Chimodho

Name: Chimodho
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Zimbabwean
Ingredients: 2 cups dried whole maize kernels; 1 cup ground nuts (optional); Sour milk, for serving

Chimodho/chee-MOH-doh/

Also known as: Boiled Maize

About this dish

A simple boiled maize dish, similar to a hearty porridge, eaten with milk or relish.

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Ingredients

🌽2 cups dried whole maize kernels

🫘1 cup ground nuts (optional)

🥛Sour milk, for serving

Method

Serves 4

Soak the whole maize kernels overnight.

Boil the maize for several hours until very soft.

Add ground nuts partway through cooking if desired.

Drain any excess water.

Serve warm with sour milk or a relish.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chimodho is a traditional Zimbabwean boiled maize dish, commonly served for breakfast.

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