{"id":13104,"date":"2022-06-21T05:59:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T05:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/how-to-make-ugali-tanzania-how-to-cook-ugali\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T05:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T05:59:33","slug":"how-to-make-ugali-tanzania-how-to-cook-ugali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/how-to-make-ugali-tanzania-how-to-cook-ugali\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make ugali Tanzania – How to Cook Ugali"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In every where in Tanzania ugali is the common food to everyone, Ugali<\/i> is a staple food. It is a simple dish prepared by cooking two ingredients; water and maize\/corn flour.<\/p>\n

Ugali <\/i>is also common in some African countries like Kenya, Uganda and Southern African countries each with its distinct name. Others like Nigeria prepare a common dish referred to as fufu <\/i>cooked using cassava flour.Ugali <\/i>can be served with various vegetables like collards\/kales, spinach, meat dishes and stews. Some of these vegetable dishes are found on this website, so do check them out. Ugali<\/i> provides the body with carbohydrates because the main food ingredient is maize or corn. Some people opt to add salt while cooking although it is not necessary. You have the option of cooking with or without the salt according to your taste and liking.<\/p>\n

Ugali takes a relatively short time to cook. The following is the procedure.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:\u00a0 Serves two<\/b><\/p>\n

1.)\u00a0 4 cups of water
2.)\u00a0 2 cups of maize flour\/cornmeal<\/p>\n

Procedure:<\/b><\/p>\n

1.)\u00a0 Pour water to a heavy bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil
2.)\u00a0 Add a handful of the maize flour\/cornmeal to the boiling water.
3.)\u00a0 Using a flat wooden spoon, stir the mixture to form a porridge-like consistency.
4.)\u00a0 Continue adding the maize flour a little at a time while pressing to the sides of the saucepan to remove any lumps.
5.)\u00a0 If there are no more lumps stop stirring and let it cook for about ten minutes.
6.)\u00a0 At this point the mixture has become firm. Stir with the wooden spoon again and let it cook for a further three to five minutes.
7.)\u00a0 Form the mixture into a round shape by bringing together the dough from the sides of the saucepan to the mixture. Transfer to a flat plate by turning the saucepan over on top of the plate.
8.) If need be, the ugali <\/i>can be cut into smaller chunks.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

Ugali is not new to many countries, Italians do eat something almost the same as Ugali known as polenta, which is much softer than ugali, but use course flour. In Angola, Ugali is known as funji, which is much softer than Tanzanian Ugali. West African countries do it ugali using cassava, banana and potato flour just like in Tanzania, but use different name. This is Tanzanian staple food.
Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n

Serve as a side dish with meat and vegetable.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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