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Lakh Mauritanienne

Lakh Mauritanienne is a traditional Mauritanian recipe for a classic dessert of curd cheese or yoghurt blended with grated coconut served on a bed of sweetened millet flour porridge. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Mauritanian version of: Lakh Mauritanienne.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

40 minutes

Total Time:

60 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating:

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesDessert RecipesMilk RecipesMauritania Recipes

This is a classic dessert of curds served on a millet porridge base that is common to both Senegal and Mauritania. In both countries it is served to mark the end of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr). Having seen the dish prepared in both countries, the only difference I have seen is that condensed milk and dried fruit are commonly added in Senegal (at least in Dakar), but it's not added in Mauritania.

Ingredients:

1l water
250g sakhal (fine millet flour)
1/2 tsp salt
granulated sugar, to taste
curd cheese or thick yoghurt (at least 400ml)
2 tbsp fresh coconut, grated

Method:

Bring the water to a boil. Whilst stirring constantly, add the millet flour in a slow steady stream. Continue beating the mixture until smooth then stir in the granulated sugar to taste. Now continue cooking slowly, stirring constantly for about 25 minutes or until the mixture is thick.

In the meantime, beat the curd cheese or yoghurt until smooth then stir in the grated coconut.

To serve, turn the lakh into a bowl and garnish with the milk-based sauce.