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delicious waakye recipe

Delicious Homemade waakye recipe

This is the ultimate waakye recipe guide. Kindly follow to the end.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Ghanaian
Servings 3
Calories 103 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2   cup Black-eyed Beans
  • 4 cups Rice(Any choice)
  • 4 strands Red Millet leaves

Instructions
 

  • In a large saucepan, pour beans and add enough water to cover it.
  • Wash Millet leaves and add it to the boiling beans.
  • Cook and boil the beans under high heat until its tender for 20-25 mins. (You can add Akaun to aid cooking the beans quickly)
  • Remove the millet leaves. (Make sure the color of the water has changed to deep purple)
  • Add the washed rice(any choice) and stir everything together. Add salt to taste
  • Cover with the lid and cook on a medium heat.
  • Add little water if rice is not cooked or hard. ( Put it under low heat to avoid burning)
  • Serve waakye warm when tender and soft with various toppings.
SOURCE: MY RECIPE JOINT

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Notes

What you can serve with Waakye.
It’s served with fried Fish, meat, Shito (black chilli sauce) and accompaniments like Spaghetti, salad, Avocado, fried Plantain, Boiled Eggs or Gari Fortor.

Nutrition

Calories: 103kcal
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