RECIPE FOR THE STAPLE FOOD OF MALAWI "NSIMA"

It may look simple but i have seen a few people getting this wrong.I did not get it right for the first time either.It took my moms' time to have me perfect my poor art of cooking nsima the time i was under her roof.If you still cant produce the lamps in the picture let me know you have my number guys...............its a hotline hahah.In Malawi dinner or lunch is not complete without Nsima.

Requirements/utensils used:

Flat Wooden stick(Nthiko)
Plates
Wooden spoon for serving the mtanda/lamps of nsima
make fire to  make the paste  reach a boiling point
Warning-dont look into un open pot when it starts boiling****************





image:web/internet -nsima in final mtanda or lamps



Ingredients:

Plateful of Maize flour
 1-2 litres of water as maize flour.(it depends how much to serve)

• Boil a pot of water
• Whisk flour and water into a paste
• Make the paste to avoid lumps or mabulu.
• Stir the paste into a pot of slowly heating water, mix constantly.
• Simmer just below boiling for 20 minutes for nsima to thicken to the desired consistency.
• add the rest of your flour while  you mix with  a strong wooden spoon.
• keep stirring for about until you hear it sound that settles it down to lumpy point
• Once the Nsima has hardened , allow it to steam
• dish out the nsima.

Like rice nsima goes well with beans,fish,meat vegetables.

Use hands to form small lamps and each time you deep in the relish above.