🇸🇩 Sudanese Cuisine

Gurasa

Sudanese Thick Flatbread

Prep Time 3 hours
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 276 kcal

A thick, spongy fermented flatbread made from wheat flour and cooked on a hot griddle. This versatile Sudanese bread is used as both a utensil and a base for stews and sauces.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand for ten minutes until frothy and active, confirming the yeast is alive and ready.
  2. 2 Add flour and salt to the yeast mixture, stirring to form a thick, smooth batter. It should be pourable but thicker than pancake batter.
  3. 3 Cover the batter with a clean cloth and let it ferment in a warm place for two hours until doubled in volume and bubbly on the surface.
  4. 4 Heat a flat griddle or heavy skillet over medium heat and lightly oil the surface. Ladle a portion of batter and spread into a thick round.
  5. 5 Cook for four minutes until the bottom is golden and the top surface is set with small holes. Flip and cook for two more minutes.
  6. 6 Stack finished gurasa on a plate and cover to keep warm. Serve as a base for stews or tear into pieces for dipping.

Did You Know?

In Sudanese wedding preparations, women gather to make large quantities of gurasa together in a communal cooking event called a nafeer.