Add the 2 1/2 cups of water to a pot and the salt and bring it to a boil.
Add the 1 1/2 cup maize meal to the center of the water.
Close with a tight fitting lid. Do not stir.
Allow to cook on medium heat for 5-8 mins, without opening the pot. After the initial cook of 5-8 mins, lower the stove heat.
Lift the pot lid and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon or handle of wooden spoon.
Cook the Phuthu for 30 mins, on low heat with the pot lid on. After 15 mins, sprinkle in the remainder 1/2 Cup Maize Meal, and use the wooden spoon or fork to fluff up the phuthu pap.
Warm the savoury mince in a pan and serve with the Phutu.
