Millet & Baobab · Shared-Faith Dessert
Ngalakh
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Its name comes from a Saint-Louis dialect word meaning 'making porridge,' even though today it's tied most strongly to religious sharing nationwide, Touba included.
Millet couscous or semolina is blended with peanut paste, tangy baobab-fruit powder, sugar and sometimes vanilla into a thick, nutty porridge served chilled in bowls. In Touba it's commonly prepared for ndogou, the meal that breaks the Ramadan fast.
Why it's made this way: Ngalakh is best known nationally as an Easter dish Christians share with Muslim neighbors, but the same millet-and-baobab porridge also appears on Touba's Ramadan tables, made in bulk for the sunset fast-breaking meal.
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