Mauritania | Dessert

Lakh

A sweet millet couscous porridge served with a fermented milk and sugar sauce. Mauritania's traditional dessert and breakfast, creamy and nourishing.

Country
Mauritania
Region
West Africa
Time
35 min
Serves
6
Level
easy
Recipe overview

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Lakh is one of the few sweet dishes in the Sahelian culinary tradition. The combination of steamed millet couscous with cool, tangy fermented milk is both refreshing and sustaining, making it popular as both a dessert and a breakfast.

What the dish tastes like

A sweet millet couscous porridge served with a fermented milk and sugar sauce. Mauritania's traditional dessert and breakfast, creamy and nourishing.

When to cook it

Best for Breakfast and dessert, with a easy cooking level and about 35 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Served on its own

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How to cook it

Step-by-step instructions

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1
Steam the couscous
Steam millet couscous in a steamer basket over boiling water for 15 minutes until fluffy and tender.
Steam couscous 15:00
2
Enrich the couscous
Toss the hot couscous with butter and a pinch of salt. Fluff with a fork.
3
Make the sauce
Whisk fermented milk with sugar and vanilla until smooth and pourable.
The sauce should be cool — the contrast with warm couscous is the magic.
4
Serve
Mound couscous in bowls and pour the sweet milk sauce generously over the top. Serve immediately.

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