Thiacry / Dèguè | West African millet couscous dessert
Ingredients
- 150 g millet couscous
- 250 ml Greek yogurt (or cream yogurt)
- approx. 100 ml sweetened condensed milk (to taste)
- 1 a few drops of lemon/vanilla flavoring
- approx. 150 ml water
Topping:
- 1 mango
- ½ pineapple
- Berries
Instructions
Let the couscous soak:
- Bring the water to a boil and pour it over the millet couscous. Cover and let it soak for about 5–10 minutes, until the couscous is soft. Then let it cool.
To make the yogurt mixture:
- Mix Greek yogurt with sweetened condensed milk and the lemon or vanilla flavoring drops.
Mix everything together:
- Fold the cooled millet couscous into the yogurt mixture and stir well. Sweeten to taste (e.g., with honey or sugar).
Cool:
- Refrigerate the dessert for at least 1 hour.
Arrange and decorate:
- Garnish with fresh mango, pineapple pieces or berries before serving.
Notes
Tip: If you like, you can also add dried raisins – this gives the dessert an interesting extra note. Thiacry can also be prepared well in advance: it often tastes even better the next day, as the flavors have had time to meld together beautifully.
Bon appetite!
Fadi