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Kunun Zaki

Recipes | Ingredients | Equipment Kunun Zaki is a popular traditional Hausa beverage made from grains such as millet or sorghum, flavored with spices like ginger, cloves, and sometimes sweetened with sugar. It is commonly served chilled as a refreshing drink during meals, ceremonies, and social gatherings in Northern Nigeria.

Source and licence

"Kunun Zaki" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Kunun_Zaki, revision 4678607), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Kunun_Zaki&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Soak the millet in water for several hours or overnight.
  2. Wash and grind the millet with ginger and cloves into a smooth paste.
  3. Mix the paste with water and sieve to extract the liquid.
  4. Allow the liquid to settle for some hours, then decant the clear water on top.
  5. Boil part of the extracted liquid while stirring continuously until it thickens slightly.
  6. Mix the cooked portion with the remaining raw extract.
  7. Add sugar to taste and stir well.
  8. Allow to cool completely, then refrigerate before serving.