Cameroonian•gourmet

Fufu, Njama Njama and Khati Khati/Kati Kati

This is a Cameroonian delicacy you won't want to miss.

Ingredients

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3 cups of corn flour
6 cups of water
2 pounds of huckleberry- fixed and blanched (about 1 kg, substitutes include kale and spinach, lightly boiled and cut)
6 tomatoes
1 large onion
3 small seasoning cubes (maggi)
Salt to taste
1 cup of oil (vegetable oil or palm oil)
2 habanero peppers (optional)
1 whole chicken- plucked and slightly burnt over a flame (preferably, this should be hard chicken)
1 cup of palm oil
1 medium sized onion
4 cloves of garlic
2 cubes of maggi
1 habanero pepper
Salt to taste

1
Put water in a pot and bring to boil.
2
While water is on the fire, mix half cup of corn flour with a cup of cool water. This will form a paste.
3
When water boils, remove two cups of it and set aside.
4
Pour the paste into the remaining water in the pot, stirring continuously (see video for more). It should get really thick.
5
Now add in the remaining flour to the pot, stirring continuously in a circular motion. If it gets too hard, start moving the paste to the corner of the pot with your wooden spoon making sure the lumps are dissolved. When it is well mixed, add the water you kept aside and cover to cook for about 5-10 minutes.
6
Now mix the fufu until everything is well incorporated. Scoop out and wrap in plastic wraps, sandwich bags, aluminium foil or warmed banana leaves.
7
Chop onions and tomatoes and set aside.
8
Heat oil in a pot. Put in the chopped onions and let that fry for a while. Add in the tomatoes and let it cook until acidity is gone.
9
Season with salt and maggi, then put in the vegetable and and stir properly. C'est fini!
10
Cut chicken into desired pieces
11
Put in a pot, add about 3 cups of water and bring to boil.
12
Now chop onion, pepper, tomato and garlic.
13
Season chicken with salt and maggi then add in the chopped ingredients.
14
Add in palm oil then let them cook together until all water is gone and just chicken and oil is left.
15
Enjoy with Fufu and Njama Njama!