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Tô
Tô is a traditional Burkina Faso recipe for a classic starchy staple made from millet, sorghum, ground maize or rice flour boiled in water until thick and porridge-like. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Burkina Faso version of: Tô.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Serves:
8
Rating: 
Tags : Burkina-faso Recipes
Tô (sometimes known as Toh) is the staple of meals in the Sahel region of
West Africa (most notably
Burkina Faso and
Mali). It can be made from any finely-ground flour, such as maize, millet, rice or sorghum and in nature is very similar to the
Nshima of Zambia, Zimbabwe's
Sadza and Kenya's
Ugali.
Ingredients:
500g millet, sorghum, corn or rice flour
2.2l water
Method:
Add the water to a large pot and bring to a boil. Slowly add about a quarter of your chosen flour to the pot, stirring rapidly so that no lumps form. Reduce the heat and reserve some 250ml of the water and flour mixture. Slowly add the remaining flour, about 200g at a time as you stir continuously. Add a little of the reserved liquid back to the pot if necessary. In the end you should have a smooth paste that's too thick to stir.
Complete the cooking by covering the pot and simmering very gently over low heat for about 10 minutes.
Remove from the heat and serve warm with any soup, stew or sauce.
