Ugali (Corn Fufu)- Experience African comfort food at home with this nutrient-packed cornmeal porridge. Enjoy an easy, soft, delightful, filling side dish with only three ingredients! This ugali recipe is the perfect cornmeal side dish for greens, stews, and proteins.
Delicious, filling corn meal side dishes are a staple food in restaurants and homes around the continent. All come under different aliases. Most notable are fufu corn (West Africa), couscous de maize (in French-speaking African countries), ugali (Kenya), nshima (Zambia), nsima (Malawi), and mielie pap in South Africa.
What Is Ugali?Ugali is a thick porridge made from white maize meal cooked in water or milk until it becomes a thick dough. A piece of ugali serves as a spoon. Make a dent in the middle ( swallow ), and spoon a bite of draw soup (ogbono and okra soup are two examples).
This bland side dish is delightful with greens, stews, or protein. And it doesnt overpower your delicious stew.
Recipe IngredientsIve even eaten corn fufu at a friends place made with Jiffy cornbread mix, which I enjoyed. Im not going to lie; sometimes, I use the Jiffy mix when cooking for one. I can just hear fufu purists shouting out HERESY! But, hey, use what you have available.
