Placali recipe
Placali is a type of fufu, in short an accompaniment for sauce. It is made from very simply fermented cassava
Ingredients
- 1 Placali ball
- About 1 liter of water to dilute
- About 100 ml of water for cooking
Instructions
- Put in a bowl, water and dilute the cassava paste well with your fingers.
- Then let the dough rest for about twenty minutes.
- Then pour the white liquid that stagnates on the surface.
- Let stand again for ten minutes. But this time if you put a small laundry at the bottom of your bowl, so that it is a little tilted. Then pour all the white liquid again which rises again to the surface.
- Put the rest in a saucepan. Heat over low heat, turning with an African spatula (preferably solid).
- Turn constantly without taking a break. When the dough cooked and begins to become more compact, turn vigorously. The color will change little by little
- When the dough becomes consistent and unicolor. Add a little water here and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes. Turn vigorously again, until the dough becomes consistent.
- If you have a tail at home, use it with its little pestle to make a beautiful ball.
- Serve accompanied by the seed sauce or okra sauce . Enjoy your food!
