🇳🇪 Nigerien Cuisine

Tuwo Masara

Corn Flour Porridge

Prep Time 25 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 314 kcal

A smooth, thick maize porridge pounded to a stretchy consistency, served as the starchy base for soups and stews across Niger.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring 3 cups of water to a rolling boil in a large pot.
  2. 2 Mix maize flour with 1 cup cold water to form a smooth slurry.
  3. 3 Pour the slurry slowly into the boiling water while stirring vigorously to prevent lumps.
  4. 4 Reduce heat to low and stir continuously for 10 minutes as the mixture thickens.
  5. 5 Cover and cook for another 5 minutes, then stir again until very smooth and pulls away from the pot.
  6. 6 Wet a bowl, scoop tuwo into it, and shape into a smooth dome. Serve with soup.

Did You Know?

The art of stirring tuwo is considered a test of arm strength among Nigerien women, and the wooden muciya stirring stick is often a prized kitchen heirloom.