Waakye

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice
• 1 cup black-eyed beans
• 4–6 dried millet sorghum leaves (waakye leaves)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda, optional
• Salt
• Water

Directions

1. Wash the beans and boil until partially tender.
2. Wash the waakye leaves and add them to the beans.
3. Continue cooking until the beans are tender and the water becomes dark reddish-brown.
4. Wash the rice and add it to the beans.
5. Add salt and enough water to cook the rice.
6. Cover and cook on low heat until the rice is soft and fluffy.
7. Serve with shito, stew, gari, boiled egg, spaghetti, fried plantain or meat/fish.

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Source: Omanghana.com/SP