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Tuo zaafi

Tuo zaafi is a maize and cassava dough eaten in northern Ghana, usually served with okra sauce or a meat soup. Its texture is firm and elastic, and it is eaten by hand, dipped into the sauce.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce gombo

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

581 kcal per serving

Protein
12.5 g
Carbohydrates
99.4 g
of which sugars
3.9 g
Fat
12.6 g
Fiber
8.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan, bring 1 litre of water to the boil with the salt and oil.
  2. Mix the maize flour and cassava flour into 500 ml of cold water until you have a smooth paste with no lumps.
  3. Pour the mixture into the boiling water, stirring vigorously, then cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 15 to 20 minutes.
  4. When the dough pulls away from the sides and becomes firm and elastic, transfer it to a damp bowl and shape it into a smooth ball.
  5. For the sauce, fry the chopped onion in the palm oil, add the crushed tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the chopped okra and the water, then cook for 15 minutes until you have a smooth sauce.
  7. Season the sauce with salt and pepper, then add the meat or fish if using.
  8. Serve the ball of tuo zaafi with the okra sauce, dipping it by hand.

Variations and tips

Version for children. Replace the pepper with a pinch of mild paprika and serve the sauce a little runnier.

Using what you can find here. If cassava flour is unavailable, use only fine maize flour, keeping the same amount of water.

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