Patey/Acha (Fonio grain porridge)
Patey/Acha (Fonio grain porridge)

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, patey/acha (fonio grain porridge). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Patey/Acha (Fonio grain porridge) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Patey/Acha (Fonio grain porridge) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Fonio grain is an essential grain in much of the Western Sahel region and in Northern Nigeria, where it is locally called Acha (i'll be using both names interchangeably). It is also predominant in West African countries like Senegal, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire. Other names by which this grain is known.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook patey/acha (fonio grain porridge) using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Patey/Acha (Fonio grain porridge):
  1. Take Pepper (sliced)
  2. Make ready Onions (chopped)
  3. Get Green vegetable (aleho)
  4. Take Iru (locust bean)
  5. Prepare Dried fish
  6. Get Brisket bone
  7. Prepare Vegetable oil
  8. Get Bitter garden egg (sliced)
  9. Prepare Salt/seasoning

Fonio aids CARDIOVASCULAR function preventing heart diseases and strokes. The separation of fonio acha grain and husk is done simultaneously by an incorporated system of ventilation. This innovation provides the opportunity to promote fonio flour as a nutritious and healthier food. Fonio is a gluten-free, nutritious, super grain grown in West Africa, and is featured in this delicious Acha cereal or fonio porridge breakfast recipe!

Instructions to make Patey/Acha (Fonio grain porridge):
  1. Put the Acha in a bowl, add lot of water and wash thoroughly to remove sand. Set aside.
  2. In a pot, add the brisket bone and dried fish, add salt/seasoning,add water (as required), add the pepper, little vegetable oil, cover and allow to boil.
  3. Add the cut, washed green vegetables (aleho) and stir, cover and allow to boil finally. Do not allow water to dry off completely, the meal has to be moist.
  4. Your Patey is ready… Enjoy!!

This gluten-free grain, a type of millet, provides a wonderfully nutty backbone to a salad of sweet dates and carrots, and crunchy roasted peanuts. Today it is making headlines thanks to its moreish flavour and remarkable health benefits: The Guardian described it as "the grain that would defeat quinoa as king among foodies". This week I read a study about two "new" ancient grains: acha (white fonio, Digitaria exiliis) and iburu (black fonio, Digitaria iburua). In the past few years, ancient grains (think quinoa, teff, and even chia seeds) have enjoyed a revival in the West. You are not loosing out in most foods because you have a healthier flour in making different recipes.

So that is going to wrap this up for this special food patey/acha (fonio grain porridge) recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am sure you will make this at home. There’s gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don’t forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!