A Traditional Sudanese Food Recipe

What is the (Aseeda) Sudanese porridge:

The Aseeda (porridge) is one of the most popular dishes in Sudan, and there is almost no Sudanese home that does not have this basic dish, especially on special occasions and holidays.

Aseeda is a kind of porridge and a full meal, nutritious in itself. It is made of water, salt and flour. The flour can be corn flour or wheat flour or other types of flour, such as sorghum flour.

All of these amounts are placed on the fire to form coherent mature and edible dough.

Aseeda itself is not enough ; What to eat with this porridge:

The Aseeda can be eaten with many Sudanese traditional cooking’s basically made from crushed okra grains, including (Frizzling and Nuaimiya and Wicca), and cooking’s of fresh okra blended. Or ROB cooking which is mainly made from yogurt and flour.

The Sudanese Aseeda (porridge ) is frequently used in the following events in Sudan :

1- Month of Ramadan.
2- Events and religious holidays.
3- Meals in wedding celebrations which extend to 1 week.
4- Banquets and on Friday

How to make the Aseeda (porridge) : RECIPE

Sudanese porridge dish: 3 kg
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutes

The Aseeda (Porridge) is originally made from millet flour dough (corn), it originated from the western part of Sudan (Darfur) and is eaten in any of three meals during the day.

Ingredients :

2 kg of millet flour
2 liters of water

Method :

1- Water is heated in the fire until closer to the boiling point.
2- In the meantime, half a kilo of flour in the form of light dough is prepared.
3- Then add the dough to the heated water and leave for about 10 minutes,
4- Add the remaining flour bit by bit until the mixture becomes a bit strong.
5- Leave to gently heat for 10 more minutes.
6- Pour it into a bowl and leave to cool down , and thus the porridge is ready to be applied…

It has to be served with any of the following cooking’s :

ROB cooking.

Ingredients:

½ cup of water.
2 small onions or half a cup of Soft onion Powder
3 garlic cloves or a tablespoon of garlic powder.
2 green peppers
3 tablespoons of butter
2 large cups of natural plain yogurt
4 tablespoons of general purpose flour
Salt according to taste
Red pepper powder or chili as required (optional)
Tablespoon of oil.

Method: –

Preparation :

1- Pour two cups of natural plain yogurt in a bowl.
2- Put 1 peeled onion , garlic , green and red pepper in the yogurt.
3- Mix the 4 tablespoons of flour into it and stir slowly , without putting it on the fire.
4- leave covered for 1/2 an hour

Heating :
1. After the ½ is finished , put oil and onion in a saucepan and heat, then add the water.
2. Leave to heat for 10 minutes while stirring and adding salt and pepper.
3. Add the flour mixed with yogurt prepared earlier.
4. Heat over medium fire , stirring slowly and frequently with a whisk until it is heated up to the boiling point. You can add salt during this period to the taste.
5. Within 7 minutes , Bubbles will be forming around the edge of the saucepan .
6. Pour into a container, stir until it blends and then you can add the butter.
7. This ROB cooking can even be eaten with bread !

Applying the ROB to the Aseeda (Porridge).

1- Get a bigger bowl than the one containing the ready made Aseeda.
2- Turn the Bowl with the Aseeda upside down inside the bigger bowl.
3- Remove the Bowl with the Aseeda… leaving the Aseeda on the bigger bowl in a dome shape.
4- Pour the ROB on the Aseeda gradually starting from the top until the Aseeda is covered with the ROB until the bowl is half filled.
5- The meal is ready to be eaten with tablespoons by carving the Aseeda with the spoon and dipping it into the ROB on the sides.
6- Gradually pour more of the ROB into the bowl as required.