Ugali Cornmeal Mush Recipe

Unit #1	Tanzania
Subject:	Ugali Cornmeal Mush Recipe
Week:	1
Lesson:	1
Objective:	Nutritional Health

Ingredients:		Directions:
2 cups white cornmeal (cornmeal grits, farina, or cream of wheat may be substituted) 2 cups water 1 tps. Salt		Heat water in saucepan until boiling Add salt to water Slowly pour in cornmeal, continuously stirring and mashing lumps Add more cornmeal until it is thicker than mashed potatoes Cook for 3 or 4 minutes and continue to stir Serve with any meat or vegetable stew or any dish with a sauce or gravy


Kids Involvement:		Information about this dish:
Measure ingredients Stir the cornmeal		This is one of the most common foods in Tanzania, it is prepared almost daily. People have two names for this food, when it is of cereal consistence they call it Uji. When it is cooked a little longer and made thicker it is called Ugali, because it can be rolled into a ball.


Recipe courtesy of: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/Tanzania.html