🇳🇪 Nigerien Cuisine

La Boule

Sweetened Millet Dumpling

Prep Time 25 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 239 kcal

Dense, sweetened millet flour dumplings enriched with baobab fruit powder and honey, rolled into balls and served as a nutritious Nigerien dessert.

Ingredients

2 cups millet flour
2 tbsp baobab fruit powder
3 tbsp honey
1 tsp ground ginger
Pinch of salt
1 cup warm water

Instructions

1 Mix millet flour with baobab powder, ground ginger, and salt in a bowl.
2 Add honey and warm water gradually, mixing until a firm dough forms.
3 Roll dough into walnut-sized balls between your palms.
4 Bring a pot of water to a boil. Drop balls in and cook for 10 minutes until they float.
5 Remove with a slotted spoon and let cool slightly.
6 Drizzle with extra honey and serve warm or at room temperature.

Did You Know?

Baobab fruit powder gives these dumplings a subtle citrusy tang and is one of the most vitamin C-rich fruits on Earth, containing six times more than an orange.