🇲🇼 Malawian Cuisine

Phala

Thin Maize Porridge

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 220 kcal

A thin, smooth maize porridge served warm for breakfast, sweetened with sugar or enriched with groundnut flour.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix maize flour with 1 cup cold water to make slurry.
  2. 2 Boil remaining water.
  3. 3 Pour slurry into boiling water, stirring constantly.
  4. 4 Cook 10 minutes until smooth.
  5. 5 Add sugar and groundnut flour if desired.

Did You Know?

Phala is the first food many Malawian babies eat, thinned down for weaning.