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Dêguê, millet and yogurt dessert

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A refreshing West African dessert: steamed millet couscous, buttered, then mixed with sweetened and vanilla-flavored yogurt or milk curd, served very cold.

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Recipe from MKwadyo, Zenman, Assassas77 and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The Dêguê, also known as Thiakry in Senegal, is a popular traditional dessert in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Guinea, and Senegal. It is made with millet couscous and yogurt, and is refreshing and sweet.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteaming
  • Estimated cost$1.88 $0.47 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.05
  • $0.66
  • $0.03
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot.
  2. Place the millet couscous in the steamer basket and cook it for 25 minutes.
  3. Pour this into a large bowl, add the butter, mix well, and let it cool.
  4. Combine the yogurt or buttermilk with the sugar and vanilla sugar. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour the over the couscous, mix well, and serve very cold. ≈ 4 min
  6. Without millet couscous, lightly moisten some millet flour (or wheat flour) with a little water and rub it between your hands to form small balls. Let them dry for 10 minutes at room temperature before steaming.

The bill

Dêguê, millet and yogurt dessert

  • 200 g of semolina (or wheat flour)$1.05
  • 500 ml of buttermilk or yogurt (or also curdled milk)$0.66
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar$0.03
  • 1 tablespoon of butter (optional)$0.14

Total$1.88

that's $0.47 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 200 g of semolina (or wheat flour)
  • 500 ml of buttermilk or yogurt (or also curdled milk)
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of butter (optional)
  • refined sugar (to your liking)
  • water

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