Flavor Spice

Raw Groundnut Ground

Grounded

Uses 

• Soups and stews: A rich and hearty groundnut stew, often featuring chicken, is a popular dish in West Africa. The peanut paste is sometimes mixed into other stews with ingredients like spinach, chicken, or beef.
• Snacks: Groundnuts are widely consumed as a snack. They are roasted, often over coals, and sold in markets. The popular street food Kuli-Kuli is made from fried groundnut paste, notes africanbite.com.
• Paste and sauces: Groundnuts are ground into a paste, similar to peanut butter, which serves as a base for sauces used with meat, chicken, fish, or vegetables.
• Flour: In some regions, groundnuts are ground into a flour and used in baking to make breads, cakes, or as a protein-rich additive to other flours.
• Toppings and additions: Ground peanuts are used as a crunchy topping for meat skewers like Nigerian suya, or mixed with other starches like mealie meal to create dishes.
• Other preparations: Groundnuts are also boiled fresh in their pods as a snack or meal component.