Togolese Hush Puppies or Avumi

 For some reason, Avumi is becoming rare in Togolese street lately. I decided to pin the recipe here for future generation. What you need is some corn kernel with seed coat on. Also some seasoning and a bit of hot pepper!

It was quite a journey and finally I was able to make these and my friends agreed it is just like the original. I am amazed how good the end result was! I did not add any food coloring to my recipe. Usually street vendors will add some red powder to give the paste a more reddish color.  I will suggest adding paprika for that perfect original color. I personally wanted it simple! Forming balls that stick together was easy as the corn paste is a bit sticky. My blendtec made pureeing this corn so easy.  The corn kernel used need to have its seed coat. It can be yellow or white corn.

The corn kernel I used is available here. I hope you will try the recipe, don’t forget to leave me your feedback.