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Kokonte

Kokonte/koh-KON-teh/
Kokonte
About this dish

A smooth, dense dough made from dried, pounded cassava flour, served with soup.

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Ingredients
🥔3 cups cassava flour (kokonte powder)
🫙4 cups boiling water
🧂Pinch of salt
Method
Serves 2
1
Bring water to a rolling boil in a heavy pot.
2
Gradually sprinkle in the cassava flour while stirring constantly.
3
Continue stirring vigorously to avoid lumps as it thickens.
4
Cook, turning and folding the dough, until smooth and elastic.
5
Shape into a mound and serve with soup.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kokonte is a traditional Ghanaian staple, made from cassava that has been dried and ground into flour, an alternative to fresh fufu.

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