classic Ghanaian recipes, others using readily available ingredients and adventures

classic Ghanaian recipes, others using readily available ingredients and adventures

Category: Ghana

Tatale

Tatale

Tatale AKA Ghanaian plantain pancakes. Want something to do with those overripe plantains? Make tatale. Tatale and Kakro are similar in preparation and taste. However, tatale is pan-fried whiles kakro is deep-fried. Taste wise, they both the same. Frying tatale is daunting to most people. […]

Garden egg stew with koobi

Garden egg stew with koobi

Garden egg stew made with garden eggs, koobi and of course smoked salmon. My garden laid eggs this week I bought eggs from the market in the form of vegetables shaped like eggs. These eggs do not have yolks but flesh and seeds and does […]

Kontomire stew with smoked salmon and melon seeds (Palava sauce)

Kontomire stew with smoked salmon and melon seeds (Palava sauce)

Kontomire stew AKA palava sauce is a Ghanaian delicacy made with cocoyam leaves popularly called kontomire. It goes very well with boiled yam, plantain, rice, cocoyam etc. Kontomire stew is a staple in our house. We mostly alternate between garden egg stew and kontomire stew […]