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Keynshamburg • Gweru
Finger Millet Mealie Meal
Ndebele: Impuphu yeNyawuthi (Finger Millet)The dark, nutty sadza that Zimbabweans dream about abroad. Finger millet ground to a meal that makes a sadza with more body, more flavour and more nutrition than anything from a white maize bag.
Rapoko (finger millet / Eleusine coracana) is one of Zimbabwe's oldest cultivated grains grown long before commercial maize arrived. At Keynshamburg Farm in Gweru it is grown in the red Midlands soil, harvested, stone-milled and packed without bleaching or additives. The distinctive dark colour and earthy, slightly sweet flavour comes from the bran which is retained in the milling process. Commercial roller mills strip this out. We do not.
Values per 100g dry weight. Stone-milled — bran retained.
For Finger Millet sadza
- 250g Finger Millet Mealie Meal
- 750ml water
Method
- Bring water to the boil in a heavy pot.
- Whisk in Finger Millet meal gradually, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
- Reduce heat to medium. Stir continuously for 10–12 minutes until sadza is thick and pulls cleanly from the pot.
- Cover and rest 3 minutes before serving.