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Bubble (millet porridge)

Bubble is a lightly fermented porridge made from millet flour, with a tangy, sweet flavour. It is drunk lukewarm, especially at breakfast.

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mix the millet flour into 200 ml of cold water until you have a smooth paste.
  2. Bring 800 ml of water to the boil in a saucepan.
  3. Pour the paste into the boiling water, stirring constantly, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat and let it cool to about 40 °C.
  5. Add the starter and mix, then cover and leave to ferment for 12 hours at room temperature.
  6. The next day, add the sugar, mix and serve lukewarm.

Variations and tips

Unfermented bubble. For a quick version, skip the starter and fermentation: simply serve the lukewarm sweetened porridge.

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