Nutrition
Homemade waakye
Waakye
Ingredients
– 1 cup of dried black-eyed beans
– 2 cups of rice
– 8-10 dried millet stalk leaves
– Water for cooking
– Salt to taste
Preparation
– Put four cups of water in a saucepanand allow it to boil
– Rinse the soaked beans and add to the boiling water. Cover and let it cook till tender.
– Wash and rinse the rice till the water is cleared.
– Add the washed rice to the cooked beans and stir till it is well mixed together
– Add the millet stalk leaves and salt to taste.
– Add water if needed. Stir and cover tightly.
– Do not remove the millet stalk leaves. When the rice boils over, re duce heat and simmer till the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked through.
– Wait for three to five minutes, remove millet stalk leaves and fluff with a fork or ladle
– Serve with preferred stew and enjoy
By Elizabeth Agyeibea Ackon