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Lakh

Mauritanian-style lakh, soft millet couscous served with sweet fermented milk, yogurt, coconut, and warm spice.

Country
Mauritania
Region
West Africa
Time
40 min
Serves
6
Level
easy
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When to cook it

Best for Breakfast and dessert. Plan on a easy cook and about 40 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Mint tea, dates, roasted peanuts, or fresh fruit

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Mauritania national table. A structured Mauritania dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs
  • Rushing the rest or fermentation period.
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
  • Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.
How you know it is ready
  • The bread or batter should smell pleasantly fermented, toasted, or nutty rather than floury.
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
  • Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
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Servings 6

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4 steps 15 min prep 25 min cook 40 min total easy
1
Steam millet
Steam the millet couscous over simmering water until the grains are tender and fluffy.
Steam millet 20:00
2
Cool and fluff
Spread the millet in a shallow bowl, sprinkle with salt, and fluff gently so it cools without clumping.
Cool millet 05:00
3
Sweeten milk
Whisk fermented milk or yogurt with sugar, coconut, vanilla, nutmeg, and baobab powder if using.
4
Serve
Spoon the cool millet into bowls and pour the sweet milk sauce over the top just before eating.

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