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Saturday, 3 November 2018

Atassi or Watché (Rice and beans from Benin)

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Atassi is also known as Watché, it is a very popular dish in Benin.
It is made with basic ingredients like rice and beans.
The different touch is given by  Dja Sauce (I presented you the recipe in my last previous post), very typical in this country. 



Atassi or Watché (Rice and beans from Benin)


Ingredients:
  • Dja Sauce.
  • 250 grams beans , sokaed overnight.
  • 250 grams rice.
  • 1 l water.
  • Salt.
Method:

1-  Put beans in a pressure cooker together with 1 liter water. 
Close pressure cooker, put on high heat, when steam comes out from the valve put heat on low heat and cook beans for 1 hour.

2- Add rice, cook for 20 minutes without a cover, take care of the quantity of water, if it is dry add a little water.



3- Serve accompanied by  Dja Sauce.




Benin

4 comments:

  1. Red or white, I have seen most of the times red beans, but you can also use white ones.

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