Waakye

Ingredients

• 2 cups long grain rice
• 1 cup black-eyed peas or cowpeas
• 1 tablespoon dried millet stalks (or waakye leaves)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Boiled eggs, fried plantain, spaghetti, gari and shito to serve

Method

1. 1

   Rinse beans and boil with millet stalks in plenty of water for 40 minutes until nearly tender.

2. 2

   Remove stalks — add rinsed rice, salt and enough water to cover by an inch.

3. 3

   Cover and cook on low heat for 25 minutes until rice is tender and water absorbed.

4. 4

   Fluff with a fork and serve with boiled eggs, fried plantain, spaghetti, gari and shito.