# Omo tuo

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**Omo tuo** (Twi: *ɛmo tuo*; "rice balls") is a [Ghanaian](/source/Ghana) [staple food](/source/Staple_food) made with [rice](/source/Rice). Mostly, "broken rice" or long grain rice broken into smaller pieces is used. It is a Ghanaian version of the Nigerian [Hausa](/source/Hausa_people) staple [Tuwon Shinkafa](/source/Tuwon_shinkafa), which provides the name “Tuwo” used in this dish and in “Tuwo Zaafi”, another popular Ghanaian dish with [Hausa origins](/source/Tuwon_masara). The rice is usually cooked with more water than usual[clarification needed] to make it softer. It is then beaten to make it smooth, after which it is shaped into sizable balls.[1] In Ghana, it is usually served with soup made of [groundnut](/source/Peanut) or [palmnut](/source/Palm_nut). In [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria), it may accompany [miyan kuka](/source/Miyan_kuka) (dried [okra](/source/Okra) and [baobab](/source/Adansonia) leaf soup).[2]

## Ingredients

- 2 cups, White rice

- 5 cups, water

- Salt[3]

## Preparation

After giving the rice a thorough wash, add it to a saucepan of water. Bring to a boil with salt until the rice is tender. Let cool for five to seven minutes.

Using a wooden spoon or tiny pestle, mash the rice until it's smooth.

Place a cup filled with cold water near the pan. Scoop the rice with wet hands, roll it into balls, and transfer it to a serving dish.

Transfer two balls to a platter and cover with your favorite soup.[3]

## External links

- [Recipe #52: Rice balls (omo tuo), white and brown, large and small](http://betumiblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipe-52-rice-balls-omo-tuo-white-and.html)

## References

1. ["Ghana Food Rice"](http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/food/rice.html). ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

1. ["Ghana: Omo Tuo"](https://www.196flavors.com/ghana-omo-tuo/). *196 flavors*. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

1. Nigeria, Guardian (2022-07-17). ["Ghana Recipe: How To Make Omo Tuo"](https://guardian.ng/life/ghana-recipe-how-to-make-omo-tuo/). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(Nigeria))*. Retrieved 2025-07-17.

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