Ugali

August 30, 2009
By Miriam Rose Kinunda

Ugali, Tanzania staple food made from Maize

Ugali is not new to many countries, Italians do eat something almost the same as Ugali known as polenta, which is much softer than ugali, but use course flour. In Angola, Ugali is known as funji, which is much softer than Tanzanian Ugali. West African countries do it ugali using cassava, banana and potato flour just like in Tanzania, but use different name. This is Tanzanian staple food.
Ingredients

  • cup semolina flower or white maize flower
  • cup cold water

Preparation

  1. In a pot, mix ½ cup of semolina flour with cold water.
  2. Cook in medium heat using a whisker to mix often while adding 1 ½
    cup of boiling water. Continue whisking until the mixture starts to boil.
  3. Lower the heat and let the mixture boil for an additional 5 minutes.
  4. Increase heat to medium and add the remaining semolina flour about
    2 tbsp per time, mixing it well with the whisker. When the mixture
    acquires a heavy consistency, use a wooden spoon. Continue
    cooking, and stirring, for five more minutes or until cooked.

Serve as a side dish with meat and vegetable.
I fisrt post this recipe at www.mirecipe.com year 2007.

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8 Responses to Ugali

  1. kadirecipes on November 29, 2011 at 11:56 pm

    Oh I love Ugali, especially with maize flour and this is exactly how i make mine.

  2. Diane on July 14, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    I am married to a Tanzanian man. I’m learning to cook some good food for my husband.

  3. Ugali on December 7, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    I see you cook it just like me – it goes so well with nyama choma with salt. yum!

  4. erick on November 12, 2009 at 4:40 am

    i real like ugali nyama choma,and ugali is my best food

  5. Amina on November 9, 2009 at 12:30 am

    I real appreciate you, i real like ugali with fried small fishes (dagaa)

  6. Miriam Rose on September 24, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    Kay dear,
    Welcome, all the time. Thanks.

    • manal on June 5, 2011 at 2:55 pm

      so semolina flour is unga wa mahindi right of ugali?

  7. Kay on September 24, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    I love this website. I get all my recipes from here. Good job!

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