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Asida

South Sudanese asida, a smooth dome of sorghum, millet, or maize flour served with stew in the center.

Country
South Sudan
Region
East Africa
Time
25 min
Serves
4
Level
easy
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01 / Get ready

Everything you need

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Servings 4

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02 / Let’s cook

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5 steps 5 min prep 20 min cook (check method) 25 min total easy
1
Boil water
Bring water to a boil with salt and oil if using.
Boil water 05:00
2
Stir flour
Lower heat and add flour gradually while stirring hard to prevent lumps.
Stir asida 10:00
3
Cook thick
Keep stirring until the asida is smooth, thick, and pulls from the pot.
Cook through 10:00
4
Shape
Wet a bowl or spoon, shape into a dome, and make a well for stew.
5
Serve
Spoon bamia, mulah, or another stew into the well and around the base.

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When to cook it

Best for everyday meals. Plan on a easy cook. Allow about 25 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Bamia, mulah, meat stew, okra sauce, or vegetable stew

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Asida appears in 2 AfroKitchen collections. Start with Quick & Easy if you want more dishes in the same mood. Quick & Easy

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South Sudan national table. A structured South Sudan dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs
  • Stopping the base before the pepper, onion, or spice edge has mellowed.
  • Thinning the pot before the body of the soup or stew has developed.
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
How you know it is ready
  • The sauce should coat the spoon and taste rounded, not watery or raw.
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
  • Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
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A mound of brown asida with stew in the centre; recipe illustration
Asida finished dish · Recipe illustration
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Bamia, mulah, meat stew, okra sauce, or vegetable stew

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