Umphokoqo (Pap en Amasi)

Name: Umphokoqo (Pap en Amasi)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 cups maize meal (mealie meal); 3 cups water; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 cups amasi (fermented milk) or plain buttermilk; Sugar, to taste (optional)

by CommunityKitchen

South AfricanEasy35 minServes 4

A Southern African breakfast of crumbly maize porridge served cold with tangy fermented amasi milk, eaten across Zulu and Xhosa households any time of day.

Per
serving

310kcal

10gprotein

56gcarbs

5gfat

Ingredients

2 cups maize meal (mealie meal)
3 cups water
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups amasi (fermented milk) or plain buttermilk
Sugar, to taste (optional)

Before you cook

Have the maize meal and amasi measured and ready.

Steps

Bring the water and salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan.
Sprinkle in half the maize meal, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and let it simmer undisturbed for 15 minutes.
Uncover and stir in the remaining maize meal with a fork, breaking it into loose, crumbly grains rather than a smooth paste.
Cover again and cook for 10 more minutes over low heat, fluffing with a fork halfway through.
Remove from the heat and fluff the pap once more so it stays light and crumbly.
Spoon the warm pap into bowls.
Pour the cold amasi generously over the top.
Sprinkle with a little sugar if you like, and serve right away while the pap is still warm.

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