Porridge
Hausa Koko (Spiced Millet Porridge)

Hausa Koko (Spiced Millet Porridge)

Ghana

40Minutes
MediumLevel
4Serves
8Steps
About

A warm, tangy fermented millet porridge spiced with ginger and chilli, a Northern Ghanaian and Hausa breakfast eaten with koose or bread.

Equipment
  • Bowl
  • Blender or mill
  • Sieve
  • Pot
  • Whisk
Ingredients
Millet (or millet and a little sorghum/maize)2 cups
Ginger2 thumbs
Dried chilli2
Cloves and black pepper1 tsp
Sugar (to serve)to taste
Water6 cups

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