🇨🇲 Cameroonian Cuisine

Pile

Pounded Plantain

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 261 kcal

Green plantains boiled and pounded into a smooth, elastic dough with a subtle sweetness, the traditional swallow of Cameroon's forest regions.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel green plantains and cut into chunks.
  2. 2 Boil in salted water until very soft, about 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Drain and transfer to a mortar.
  4. 4 Pound vigorously with a pestle until smooth, elastic, and lump-free.
  5. 5 Wet hands and shape into smooth mounds.
  6. 6 Serve immediately with soup or stew.

Did You Know?

The rhythmic sound of pounding pilé in a mortar is one of the characteristic sounds of village life in Cameroon's forest regions.