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Thiacry

Thiacry is a traditional Senegalese recipe for a classic dessert with couscous cooked in a mix of evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk (or sweetened yoghurt). The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Senegalese version of: Thiacry.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

6–8

Rating:

Tags : Dessert RecipesSenegal Recipes

This dish (also known as Chakery, Chakrey, Thiacry, Caakiri, Tiakri) is a dessert or snack that is made, in various forms, throughout much of western West Africa (it is very popular in Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire). It is similar in consistency to the rice puddings of the Middle East but is generally made with Couscous (though traditionally it is often made with the African grains fonio, millet or even black-eyed peas).

Ingredients:

400g couscous
20g butter
pinch of salt
240ml evaporated milk
480ml sweetened plain or vanilla yoghurt (or sweetened condensed milk)
240ml sour cream
100g sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of freshly-grated 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.