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How to prepare banku and palm nut soup

Pulse daily DIY recipe teaches prospective chefs how to prepare healthy, Ghanaian dishes in a simple way.
Banku and palm nut soup
Banku and palm nut soup

Ingredients

  • Palm nuts
  • Fresh Tilapia
  • Meat
  • Tomatoes
  • Onions
  • Pepper
  • Ginger
  • Cloves
  • Salt
  • Seasonings
  • Corn dough
  • Casaava dough

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    Method

      Banku

      • Put saucepan on fire for the banku, add water and salt, cover to boil.
      •  Wash your hands and mix  and mash up the corn and cassava dough in a bowl to form a paste picking out all the lumps and fibre that are in it.
      • Put the watery paste in the saucepan and stir gently until it starts to thicken.
      • As it progresses, it will start to gather at the bottom of the spoon and will need more and more force to stir it. Reduce the heat. Now use a dish cloth or towel to hold the pot in place, and still with the wooden spoon, start to knead it. Do this for about 5 minutes resting intermitently.
      •  Add 1 cup of water and use the wooden spoon to make a few holes in the mass. Increase the fire and cover.
      •  Turn it a few times during this process as the mixture bowls. When the water is almost finished, turn down the heat and start kneading the banku again. Another 5 minutes should do it.
      • Use a small bowl to shape the banku into your preferred serving sizes.
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