Everyday meals

Bur-bur bisbiso (Somali maize porridge cake)

A thick cake or porridge of maize flour, cooked in water and lightly buttered. It's the staple alongside sauces and meats in a Somali meal and is eaten with the fingers.

20 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇸🇴 Somalia

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Ingredients

250 g Maize flour
750 ml Water
1 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Butter

Optional extras

1 tbsp Extra butter for serving

On the side

Tomato sauce or meat stew

Nutrition facts

282 kcal per serving

Protein: 3.9 g
Carbohydrates: 48.9 g
of which sugars: 0.5 g
Fat: 7.5 g
of which saturated fat: 4.3 g
Fiber: 1.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Bring the salted water to the boil in a heavy saucepan.
Pour in the maize flour in a steady stream, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula to avoid lumps.
Lower the heat and keep stirring for 10 to 15 minutes, until you have a firm dough that pulls away from the sides.
Add the butter and mix well.
For the traditional shape, form the dough into a ball or dome with a wet spoon, or leave it as a block in the pan.
Serve hot, with a knob of melted butter on top if you like, alongside meat or sauce.