For variations on the porridge, you can leave the soaked mixture in cold water for two days and cook it on the third day to make sour porridge.
Nutritional Benefits of Finger millet
It is very rich in iron, calcium, Provitamin A -compared to maize see table below.
Comparison of Nutrient Values of Finger Millet and Maize per 100g
| Cereal | Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Fat (g) | Iron (mg) | Calcium (mg) | Pro Vitamin A |
| (µg) | ||||||
| Maize whole kernel | 345 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Maize flour /meal extraction 80% | 335 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Finger Millet Flour/meal | 320 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 54 | 315 | 25 |
Adapted from- Cluster Development Services (CADS) booklet- 2013
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Finger Millet Porridge and Sadza
Cuisine: TraditionalDifficulty: MediumServingsservings
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Cooking timeminutes
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Ingredients
Toasted Finger millet meal/flour, water
Additives at serving porridge-Optional- salt, sugar, fresh milk, baobab powder, yoghurt, peanut butter
Directions
- Boil about 10 cups of water and leave it on the side in the container that you boiled the water in.
- Measure one cup of finger millet meal/flour-level it and put it in the cooking pot.
- Pour one cup of cold water into the cooking pot and stir until smooth with a cooking stick
- Measure out 6 cups of the boiled hot water and add to the mixture in 3 above and stir until smooth
- Put on the stove/ fire and bring it to boiling point whilst stirring.(very important so that final product will be smooth)
- Leave it to boil for 10 minutes.
- You can serve it as porridge at this stage. The porridge can be served with additional additives depending on one’s preference as highlighted above.
- To make sadza, then add between one and half to two cups of meal/flour depending on the thickness that you prefer. Mix it well until smooth. Let it simmer for another 10 minutes. You can serve it mostly with any of your favourite relish such as meat stews, vegetables, sour milk etc.
Notes
- Measurement – Use a Standard Coffee mug –about 350ml/Kango cup- This will be referred to as the cup