KITCHEN CORNER: KUNU ZAKI

I have been taking KUNU lately. My spouse always bring 2 bottles for both of us, one with ginger and sugar and the other, no sugar with ginger.

For now, I'm strictly on diet and it's just fits, I am definitely addicted to KUNU, and it has become a part and parcel of my life.

Let's go deep into its root - KUNU is a very popular local brewery, that is well known all around Nigeria in different tribes.

Its delicacies come with different ingredients vis-a-vis KUNU-aya-Tigernut, KUNU gyada-rice, and finally my favorite KUNU ZAKI, which is made from Millet.

This drink is so homely, and it is consumed by all works of life. It can be served at home, schools, events, families and friends gathering.

Let's dive in and see what makes this powerful drink unique.

 HERE ARE THE INGREDIENTS

• We have 3 cups of Milliet

• Ginger (Fresh or Dried) 1 Tablespoon

• 1 Teaspoon Cloves

• 1/2 cup sweet potatoes (fresh or dried)

• Sugar to taste

HOW TO PREPARE KUNU ZAKI

• Get the Millet in a bowl and sieve them, removing the dirt's and particules, then wash it and soak it overnight in water.

• That's the fermentation period, where it would ferment, without that they can't be KUNU.

• You would have to ground the ginger very well, same for the sweet potatoes and cloves.

• After doing this, the Millet will be poured with the grounded potatoes, with ginger then finally the cloves and they will all be blended together.

• You will have to put aside, that's separate the blended mix into two parts setting one part aside.

• You would then boil water and pour the water into the remaining paste and stir it until it's very thick, it would be very thick like akamu/pap that's ogi, poplularly known in the Yoruba region.

• After all the process, it still have to stay overnight, by the next morning it has to be sieved.

• After sieving it, the sugar needs to be measured to the proportion of the KUNU, so it would not be too much.

• After stirring it, it's ready, pour it into bottles and put in the fridge/freezer, it's better taken, when served cold, trust me it's chilling, a breath of fresh air😊