Adalu refers to one of Nigeria's dishes that makes use of sweetcorn and beans as ingredients. Adalu is made by removing the corn kernels off the cob, then boil the corn kernels with beans (cowpeas). Adalu is often served covered with Obe Ata or Pepper soup. Moreover, Adalu is a dish of cowpeas and maize. In Africa, it is usually made with dried cowpeas and either fresh or dried maize. It can also be adapted to use canned or frozen black-eyed peas and corn. Adalu is also called Niébé et Maïs or, in English, black-eyed peas and corn.