Kunu Zaki (Millet Kunu Drink) is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic drink made from a blend of ground millet and sweet potatoes flavoured with spices and sweetened with sugar that's chilled before serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Nigerian version of: Millet Kunu Drink (Kunu Zaki).
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Ingredients:
400g millet
120g sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 tbsp freshly-grated ginger
1 tbsp cloves
sugar, to taste
2l water
Method:
Wash the millet thoroughly, then place in a large bowl, cover with plenty of water and set aside to soak over night.
Combine the sweet potatoes, ginger and cloves in a mortar and pound to a paste. Scrape into a blender, drain the millet, add to the sweet potato mix and purée until smooth. Divide the mixture into two parts (one larger than the other).
Boil the water, turn the larger part of the paste into a bowl and stir in enough water to give you a thick paste (rather like porridge). Set aside, uncovered, to cool.
Once cooled, stir in the reserved portion of the millet paste. Cover the bowl and set aside to stand over night.
The following morning, pass the mixture through a fine-meshed sieve lined with muslin or cheesecloth.
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