classic Ghanaian recipes, others using readily available ingredients and adventures

classic Ghanaian recipes, others using readily available ingredients and adventures

Spicy corn dough porridge

 

Hot and spicy corn dough porridge for the strong at spice.

spicy corn dough porridge

Some mornings call for spicy porridge, like this spicy corn dough porridge. This was one of my favorite breakfast at boarding school with powdered milk.  I would not forgo this and struggle through accounting class, mercy!

Spicy corn dough porridge
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Corn dough porridge using ginger, cloves, grains of selim and dried chilli

Course: Breakfast
Servings: 2
Author: spicy corn dough porridge
Ingredients
  • 1 cup corn dough
  • 2 tablespoon ginger grated
  • 5 cloves
  • 3 long grains of selim AKA negro pepper/ hwentsea
  • 2-3 dried chilli optional
  • 3 1/2 - 4 cups water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Sugar / sweetener of choice
Instructions
  1. Put corn dough in saucepan. Grind the spices. Mix the spices with about one cup of water, using a colander, strain the mixture over the corn dough.

  2. Add the two and half cups of water and salt and mix till well incorporated. Put the corn dough spice mixture on medium heat, stir continuously till it thickens.

  3. Add sugar or sweetener of choice. Serve with roasted groundnuts or milk or both.

Recipe Notes

Add the remaining half cup of water if the porridge is forming lumps whiles on fire or you want a lighter porridge.