Millet porridge: traditional recipe, origin and ingredients

Where does Millet porridge come from?

Gingery millet porridge is the breakfast of the Far North. Slightly sour and sweetened to taste, it is drunk hot in the morning or to break the fast.

Other signature dishes of the North region: Sorghum fufu & roselle-leaf sauce, Lalo.

What are the ingredients for Millet porridge?

For 6 people:

• Millet flour
• Ground ginger
• Sugar, milk (buy locally)

How do you make Millet porridge? Step-by-step recipe

1. Mix the millet flour with cold water.
2. Bring 1 L water to the boil with the ginger.
3. Pour in the slurry, whisking, and cook 10 to 15 min.
4. Sweeten, add milk and a squeeze of lemon if you like.
5. Serve hot.

Tips for a perfect Millet porridge

• Mix the flour into cold water first to avoid lumps.
• Adjust the ginger to taste.
• A squeeze of lemon or tamarind brightens it.

What to serve with Millet porridge

Traditionally it is served with fritters or flatbreads. It is a dish for breakfast and breaking the fast.

Where to buy Millet porridge ingredients in Europe and North America

Outside Cameroon, the dry and frozen ingredients for Millet porridge are often hard to find. Our kit gathers them, checked and packed in Douala, and delivers them across Europe, the UK, the US and Canada, including Paris, Brussels, London, Montreal.

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