🇧🇼 Botswanan Cuisine

Bogobe jwa Lerotse

Melon Porridge

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 252 kcal

Sorghum porridge cooked with wild melon, creating a unique sweet-savoury porridge that blends two of Botswana's most traditional ingredients.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil grated lerotse in water until soft, about 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Slowly add sorghum meal while stirring continuously.
  3. 3 Cook on low heat, stirring frequently, until thick, about 15 minutes.
  4. 4 Add salt and optional sugar.
  5. 5 Serve warm.

Did You Know?

This porridge combines the two most ancient foods of the Kalahari — sorghum and wild melon — in a single pot, linking Botswana to its deep past.