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43 21.5g / 43%
33 36.5g / 33%
24 27.8g / 24%

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African - style Main course

ACHA (FONIO)

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50 Min
Intermediate
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Nutrition Value

Carbohydrates
36,53 g
Energy
437,28 kcal
Total fat
21,57 g
Fiber
6,1 g
Protein
27,9 g
Saturated Fats
3,06 g
Sodium
281,92 mg
Sugars
5,96 g
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Ingredients

6

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recipe ingredient
500  g
Fish, bass, fresh water, mixed species, raw
1.5  cups
Acha (fonio grains)
4 
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
4  Mediums
Eggplant, raw
1  Ball
Cabbage, raw
1  cup
Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt
350  g
Spinach, raw
2  Tablets
MAGGI Cube
1 
Onions, raw
2  tbsp
Oil, vegetable, Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)
1  tbsp
Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat
2 
Peppers, hot chili, green, raw
2  tsp
Gums, seed gums (includes locust bean, guar)
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Instruction

50 Minutes

  • Step1

    5 Min
    Wash acha grains severally to remove sand and then keep aside.

  • Step2

    10 Min
    Season the meat (biscuit bones) with 1 maggi, onions, pepper and salt and cook until it is soft.

  • Step3

    2 Min
    Add two cups of water to the meat and bring to a boil or enough the cook the quantity of acha you have.

  • Step4

    10 Min
    Add the coarsely broken peanuts (groundnuts), garden eggs and tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.

  • Step5

    2 Min
    Add the washed acha, onions, crayfish, 1 maggi, and stir with a spatula so that it doesnt clump together.

  • Step6

    10 Min
    Stir the porridge for about 5 minutes and taste for salt and pepper, then cover and leave to cook for another 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.

  • Step7

    2 Min
    Once goteacha has thickened and has become soft, add the shredded cabbage, stir and cook for 2 minutes.

  • Step8

    5 Min
    Add the other vegetables (green amaranth, yakwa/sorrel and the spring onions and stir it properly.

  • Step9

    4 Min
    Cook goteacha for 3 minutes and then take it off from the stove and serve warm
ACHA (FONIO)

Step1 of 9

Wash acha grains severally to remove sand and then keep aside.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step2 of 9

Season the meat (biscuit bones) with 1 maggi, onions, pepper and salt and cook until it is soft.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step3 of 9

Add two cups of water to the meat and bring to a boil or enough the cook the quantity of acha you have.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step4 of 9

Add the coarsely broken peanuts (groundnuts), garden eggs and tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step5 of 9

Add the washed acha, onions, crayfish, 1 maggi, and stir with a spatula so that it doesnt clump together.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step6 of 9

Stir the porridge for about 5 minutes and taste for salt and pepper, then cover and leave to cook for another 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step7 of 9

Once goteacha has thickened and has become soft, add the shredded cabbage, stir and cook for 2 minutes.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step8 of 9

Add the other vegetables (green amaranth, yakwa/sorrel and the spring onions and stir it properly.

ACHA (FONIO)

Step9 of 9

Cook goteacha for 3 minutes and then take it off from the stove and serve warm

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