kanzo in 6 Easy Steps
Kwadon Kanzo recipe is yet another Northern Nigerian delicacy consumed majorly by the Hausas and Fulanis. The recipe is enjoyed by many; young and old, poor, average even some of...
How to Prepare Miyan Gyada in 11 Easy Steps
In the northern portion of Nigeria, Miyan Gyada is one of the most popular dishes. It's not too difficult to make. Because it is mostly cooked with groundnut, Hausas refer to it...
How to Make Shashshaka
This recipe is one of the local northern Nigerian delicacies that are almost going extinct. Why? Well, it is hard to say but one thing I know for sure is that it isn’t because of...
How to Prepare Sweet Potato Porridge (Faten Dankali)
Sweet potatoes are root vegetables that are highly nutritious and a great source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is a great substitute for African yams in many local...
How to Prepare Wainan Fulawa in 10 Easy Steps
Wainan Fulawa recipe is a northern Nigerian delicacy fried in a manner just like Sinasir. Its primary ingredient is wheat flour. It is quite easy to make. Stay with me as I show...
How to Make Sinasir Recipe
Sinasir recipe is one of the many sweet recipes in the Northern part of Nigeria. It tastes so sweet and delicious that it will keep you asking for more. It is basically made with...
How to Prepare Kunun Gyada
As the name implies in Hausa, Kunun Gyada is gotten from Kunu (meaning pap) and Gyada (meaning groundnut); when you put the two words together, you will have Kunu Gyada meaning...
How to Prepare Fankasau
Fankasau recipe is a traditional snack that originated from the northern part of Nigeria – mostly among the Hausas. Its basic ingredient is flour and it is very easy to make and...
How to Make Your Kunun Tsamiya in 9 Easy Steps
Kunun Tsamiya recipe is a northern Nigerian delicacy that is mainly made from powdered millet and tamarind (tsamiya) – that is where the name even came from. It is a very common...
How to Make Kunun Zaki (Millet Gruel)
Today, I have come with another northern Nigerian drink for you – Kunun Zaki; Kunu meaning 'pap' the letter 'n' is added at the end of the word to show possession; and Zaki...
How to Make Cincin the Hausa Way
Cincin recipe otherwise spelt as ‘chin chin’ is a popular snack among Nigerians. It is consumed by almost all tribes and ethnic groups. They are common recipes for weddings,...
How to Make Awara (Soya Beans Cake)
We have yet another delicious delicacy for you. It’s a local snack mainly consumed in the northern part of Nigeria – Awara also known as Wara in Hausa and Soya Beans Cake or Tofu...
How to Prepare Your Delicious Dan Sululu
Dan Sululu is a local northern Nigerian dish mostly consumed by the Hausas specifically. It is delicious, quite fast and easy to prepare, kind like Danwake. Also, it is usually...
How to Prepare Miyan Kubewa (Okro Soup)
Miyan Kubewa (Okro Soup) is a soup widely consumed in almost all parts of Nigeria, and not only by the Hausas in Northern Nigeria but by other indigenes as well. It is made with...
How to Make Gullisuwa (Milk Balls)
Gullisuwa recipe known in English language as Milk Balls is a popular snack in Northern Nigeria that is made from milk. As the name implies, they are in form of small balls. It...
How to Prepare Miyan Shuwaka (Bitter Leaf Soup)
Miyan Shuwaka otherwise known as Bitter Leaf Soup is a delicacy in northern Nigeria. It is prepared with fresh bitter leaves (shuwaka) and some use the dried leaves, that’s after...
How to Prepare Miyan Alayyahu (Spinach Soup)
Miyan Alayyahu also known as Spinach Soup is a soup well consumed in northern Nigeria mostly by the Hausas. Yorubas that live in this part of the country also consume it. It is...
How to Prepare Miyan Kuka (Baobab Soup)
Miyan Kuka also known as Baobab Soup, is a northern Nigerian soup, usually consumed by the Hausas. Other indigenes do consume it too but not as much as the Hausas do. It is made...
