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Salt Roads Recipe

Kisra

Fermented Sorghum Flatbread

South Sudan

Servings

10

Prep

10 mins +ferment

Cook

20 mins

Total

24-28 hrs

Ingredients

2 cups sorghum flour

2½ cups water

Pinch of salt (optional)

Steps

  1. Mix the sorghum flour with water to form a thin batter.

  2. Cover loosely and leave at room temperature to ferment for 24–48 hours until lightly sour.

  3. Stir in salt if using.

  4. Heat a flat griddle or pan over medium heat.

  5. Pour a ladle of batter onto the surface and spread thinly.

  6. Cook until set and just dry on the surface; do not brown.

  7. Remove and keep covered while cooking remaining batter.

Serve warm or at room temperature with stews and vegetables. Used to scoop and carry food.

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