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Gapal

Name: Gapal
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Burkina Faso
Ingredients: 60g Couscous; 300g Plain yogurt; 200ml Milk; 3 tbsp Sugar; A pinch Nutmeg

Dessert

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Millet mixed with fermented milk — Burkina Faso's tangy, thick drink.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Gapal is a traditional drink of the pastoral Fulani (Peul) people of Burkina Faso: millet flour is formed into little balls and steamed, then mixed with fermented milk and sugar until thick. Tangy and filling, it can stand in for lunch on hot days. It's sold at markets.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a market in Burkina Faso, a Fulani woman scoops a thick white drink from a big gourd and sells it.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Couscous 60g
Plain yogurt 300g
Milk 200ml
Sugar 3 tbsp
Nutmeg A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Pour boiling water over the couscous, let steam 5 minutes, fluff, and cool.
Mix the yogurt, milk, and sugar.
Add the couscous and mix.
Chill in the fridge.
Pour into bowls and sprinkle with nutmeg.

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