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Golden-yellow mamaliga cornmeal porridge with garlic and butter in a bowl.

Mamaliga

Mamaliga is a traditional cornmeal porridge with garlic and butter, ready in 15 minutes. Serve it with milk for breakfast or as a side dish with meat and vegetables.

DNutri-Score
Nutrition per serving
1.5 mgIron
6.3 gFibre
301.5 kcalEnergy
5.7 gProtein
39.4 gCarbohydrates
12 gFat
All nutrition per serving
Energy
301.5 kcal
Protein
5.7 g
Carbohydrates
39.4 g
Fat
12 g
Fibre
6.3 g
Salt
1.4 g
Iron
1.5 mg
Calcium
14.6 mg
Vitamin C
0.2 mg

STEP BY STEP

Let's make something delicious.

  1. 01

    Bring 750 ml salted water to the boil in a saucepan. Once boiling, whisk in the cornmeal. Cover, reduce the heat to its lowest setting and allow the cornmeal to thicken for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  2. 02

    Meanwhile, peel the garlic and crush it using a garlic press. Stir the garlic and butter into the cornmeal.

  3. 03

    Divide the mamaliga between bowls and serve.

Nutrition & sources

Publisher: meala GmbH

Nutrition based on BLS & additional sources. per serving

Nutrition is calculated from ingredient quantities and linked food composition data, per serving. Sources include the German Nutrient Database (BLS) and additional sources. Estimated quantities, product differences and preparation can affect actual values. Cooking losses and water absorption are not modelled separately. Missing values are left unspecified. Values are calculated estimates, not laboratory measurements.

Sources: BLS, additional food databases.

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Topic images marked with the AI symbol were created with AI and show fictional people. Recipe images are illustrative. Nutrient values are calculated estimates per serving. A serving uses the portion size recorded in the recipe; changing the number of servings does not change the values per serving.

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