Nigerian Adalu Inspired Beans
with Bulgur Wheat, Coriander and Naans
Adalu is a Nigerian vegetable dish, featuring corn and beans simmered with spices until thickened and rich. Here, we're using mixed beans for a variety of textures, piling them atop bulgur wheat before garnishing with fresh coriander and pickled onion for contrast as well as colour.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
2 unit(s)
Plain Naans
(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Milk, Wheat)
120 grams
Bulgur Wheat
(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Wheat)
20 grams
Vegetable Stock Paste
1 unit(s)
Red Onion
12 milliliter(s)
Red Wine Vinegar
(Contains: Sulphites)
3 unit(s)
Garlic Clove
1 unit(s)
Medium Tomato
1 bunch(es)
Coriander
1 carton(s)
Mixed Beans
160 grams
Sweetcorn
50 grams
West African Style Paste
(Contains: Soya)
26 grams
Smoky Base Paste
40 grams
Baby Spinach
Not included in your delivery
220 milliliter(s)
Water for the Bulgur
2 tsp
Sugar
200 milliliter(s)
Water for the Sauce
20 grams
Butter
Utensils
Instructions
If you don't have a toaster, heat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7 for the naans.
Pour the water for the bulgur (see pantry for amount) into a large saucepan, stir in half the stock paste and bring to the boil.
Stir in the bulgur, bring back up to the boil and simmer for 1 min.
Pop a lid on the pan and remove from the heat. Leave to the side for 12-15 mins or until ready to serve.
Meanwhile, halve, peel and slice the red onion as thinly as you can.
Pop half the onion into a small bowl and add the red wine vinegar and half the sugar (see pantry for amount). Add a pinch of salt, mix together and set aside to pickle.
Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Cut the tomato into 2cm chunks. Roughly chop the coriander (stalks and all).
Drain and rinse the mixed beans in a sieve. Pop half of them into a bowl and roughly mash with the back of a fork. Drain the sweetcorn in the same sieve.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large saucepan on medium heat.
Once hot, add the remaining onion, season with salt and pepper and fry, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10-12 mins.
Add the remaining sugar and cook until caramelised, 1-2 mins more.
Stir in the garlic, West African style paste and smoky base paste. Fry, stirring constantly, for 1 min.
Add the water for the sauce (see pantry for amount), remaining vegetable stock paste, the mixed beans (both whole and mashed) and sweetcorn to the onion.
Stir well to combine. Bring to the boil, then simmer until slightly thickened, 10-12 mins.
When the beans are almost ready, cut the naans in half widthways, then put in your toaster until golden.
If you're using the oven, put the naans onto a baking tray. Sprinkle with a little water and pop them into the oven to warm through, 2-3 mins.
Meanwhile, once cooked, add the spinach to the beans a handful at a time until wilted and piping hot, 1-2 mins.
Stir the butter (see pantry for amount) into the beans. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed. Add a splash of water if it's a little too thick.
Fluff up the bulgur wheat with a fork, then stir through the tomato chunks.
Share the bulgur between your bowls and top with your adalu beans.
Scatter over the pickled onion and coriander.
Serve with the warm naans on the side.
