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Atassi

Name: Atassi
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Benin
Ingredients: 300g Rice; 150g (cooked) Red kidney beans; 4 Hard-boiled eggs; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 450ml Water

Rice

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Rice and beans cooked together — Benin's street-stall rice and beans.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Atassi is rice and beans sold at stalls in Benin in the morning and at midday, from the same family as Ghana's waakye. Rice and kidney beans are cooked together and served with chili sauce, boiled egg, fried plantain, gari (cassava granules), and more. It's cheap, filling everyday food.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Cotonou street in the morning, a stall woman scoops rice and beans from a big pot, tops it with red sauce and a boiled egg, and wraps it in paper.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Rice 300g
Red kidney beans 150g (cooked)
Hard-boiled eggs 4
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Chili pepper 1
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Water 450ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Put the rice, beans, 1 tsp salt, and water in a pot, cover, and cook 20 minutes.
Blend the tomatoes, onion, and chili.
Heat oil in a frying pan, fry the vegetable purée for 15 minutes, and season with salt to make a sauce.
Spoon the rice into bowls.
Serve with the sauce and boiled eggs.

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