Beverage

Kunu Zaki (Millet Drink)

Name: Kunu Zaki (Millet Drink)
Total time: 12h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 2 cups millet; 1 small sweet potato; 50g fresh ginger; 6 cloves; 4 grains of Selim (uda); 2 L water; Sugar to taste

Hausa fermented millet drink with ginger, cloves and sweet potato — tangy, spiced and lightly sour.

12h 8 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 2 cups millet
• 1 small sweet potato
• 50g fresh ginger
• 6 cloves
• 4 grains of Selim (uda)
• 2 L water
• Sugar to taste

Method

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Soak millet with ginger, cloves and uda overnight.

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1
Soak millet with ginger, cloves and uda overnight.
2
Blend with sweet potato and 1 L water to a smooth paste.
3
Divide paste in two; boil half with 500 ml water to a thick gruel.
4
Stir cold paste into hot gruel; leave 4 h to ferment lightly.
5
Strain, sweeten and chill; serve cold.