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Kuindiong is a traditional dessert made of sweetened semolina that the Dinka people of Southern Sudan and South Sudan serve as a special welcome dish.
What is Kuindiong Made of?
Kuindiong is a dessert made from sweetened semolina. Semolina, milk, yoghurt, butter, and sugar are used to make it. It is made by combining all of the ingredients and boiling them together until the mixture thickens. It is typically topped with Miok, a milk-yoghurt mixture that is mostly consumed as a dessert.
Kuindiong (sweetened semolina)
Ingredients
- 1 litrewater
- 560 gnatural yoghurt
- 250 mlmilk
- 360 gsemolina
- 220 gsugar
- Miok
- 500 gbutter
- 560 gnatural yoghurt
Instructions
- Bring the water to the boil in a saucepan and stir in the natural yoghurt. Reduce heat to low, then add the milk, semolina and sugar. Stir until mixture thickens.
- To make miok, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, then stir in the yoghurt. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly, and continue to cook for 20 minutes or until butter and yoghurt separate.
- Immediately remove from heat once yoghurt granules turn a pale, nutty colour.
- Serve kuindiong topped with miok.
Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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