Dogbo – Rice snack with rice flour and tapioca
Dogbo – Rice snack with rice flour and tapioca is a easy African recipe that serves 4. 430 calories per serving. Recipe by Cooking With Morgane on YouTube.
Prep: 11 min | Cook: 5 min | Total: 26 min
Cost: $3.25 total, $0.81 per serving
Ingredients
- 300 g Rice flour (white rice flour)
- 150 g Tapioca starch (pure tapioca starch)
- 0,5 teaspoon Salt (fine salt)
- 450 g Boiling water (very hot, boiling water)
- 1 tablespoon Sesame oil (toasted sesame oil)
Instructions
Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl, pour 300 g of rice flour, 150 g of tapioca starch and ½ teaspoon of salt. Quickly stir with a wooden spoon.
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Add boiling water
Gradually pour 450 g of boiling water over the dry mixture while stirring until all the liquid is absorbed.
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Knead the dough
Knead the dough with your hands or the spoon until it becomes smooth and homogeneous.
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Divide and cover the dough
Take a quarter of the dough and place it in a plastic bag to prevent it from drying. Keep the rest in the covered bowl.
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Form the sections
Divide the dough into pieces about 10 cm long and shape each section into a stick 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter.
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Cooking in boiling water
Drop the sticks into a pot of boiling water over medium heat. Stir gently to prevent them from sticking to the bottom. After about 5 minutes, they rise to the surface.
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Temperature: 100°C
Drain and transfer
Remove the dogbos with a slotted spoon and place them in a large bowl.
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Coat with sesame oil
Add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil to the still‑warm dogbos and mix to coat them well.
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Cool
Allow the dogbos to cool to room temperature before eating or sautéing.
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Cut on bias (optional)
With a sharp knife, cut each stick on the bias for a more aesthetic presentation.
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Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 430
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 93 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fiber
- 1.5 g
Dietary info: Vegan, Gluten‑free, Lactose‑free, low-fat
Allergens: sesame
Last updated: March 12, 2026





