Mbwirembwire porridge

My dad thinks I am so unnecessary! He is quiet and simple. He can eat sadza and vegetables three times a day and he will be happy. We are complete opposites. After he told me how mbwirembwire is made, I told him I was going to experiment with it and all he could say was, Why?

I like to ruffle his feathers so I made porridge with mbwirembwire.  This is my rebellion.  Also, my parents used to say,  “Wozoita izvozvo kumba kwako!  (You will do that in your own house!)”, whenever I wanted to do something my way.  So that is exactly what I am doing. Though to be honest I used to find my way to be different in their house.
Of course, they did not say it to be cruel a fact I only realise now as an adult. While we were not poor, my parents certainly could not afford extra food for me to try new recipes.  I still try to make sure that we eat all the food that I cook even when the recipe does not go as planned. This recipe worked.

If you read my last post, I concluded that mbwirembwire is just roasted maizemeal. In that vein, I am going to try to use it like regular maize meal.  Right off the bat, I noticed that mbwirembwire has a finer texture compared to maize meal almost like flour. This means making sadza will be challenging, I am gravitating towards a different method to what I usually do when I attempt to make sadza.

The porridge does not taste anything like I am used to with regular maize meal. It is toasty, as expected.  Different yet familiar.
Here is the recipe I used: