Omotuo

Name: Omotuo
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: 3 cups rice, well cooked and soft; Water, as needed; Pinch of salt

Omotuo/oh-moh-TWOH/

Also known as: Ghanaian Rice Balls

About this dish

Smooth rice balls formed from well-cooked rice, traditionally eaten with soup.

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Ingredients

🍚3 cups rice, well cooked and soft

🫙Water, as needed

🧂Pinch of salt

Method

Serves 3

Cook the rice until very soft, adding extra water if needed.

Mash or pound the cooked rice until smooth and sticky.

Wet your hands and shape the rice into smooth round balls.

Arrange the rice balls on a serving plate.

Serve with groundnut soup or palm nut soup.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Omotuo is a traditional Ghanaian accompaniment, rice pounded or mashed until smooth and shaped into balls to serve with soup.

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