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Koko
Ghana
Ghana's most widely consumed breakfast. Sold by vendors from large pots at dawn.
Ghanaian millet porridge — fermented millet or corn porridge cooked until smooth, eaten for breakfast with kosua ne meko fried egg and pepper. Simple, sustaining, beloved.
Prep
5 mins
Cook
20 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
500 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
300gfermented millet flour or corn flour
1Lwater
1 tspsalt
sugar or evaporated milkto serve
fried egg and pepperto serve
Method
1
Bring water to boil. Whisk millet flour with cold water to a paste. Add to boiling water.
2
Cook stirring constantly for 15-20 minutes until smooth and thick.
3
Serve with sugar or evaporated milk and a fried egg with pepper.
Chef's Tip
The fermentation is what gives koko its distinctive sour flavour — unfermented flour produces plain porridge.
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