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Djouka

Name: Djouka
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mali
Ingredients: 200g Couscous; 3 tbsp Peanut butter; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 Carrot; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tsp Salt; 400ml Water

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fonio, a tiny grain, cooked with peanuts — a Fulani dish of Mali.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Fonio is a tiny grain cultivated in West Africa for thousands of years; Malians sometimes call it 'the first grain God created.' Djouka is a Fulani dish of steamed fonio mixed with peanut sauce and vegetables. Light and easy to digest, it's served at celebrations too.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Malian village home, steaming fine grains are mixed with peanut sauce and served in wooden bowls.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Couscous 200g
Peanut butter 3 tbsp
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Carrot 1
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 400ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a pot and sauté the chopped onion, chopped tomato, and grated carrot.
Add water and salt, bring to a boil, and dissolve in the peanut butter.
Turn off the heat, add the couscous, cover, and let steam 5 minutes.
Fluff with a fork as you mix.
Serve in bowls.

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