Bota

Soft breakfast porridge with peanut butter.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Maize flour
• 5 cups Water
• 3 tbsp Peanut butter
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Butter
• ½ tsp Salt

Method

1. Make a slurry — Mix the maize flour with a cup of cold water until smooth — never add it dry to hot water.
2. Cook — Pour into boiling salted water while whisking and cook 15 minutes, stirring.
3. Enrich — Stir in the peanut butter, sugar and butter until glossy.
4. Bota is ready — Serve hot in bowls for breakfast.

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