After eating so much amazing food on my mission trip in Kenya, one of my favorite dishes turned out to be one called ugali!! Ugali was the main dish served to the children at Serve Academy most nights for dinner, and they love it just as much as I do.
Composed mainly of maize flour and water, ugali is whisked together into the consistency of a sandy dough and is used to dip into other favorite Kenyan meals such as greens or stew.
Here's how to make it:
Ingredients:
4 cups water
1 tsp salt
2 cups finely grounded white cornmeal
Directions:
1. Lightly salt the water in a pot on the stovetop on high. Bring salted water to a boil.
2. Slowly mix in cornmeal to the water.
3. Reduce heat to medium heat and consistently stir, mushing up any chunks with a spoon, until the mush pulls away from the sides of the pot and becomes really thick (this should take a total of ten minutes).
4. Remove from heat completely, allowing it to slightly cool.
5. Place into a large bowl, wet hands with water, and form into one large ball to serve.
Enjoy with your choice of a yummy dipping sauce!! :)
Recipe interpreted and picture from: http://www.whats4eats.com/grains/ugali-recipe
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