Dinner for 2

Asida Flour Porridge

Name: Asida Flour Porridge
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 2 cups wheat flour or sorghum flour; 2 cups water; 1/4 tsp salt; honey or dates; ground cinnamon or cardamom (optional); clarified butter or vegetable oil

$6.09for 430 minServes 2

Flour cooks with water into a smooth, thick porridge finished with sweetener, spice, and melted butter or oil.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Quinoa, 12 oz$0.20/oz typical	12 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins, 0.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$3.05

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30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

African Vegetarian Budget Family Dinners Winter

Typical price

$1.52 per serving$6.09 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups wheat flour or sorghum flour
2 cups water
1/4 tsp salt
honey or dates
ground cinnamon or cardamom (optional)
clarified butter or vegetable oil

Steps

Bring 2 cups water and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan.
Whisk the flour into the boiling water until smooth.
Cook over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring often, until thick and fully cooked.
Stir in the clarified butter or oil and optional cinnamon or cardamom.
Shape the asida in a bowl and pour honey over it, or press dates into the top.

Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.