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Maize Meal Porridge | Easy Breakfast (Popular Ugandan Staple)

5 from 2 votes
Maize meal is another porridge I grew up eating for breakfast. Most mothers use it for weaning their babies from breast milk. I too used it for my babies also, therefore, they grew up enjoying it from that early age. Now that they are grown up, they still enjoy it once in a while as a great alternative to oats porridge. It's a good easy family breakfast. We hope you will find the recipe useful.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: East African
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

Maize Meal Porridge
  • 6 heaped tbsp maize meal flour
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 cup hot water You can get this from the kettle when the porridge gets too thick
  • 100 mls milk
  • 2 tbsp sugar

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • wooden spoon
  • Ladle
  • Bowl for serving

Method
 

  1. Pour the maize flour into the saucepan
  2. Add 1 cup of cold water and mix
  3. Add another cup of cold water and mix
  4. Turn the fire on and place saucepan on the cooker
  5. Mix gently, continuously with a wooden spoon until it starts bubbling
  6. Add milk and mix well
  7. Add hot water bit by bit as you mix incase it's too thick
  8. Add sugar and mix well
  9. Serve immediately (Warning! Porridge can be very hot so cool it down for children before you give it to them)
  10. Can be eaten with mix fresh fruits or add blueberry directly on the porridge