HOW TO MAKE DANWAKE

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Danwake which literally means Son of Beans is a Northern Nigerian recipe especially among the Hausas. You can call Danwake Beans Dumplings in English because the preparation is similar.

Danwake on its own is pretty tasteless just like fufu meals and it relies on a sauce or side dish for its taste just like our fufu meals rely on Nigerian Soups for their tastes.
Usually Danwake is served with ground cayenne pepper (yaji), you can also use Suya Pepper, hardboiled eggs, sautéed vegetables: onions, cabbage, tomatoes; and you can even see some people crush stock cubes and sprinkle on top.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of beans flour
• 1 cup of cassava flour
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda or 2 teaspoons of edible potash
• 2 tablespoons of kuka powder
• Beef stock 
• Groundnut oil 
• Salt 

•  For the sauce:

Shredded chicken breast (Pre-cooked)

Suya pepper(suya spice)

Sauteed vegetables

Sliced Vegetables 

Tomatoes

Onions
Cabbage

Cucumber
Stock Cubes

Vegetable oil
Hard boiled eggs

Before you cook Danwake

There's not much pre-preparation going on with Danwake. The only thing is that if you are using edible potash, mix it with a small quantity of water and sieve. You will use only the liquid, no sediments. Set this liquid aside.

How to cook

1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl: beans flour, cassava flour, baking soda and kuka powder.
2. If you are using edible potash, add the solution and mix. If not, skip this step.
3. Start adding the beef stock bit by bit and mix the Danwake ingredients at the same time till you get a soft sticky paste, If your beef stock finishes and you still have not achieved a soft sticky paste, continue with warm water.
4. Pour some water in a pot and set on the stove to boil. The size of your pot and the quantity of water depends on the quantity of Danwake you are making. You want a situation where you can put all the molded dumplings in the water and still have lots of space for them to swim around.
5. Once the water boils, scoop some danwake into the pot with your hand to form little balls and throw into the boiling water. Repeat till the last ball. You will notice that the lumps of Danwake jumps to the surface of the water as soon as it heats up.
   
   Notes:
   
   • If you used edible potash, the danwake balls may not be quick to come to the surface when heated but do stir them so they do not stick to the bottom of the pot
   •  Cover the pot and continue cooking on medium heat.
   • After 10 minutes, stir and continue cooking. It should be done in 20 to 25 minutes on low to medium heat.

         Serve with the sauce and vegetables.