Koki – Wedding Cuisine in Cameroon

In Cameroon, koki beans are a typical cuisine. It is also a favorite dish of many Cameroonians, both at home and in the diaspora. The Koki Beans have a cake-like appearance, are yellow in color, soft, and delicious.

Koki's major component is black-eyed beans. It comes from West Africa and is also known as black-eyed peas. This bean is high in nutrients (folate, copper, thiamine, iron, etc.) and is helpful for digestion, weight loss, and other things. People removed the beans from their shells after harvesting. Then they peeled off the skins of each bean one by one.

The component that gives the Koki its yellow color and texture is unrefined red palmoil. It's a must-have while making this dish; unless you're preparing something different, you can't substitute another oil. Carotenoids and vitamin E are abundant in red palm oil. This oil is high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.