Everyday meals

Millet galette (mbourou)

A thick, rustic galette made with millet flour, cooked in a pan or under the ashes. It has a slightly earthy flavour and is eaten warm with fermented milk or butter.

35 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇲🇷 Mauritania

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Ingredients

300 g Millet flour
200 ml Lukewarm water
1 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Oil

Spices & seasoning

1 pinch Sugar

Optional extras

1 tbsp Butter

On the side

250 g Fermented milk (lben)

Nutrition facts

321 kcal per serving

Protein: 10.2 g
Carbohydrates: 50.8 g
of which sugars: 1.2 g
Fat: 7.5 g
Fiber: 2.6 g

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

Instructions

Mix the millet flour with the salt and sugar in a bowl.
Gradually add the lukewarm water, stirring, until you get a soft dough that is neither too sticky nor too dry.
Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
Shape the galettes about 1.5 cm thick, flattening them by hand.
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and cook the galettes for about 5 minutes on each side, until golden.
Serve hot, with fermented milk or butter.