Hausa Koko

Name: Hausa Koko
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: 2 cups millet flour; 1 tsp ground pepper; 1 tsp cloves and ginger; Sugar, to taste

Hausa Koko/HOW-sah KOH-koh/

Also known as: Spiced Millet Porridge

About this dish

A spiced fermented millet porridge, tangy and warming, a popular Ghanaian breakfast.

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Ingredients

🌾2 cups millet flour

🌶️1 tsp ground pepper

🌰1 tsp cloves and ginger

🍬Sugar, to taste

Method

Serves 2

Mix millet flour with water and let ferment for several hours.

Bring water to a boil and whisk in the fermented mixture.

Add ground pepper, cloves, and ginger.

Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.

Sweeten to taste and serve warm with koose or bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Hausa koko is a traditional Ghanaian breakfast porridge, reflecting Hausa culinary influence with its spiced, fermented millet base.

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