~138 cal · 5g protein · 30g carbs · 1g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Smooth sorghum-maize porridge in a bowl
🇷🇼 Kigali
Igikoma is the morning porridge of Rwanda, made from sorghum and maize flour cooked into a smooth, comforting bowl and sweetened to taste. Sometimes enriched with a little milk, it is gentle and warming against the cool air of the land of a thousand hills, and a common start to a child's day.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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1 cup sorghum + maize flour
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4 cups water
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to taste sugar
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a pinch a pinch of salt
Instructions
1
Whisk the flours with 1 cup cold water into a smooth slurry.
2
Bring the rest of the water to a boil.
3
Stream in the slurry, whisking constantly.
4
Simmer gently until thick and smooth.
5
Sweeten to taste and serve warm.
Kigali tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Kigali. Hilltop capital of gentle greens and mashed staples.
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Rwanda. Land of a thousand hills and gentle, green home cooking.
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Africa. Fifty-four countries of tagines, stews, and fire-kissed grills.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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