THE QUICKEST SUYA/YAJI SPICE MIX RECIPE - 3 NEW FLAVOURS CREATED

Suya/Yaji spice mix is a West African Peanut based spice rub which originated from the Hausa tribe from Ghana and Nigeria. It’s generally used to marinate  Meat or Poultry for the barbecue or grill.

Over the years I’ve created different ways of using this amazing spice mix including making of a curry on ITV 

Making of the Yaji/Suya spice mix from scratch can be daunting as it includes extracting the fat from the Peanut. The process involves making of an amazing snack known as KuliKuli which is then milled into flour and used for the Suya/Yaji spice mix.

You can imagine my excitement and apprehension when I came across TruNut roasted Peanut flour on Amazon and my decision to use it as a base for my homemade spice mix.

Naturally I was sceptical about achieving and maintaining the authentic Suya/Yaji spice mix taste by using Peanut flour instead of the traditional KuliKuli flour.

For this recipe I have omitted Salt and Stock cube  however that should not stop you from adding them. I’ll add salt when a recipe requires it.

Most of the ingredients used here can be purchased online.

The only way I could overcome my scepticism was by trialing the recipe. 

Did it work? Watch the recipe video below;

INGREDIENTS 

5 tablespoonfuls of TruNut Peanut flour

2 tablespoonfuls of Cayenne Pepper

1 tablespoonful of Smoked Paprika 

1 tablespoonful of Mixed/Black Peppercorns 

1 tablespoonful of Guinea Peppers

7 pods of Grains of Selim (Hwentia/ ETSO) with the seeds removed 

4 African Nutmeg pods or half a teaspoon of grated Nutmeg 

1 tablespoonful of Garlic Powder 

2 tablespoonfuls of Ginger Powder 

3 tablespoonfuls of Onion Powder 

NEW SPICE FLAVOURS

1 tablespoonful of Caraway seeds

1 tablespoonful of Chipotle chillies

1 tablespoonful of dried Rosemary 

1 tablespoonful of Nigella seeds (Onion seeds)

1 tablespoonful of Black Cumin 

Watch how to prepare 4 types of Suya/Yaji spice mix below;

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