Odii

Name: Odii
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ugandan
Ingredients: 2 cups raw groundnuts (peanuts); 1/2 cup sesame seeds (simsim); 1/2 tsp salt; Warm water, as needed; Smoked fish or cooked greens, to serve

Odii/OH-dee/

Also known as: Groundnut and Sesame Paste, Odi

About this dish

A rich paste of roasted groundnuts and sesame, often eaten with smoked fish or greens in northern Uganda.

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Ingredients

🥜2 cups raw groundnuts (peanuts)

🌾1/2 cup sesame seeds (simsim)

🧂1/2 tsp salt

💧Warm water, as needed

🐟Smoked fish or cooked greens, to serve

Method

Serves 4

Dry-roast the groundnuts in a pan, stirring, until golden, then rub off the skins.

Toast the sesame seeds separately until fragrant.

Grind the groundnuts and sesame together to a smooth paste.

Loosen with a little warm water and season with salt.

Serve as a sauce with smoked fish, greens or kalo, or simmer briefly with them.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Odii is a staple of the Acholi and Lango peoples of northern Uganda, made by grinding roasted groundnuts with sesame (simsim) into a smooth paste.

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