Bongo Chobi

Name: Bongo Chobi
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Cameroonian
Ingredients: 1 cup ground bush mango seeds (ogbono); 200g smoked fish; 1/4 cup palm oil; 1 cup greens, chopped

Bongo Chobi/BONG-goh CHOH-bee/

About this dish

A rich black stew made from ground bush mango seeds and smoked meat or fish.

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Ingredients

🌰1 cup ground bush mango seeds (ogbono)

🐟200g smoked fish

🌴1/4 cup palm oil

🥬1 cup greens, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Heat palm oil and stir in the ground bush mango seeds until fragrant.

Add a little water gradually, stirring to form a thick, glossy sauce.

Add smoked fish and simmer.

Stir in greens in the last few minutes of cooking.

Serve with fufu or pounded cassava.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bongo chobi (also known as bush mango soup) is a distinctive Cameroonian dish, valued for its thick, glossy texture from ground bush mango seeds.

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