Waakye

Method

1. 1

   Boil the soaked beans with the sorghum leaves until nearly tender, 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Add the rice and enough water to cook it; simmer covered until both are done and the pot is deep burgundy.

3. 3

   Discard the leaves and steam off any extra water.

4. 4

   Build the plate: waakye, a spoon of gari, spaghetti, boiled egg, and shito on the side.

   💡 The mismatched pile IS the dish — a tidy waakye plate is a wrong waakye plate.