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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
Mix the sorghum flour with water to form a thin batter.
Cover loosely and leave at room temperature to ferment for 24–48 hours until lightly sour.
Stir in salt if using.
Heat a flat griddle or pan over medium heat.
Pour a ladle of batter onto the surface and spread thinly.
Cook until set and just dry on the surface; do not brown.
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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