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A delicious West African dessert made with millet couscous and yogurt, perfect for family gatherings.

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Recipe from MKwadyo, Zenman, Assassas77 and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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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$1.99 $0.50 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.16
  • $0.66
  • $0.03
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Use a steamer, place water in the bottom of the steamer, and bring to a boil.
  2. Place the millet couscous in a sieve and set it over the steaming pot. Cook the couscous for 25 minutes.
  3. Transfer the couscous to a large bowl and add the butter, mix well, and let it cool.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the yogurt or buttermilk with the sugar and vanilla. ≈ 4 min
  5. To serve, place the millet couscous in a bowl and add the buttermilk (or sweetened yogurt), then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  6. Refrigerate and serve very cold.
  7. If you don’t have couscous made from semolina, you can use regular semolina or wheat flour instead. ≈ 3 min
  8. Place the millet flour in a large bowl, and use your hand to dampen the flour slightly with water. ≈ 3 min
  9. Then, rub the flour together to form small balls. ≈ 10 min
  10. Once all the flour has been transformed into small balls, set aside at room temperature for at least 10 minutes.
  11. Next, continue the recipe as described above. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Dégue

  • 200 g of semolina (or wheat flour)$1.16
  • 500 ml of buttermilk or yogurt (or also, curdled milk)$0.66
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla sugar$0.03
  • 1 tablespoon of butter (optional)$0.14

Total$1.99

that's $0.50 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 tablespoon of vanilla sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of butter (optional)
  • refined sugar (to your liking)
  • water

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