🇧🇫 Burkinabe Cuisine

Tô de Mil

Millet Porridge

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 344 kcal

A thick, smooth millet flour porridge cooked to a firm consistency and served in communal bowls with savory sauces, forming the ancestral backbone of Burkinabe daily meals.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large heavy pot.
  2. 2 Mix millet flour with 2 cups of cold water to form a smooth slurry without lumps.
  3. 3 Pour the slurry slowly into the boiling water while stirring vigorously with a wooden stick.
  4. 4 Continue stirring over medium heat for 15-20 minutes as the mixture thickens considerably.
  5. 5 Reduce heat to low and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly until the tô pulls away from the pot sides.
  6. 6 Wet a calabash or bowl, scoop the tô into it, and shape into a smooth mound. Serve with sauce.

Did You Know?

In Mossi culture, the person who stirs the tô must use only a specific wooden stick, and the stirring motion is considered a skill that takes years to master.