Kisra (Sudanese Bread)
A comforting vegan built around sorghum flour, all-purpose flour and active dry yeast β roughly 55 minutes start to finish, and rated easy to make. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- In a large bowl, whisk the sorghum flour and all-purpose flour with the yeast, then gradually beat in the warm water to make a smooth, thin, pourable batter with no lumps.
- Cover the bowl with a cloth and leave it in a warm place to ferment for 12 to 24 hours, until the batter smells pleasantly sour and is bubbly on the surface.
- Stir in the salt and, if the batter has thickened, loosen it with a little more warm water until it has the consistency of thin cream.
- Lightly oil a large nonstick skillet or flat griddle and set it over medium-high heat until hot.
- Pour in a thin ladleful of batter and quickly swirl or spread it across the pan into a wide, thin sheet, then cover and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the surface is set, dry and dotted with small holes; kisra is cooked on one side only and should not be flipped.
- Slide the bread onto a clean cloth and repeat with the remaining batter, lightly oiling the pan as needed, then stack the breads and serve warm alongside stews and sauces.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet Β· Pan Β· Whisk
Tips & common questions
How long does Kisra (Sudanese Bread) take to make?
About 55 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 6 steps and 6 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Kisra (Sudanese Bread) vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Kisra (Sudanese Bread) is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Kisra maker.jpeg by Mohamed Elfatih Hamadien, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.