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Caakiri

Caakiri is a traditional West African recipe for a classic dessert or snack made with couscous cooked in a mix of milk and yoghurt. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic West African version of: Caakiri.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating:

Tags : Dessert RecipesWest-africa Recipes

This dish (also known as Chakery, Chakrey, Thiacry, Thiakry, Tiakri) is a West African snack that can also be served as a dessert. It is similar in consistency to the rice puddings of the Middle East but is generally made with Couscous (though traditionally it was made with the African grains fonio (a small-grained millet), millet or black-eyed peas).

Ingredients:

400g couscous
20g butter
pinch of salt
240ml evaporated milk
480ml plain or vanilla yoghurt
240ml sour cream
100g sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of nutmeg

Method:

Prepare the couscous by bringing 1l of water to boil in a pan. Add the couscous, butter and salt then stir and cover. Remove from the heat and leave for 10 minutes to absorb the water. Allow the couscous to cool then fluff with a fork.

Combine all the other ingredients together and stir the mixture into the couscous. Taste and adjust the sugar level as desired. You can garnish with raisins, crushed pineapples or mint if you desire.

The dish can be served either warm or cold.