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Boule

Made from millet or sorghum, it accompanies a variety of sauces.

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Ingredients

  • Millet or sorghum flour
  • Water, salt

Method

  1. Bring the water to a boil.
  2. Rain in the flour, stir to a firm dough.
  3. Shape balls, serve with a sauce.
Origin
Daily staple of the south and Sahel.
Occasion
Family meals, festivals, with sauces.

In depth

Machine translation from French, under review. The French text is authoritative.

Boule is a thick paste of millet, sorghum, maize or cassava, served with a sauce. It is the centrepiece of the daily meal across much of the country.

Cereals
Mil, sorghum, corn or cassava
Served with
Sauces (gombo, peanut, bone...)

Sources

  1. Wikipédia, « Cuisine tchadienne »

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