breakfastVegetarianPescatarianVeganDairy-freeNo added sugar

Funje (Cassava Flour Pudding)

Name: Funje (Cassava Flour Pudding)
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 1½ cup cassava flour

Funje is a traditional dish popularly eaten in Angola. It can be prepared using the modern method or the traditional method.

From Wikibooks CookbookNo reviews yet· 0 commentsEasy0 made it

An illustration of the kind of dish. There is no photo of this recipe yet.

Ingredients

Makes

3 cups water
1½ cup cassava flour

Ingredients for 3 servings (900 g) · the original recipe

Method

1
Modern method: Preheat the oven to about 350 °F.
Oven
2
Put the water in a medium-size pot and let boil.
3
Put the cassava flour in a medium-size bowl, and mix with a little cold water until it is just damp. Make sure to mix it very well so as to have an and even mixture.
4
When the water is boiling, mix in the damp pre-mixed cassava flour.
5
Whisk to combine, and continue to whisk until all lump-free.
6
Cover with the lid and place it in the oven to cook for about 30 minutes.
Oven
7
Whisk any further if you want, then remove and serve with any soup of your desire.
8
Traditional method: Bring the water to a boil in a pot.
Stovetop
9
When the water is boiling, remove from the stove and place on the floor. Sit on a small stool with the pot between your legs.
Stovetop
10
Pour the cassava flour into the water and start to whisk as fast as you can using a wooden spoon.
11
Continue to mix until the mixture is completely smooth.
12
When you are done whisking it to your satisfaction, cover with a lid and leave on a reduced heat for about 3 minutes.
13
Enjoy with any complimentary soup of your choice.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.