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Atadwe milkye (tiger nut pudding)
Atadwe milkye: Ghana's creamy tiger nut and rice pudding with coconut milk
Tiger nuts, called atadwe in Twi, are small wrinkled tubers sold in heaps by market women across southern Ghana during the rainy season. For atadwe milkye they are soaked, blended and squeezed into a sweet, nutty milk, then cooked with ground rice and coconut milk into a pourable pudding that sets softly as it cools. Street sellers ladle it into small bags or cups, and at home it is eaten warm for breakfast or chilled as an afternoon treat. The flavour is mild, like almond and coconut with a light earthy note. Start soaking the tiger nuts the night before. Chef's tip: stir without stopping once the rice paste goes in; walking away for even a minute is the common mistake, and it leaves lumps and a scorched base.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 7 oz dried tiger nutssoaked in cold water for 12 hours
- 3 ¾ cups waterfor blending
- 2 ⅛ oz white ricesoaked for 1 hour, or 50 g rice flour
- ¾ cup waterfor the rice paste
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- 2 ½ oz sugaror to taste
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg (optional)
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Drain and rinse 7 oz dried tiger nuts. Blend them with half of 3 ¾ cups water on high until very fine, about 2 minutes.
2 minStep 3: Drain 2 ⅛ oz white rice and blend with ¾ cup water until completely smooth and milky, with no grit when rubbed between your fingers.
Step 4: Pour the tiger nut milk into a heavy pan with ¾ cup coconut milk and 1 pinch salt and bring to a gentle simmer over a medium heat, stirring now and then.
6 minStep 5: Stir the rice paste again, then pour it in slowly while whisking. Keep whisking over a medium-low heat until the pudding thickens to the consistency of thin custard and coats the back of a spoon.
12 minStep 6: Stir in 2 ½ oz sugar and ¼ tsp ground nutmeg and cook 2 more minutes, until the raw rice taste is gone.
2 minStep 7: Serve warm in cups, or cool and chill; it thickens as it cools, so loosen with a splash of water if needed. Keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 47 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 7 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does atadwe milkye (tiger nut pudding) take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of white rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of coconut milk?
- Single cream, same amount (not dairy free).
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