🇧🇼 Botswanan Cuisine

Motogo

Soft Sorghum Porridge

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 187 kcal

A smooth, thin sorghum porridge cooked with milk or water, sweetened lightly — Botswana's classic breakfast comfort food.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix sorghum meal with 1 cup cold water to make a smooth paste.
  2. 2 Bring remaining water and milk to a boil.
  3. 3 Pour the sorghum paste into the boiling liquid, stirring continuously.
  4. 4 Reduce heat and cook 10 minutes, stirring to prevent lumps.
  5. 5 Add sugar and salt. Serve warm.

Did You Know?

Motogo is the first solid food many Batswana babies eat, thinned down with extra milk — it is literally the taste of childhood.