Waakye

Instructions

1. Soak the cowpeas overnight, then rinse them.
2. Put the sorghum leaves in a pot with 1 liter of water and boil them for 15 minutes to color the water.
3. Remove the leaves, add the cowpeas to the colored water and cook them for 30 minutes over medium heat.
4. Rinse the rice and add it with the whole onion, salt and pepper to the pot.
5. Cover and cook over low heat for 25 to 30 minutes, until the rice and cowpeas are tender and the liquid is absorbed.
6. Remove the onion and serve the waakye hot, with the garnishes of your choice.