Rice and beans cooked with dried millet leaves that turn them reddish-brown, served with a spicy sauce, egg and fried plantain. A beloved street breakfast.
History
Waakye comes from the Hausa and northern regions and is sold from morning street stalls across Ghana.
Ingredients
- Rice
- Black-eyed peas
- Dried sorghum leaf sheaths
- Baking soda
- Shito
- Boiled egg
- Gari
- Fried plantain
How it's made
- Boil beans with the sorghum leaves until tender
- Add rice and cook together
- Serve in leaf-lined bowls
- Add shito pepper sauce, egg, gari and spaghetti
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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