Choose your flour or starch: cassava, plantain, yam, cocoyam, or a fufu mix
Bring water to a boil in a pot
Reduce the heat to medium-low
Add the flour or starch gradually while stirring continuously
Stir vigorously until the mixture thickens
Keep stirring and folding until smooth and elastic
Add a little more water if too thick
Cook and stir until the fufu pulls away from the pot
Shape into balls or serve in portions
Serve hot with soup or stew