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DIY Recipes: How to prepare Kokonte

Popularly called "face the wall" in Ghana, Kokonte is a staple food eaten in many parts of the country.

Kokonte

Kokonte is mostly served with thick groundnut soup and chicken or dried fish.

Ingredients

2 cups Dried cassava flour

200 mls Water

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Method

Pour two cups of water into a metallic cooking pot

Place it on the sauce of heat and boil

Whiles boiling, fetch some of the hot water and set it aside.

Add 2 and a half cups of cassava flour to the boiling water in bits

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Stir with the wooden spatula whiles adding to ensure there is no lumps formation.

Knead the mixture with the wooden ladle to form a thick and consistent paste.

Continue kneading till you get the texture you need with no lumps.

When cooked, use a small bowl to scoop and mould into desired sizes.

Serve whiles hot with groundnut soup or palm nut soup.

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Store the remaining into a refrigerator or food container.

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