Recipe: Delicious Uji Wa Wimbi (Yeast African Porridge)

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Recipe: Delicious Uji Wa Wimbi (Yeast African Porridge) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Uji Wa Wimbi (Yeast African Porridge). Millet porridge (also known as "uji wa wimbi" in Swahili) is our star in the morning, because not only is it healthy, but also really easy to make. Making this porridge takes about six minutes to cook and is a really quick, healthy and delicious recipe. With the morning hours getting too busy at times, this millet porridge recipe can come to your rescue as a quick instant breakfast.

Maize flour too can be added.

It can be made both sweet and savoury.

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You can have Uji Wa Wimbi (Yeast African Porridge) using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Uji Wa Wimbi (Yeast African Porridge)

  1. You need of millet flour (I used Sorghum / Jowar flour).

  2. Prepare of water.

  3. Prepare of sugar / honey or to taste.

  4. Prepare of cardamom powder.

Sending lots of love Sylvia Uji/Porridge is an authentic Kenyan dish.

There are many variations of it depending on whom you are talking to and their cultural background.

The diversity of the Kenyan culture plays a big role on the food choices in our homes.

In our case, let's go with uji wa wimbi -usuu (Wimbi Porridge).

Uji Wa Wimbi (Yeast African Porridge) step by step

  1. Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Meanwhile mix together millet flour and 1/2 cup water into a paste..

  2. When the water comes to a boil, add the sugar/ honey and cardamom powder. Simmer till the sugar dissolves..

  3. Then add the flour paste and continue to simmer on a low flame till it turns thick to a desired consistency..

  4. Switch off the flame and serve as breakfast, garnished with a pinch of cardamom powder..

This is made using millet flour.

Uji Wa Wimbi - East African Porridge This is a traditional East African style porridge made of millet flour.

I have used sorghum flour to prepare this healthy and nutritious breakfast recipe.

Maize flour too can be added.

It can be made both sweet and savoury.