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 Chere

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Chere

Side Dish
⏱ 60 min
👥 Serves 4
Difficulty ⭐⭐

Millet flour rolled into tiny grains and steamed — The Gambia's millet couscous.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Chere is millet couscous eaten in The Gambia and Senegal: millet flour is sprinkled with water and rolled by hand into small grains, then steamed. It's topped with meat or vegetable stews or mixed with sweet yogurt for dessert. It's also made for celebrations and religious occasions.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Gambian village courtyard, a woman rolls millet flour by hand in a big wooden bowl to form grains and sets them over the steamer.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Add the salt and butter to the couscous.

  2. Pour in boiling water, cover, and let steam 5 minutes.

  3. Fluff well with a fork.

  4. Steam another 5 minutes to plump.

  5. Serve with stews.

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