Oshifima

Stiff mahangu millet porridge, Namibia's northern staple.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Millet flour
• 6 cups Water
• 1 tsp Salt

Method

1. Boil the water — Bring salted water to a hard boil.
2. Add flour gradually — Sprinkle in the millet flour while stirring hard to avoid lumps.
3. Cook — Keep turning with a wooden stick for 15 minutes until very stiff.
4. Shape — Wet a bowl and press the porridge into it, then turn out as a dome.
5. Oshifima is ready — Serve with meat stew or wild spinach.

More Namibia recipes

• Potjiekos
• Kapana