Beverage

Kunu Aya (Tiger Nut Milk)

Name: Kunu Aya (Tiger Nut Milk)
Total time: 8h 20m
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 300g dried tiger nuts; 100g Medjool dates, pitted; 1 young coconut (flesh) or 200 ml coconut milk; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 tsp vanilla; 1.5 L water

Creamy Northern Nigerian drink of soaked tiger nuts blended with dates and coconut — served ice-cold.

8h 20m 6 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 300g dried tiger nuts
• 100g Medjool dates, pitted
• 1 young coconut (flesh) or 200 ml coconut milk
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1.5 L water

Method

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Soak tiger nuts 8 h in cold water.

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1
Soak tiger nuts 8 h in cold water.
2
Drain and blend with dates, coconut, ginger, vanilla and water in batches.
3
Strain through fine muslin, pressing to extract milk.
4
Chill 2 h; shake and serve very cold.