1. Boiled Plantain with Palava Sauce - Mostly a preserve of many Akan homes, boiled plantain with palava sauce (Kontomire) is a very tasty local dish. It contains several nutrients like potassium ...

Leave the sauce to cook gently for a further 5 minutes. Serve hot with plain white rice. Recipe from The Groundnut Cookbook by Duval Timothy, Jacob Fodio Todd and Falayemi Brown (Michael Joseph, £20) ...