Banku is a favourite dish enjoyed by the Fantes, Gas, and Ewes in Ghana.
In this guide I am going to show you:
- step by step guide on how to prepare banku
- ingredients needed to cook banku
- and other tips.
Follow the simple steps to get yours ready.
There are actually several methods you can use to cook banku in Ghana.
- Using fermented corn only
- fermented corn with cassava though
- using the banku mix.
How to prepare the Okro stew.
Banku is mostly served with okro stew, groundnut soup, pepper sauce and tilapia, etc.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fermented corn (without cassava dough)
- salt
- cassava grated tuber with cassava dough
- 1 cup fermented corn dough
Instructions
Step to cook banku without cassava dough
- In a large saucepan, mix fermented corn dough with at least 2 cups of water. Add salt( Make sure it has a thicker consistency).
- Put the mixture on fire and stir with wooden label continuously to avoid it forming lumps
- When the mixture hardens, add a little amount of water and stir until its soft.
- Cover banku for 10 mins and stir again.
- Roll it into orange-sized balls and use rubber to wrap it tightly
Step to cook banku with cassava dough
- Add water in a mixture of fermented corn and grated cassava in a large pot until it thickens.
- Under medium heat, put pot on the fire and stir the mixture continuously to avoid it forming lumps
- When the mixture hardens, add a small amount of water and stir until its soft
- Cover banku for 10 mins and stir again.
- Roll it into orange-sized balls and use rubber to wrap it tightly
How to prepare the Okro stew.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 402kcal
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