~383 cal · 13g protein · 68g carbs · 6g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Creamy millet porridge in a bowl
🇸🇳 Dakar
Fondé is a warming Senegalese breakfast porridge made from small steamed millet pearls simmered with milk and sugar until creamy. Often scented with orange-flower water or nutmeg, it is gentle, filling morning food sold from big pots by women in Dakar and eaten across the country.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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1.5 cups fine millet pearls (thiéré/couscous)
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3 cups milk
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1/3 cup sugar
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a pinch a pinch of salt
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1 tsp or a scrape orange-flower water or nutmeg
Instructions
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Steam or simmer the millet pearls in water until tender.
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Add the milk (or plant milk), sugar, and salt.
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Simmer gently, stirring, until creamy and thick.
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Scent with orange-flower water or nutmeg.
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Serve warm, or chilled in the heat.
Dakar tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Dakar. The Atlantic capital where thieboudienne simmers in every courtyard.
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Senegal. West Africa’s Atlantic table, where teranga means hospitality.
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Africa. Fifty-four countries of tagines, stews, and fire-kissed grills.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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