{"id":1239,"slug":"faten-wake-hausa-bean-porridge","title":"Faten Wake (Hausa Bean Porridge)","description":"Faten wake is a traditional Hausa bean porridge from Northern Nigeria. This hearty and nutritious dish is made with soft-cooked beans, vegetables, and spices, and it is typically served as a main meal for lunch or dinner. It can be enjoyed on its own or with sides like bread, fried plantains, or pap.","ingredients_raw":["2 cups dried beans (black-eyed peas or brown beans)","Water (enough to cook the beans)","1 medium onion, chopped","2–3 fresh tomatoes, chopped","1–2 Scotch bonnet chiles or chile powder to taste","1–2 tablespoons groundnut oil or palm oil","1 small bunch of leafy greens, such as spinach, sorrel, ugu, amaranth, or bitterleaf, chopped (optional)","1–2 seasoning cubes (optional)","Salt, to taste","Ground crayfish (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["dried bean","water","onion","fresh tomato","scotch bonnet chili or chili powder","groundnut oil or palm oil","leafy greens such as spinach sorrel ugu amaranth or bitterleaf","seasoning cube","salt","ground crayfish"],"steps":["Rinse the beans thoroughly, removing any dirt or stones.","Place the beans in a pot, cover with enough water, and simmer over medium heat until soft and the water is almost absorbed (about 40–60 minutes).","Add chopped onions, tomatoes, chile, and oil to the cooked beans. Stir and allow to simmer for 10–15 minutes, until the mixture thickens and the flavors combine.","Stir in chopped leafy vegetables, ground crayfish, seasoning cubes, and salt. Continue cooking for another 5–10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the porridge thickens and is well blended.","Serve hot."],"categories":["Nigerian recipes","Hausa recipes","Recipes using pulses","Recipes using spinach","Recipes using tomato","Recipes using onion","Recipes using vegetable oil","Recipes using palm oil","Main course recipes","Recipes using Scotch bonnet chile"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":75,"servings":"3–4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Faten_Wake_(Hausa_Bean_Porridge)","source_ref":"4524793","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Faten_Wake_(Hausa_Bean_Porridge)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"e6f0165779e8bb465e187daf2bedec8392d30064d9cee01444ae6d98b95d2b58","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/faten-wake-hausa-bean-porridge"}