🇧🇫 Burkinabe Cuisine

Bouille de Mil

Millet Porridge

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 178 kcal

A warm, creamy millet flour porridge cooked to a thin, drinkable consistency and sweetened with sugar, served as the most common Burkinabe breakfast.

Ingredients

1 cup millet flour
1L water
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger (optional)

Instructions

1 Mix millet flour with 1 cup cold water to form a smooth paste.
2 Bring remaining water to a boil in a pot.
3 Pour the millet paste into the boiling water slowly while whisking constantly.
4 Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring regularly to prevent sticking.
5 Add sugar, vanilla, salt, and ginger. Stir until dissolved.
6 Serve warm in cups or bowls. Can also be chilled and served cold.

Did You Know?

Bouille de mil is sold in recycled glass bottles by street vendors who carry them in buckets of warm water to keep the porridge at the perfect drinking temperature.