Attiéké du Mali (Malian Attiéké)
Attiéké du Mali (Malian Attiéké) is a traditional Malian recipe for a classic dish of cassava meal that's typically served with marinated and fried fish and accompanied by a salad. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Malian version of: Malian Attiéké (Attiéké du Mali).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
50 minutes
Total Time:
70 minutes
Serves:
6–8
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesVegetable RecipesMali Recipes
Attiéké is the name given in the central band of West Africa to cassava meal (known as gari in the English-speaking countries). In Mali it is typically served with marinated and fried fish and a salad of finely-chopped tomatoes and onions.
Ingredients:
1 large fish, cleaned and scaled
2 garlic cloves, peeled
60ml oil
1 Maggi cube
1 hot chilli
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
250g attiéke (gari or fermented and ground cassava meal)
oil for frying
For the Salad:
4 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 red onion, finely chopped
Method:
In a mortar, pound together the garlic, oil, Maggi cube and hot chilli until you have a smooth paste. Season liberally with salt and black pepper. Wash and dry the fish, cut three deep slashes in each side then rub liberally both inside and out with the garlic paste. Sit in a bowl, cover and set aside to marinate for about 20 minutes.
After this time, heat oil in a frying pan, add the fish and cook for about 10 minutes per side, or until the fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork.
In the meantime, prepare the attieke. Place the attiéké in a metal bowl then place in a steamer basket and steam until all the water has been absorbed.
Now remove from the steamer and work the attiéké with a fork to break up any clumps. Return to the steamer and cook for about 10 minutes more. Turn the attiéké into a bowl and work with a fork to break up all the clumps (if the clumps do not break up, then it has not cooked enough. Steam for a further 10 minutes. Continue with this process until the attiéké is fluffy and cooked but not sloppy (it should look like couscous or grits).
Mix together the tomatoes and red onion in a bowl.
To serve, arrange the fish on a serving plate and accompany with the attiéke and the onion and tomato salad.