Kunun Tsamiya (Nigerian Powdered Millet and Tsamiya Drink)

Name: Kunun Tsamiya (Nigerian Powdered Millet and Tsamiya Drink)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cloves; 1 handful dried ginger; 1 tier (16 cups) millet; A few pieces of dried pepper; 1 cup water; Tamarind; Sugar

Kunun tsamiya is a drink common in northern Nigeria.

20 min · serves 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon cloves
1 handful dried ginger
1 tier (16 cups) millet
A few pieces of dried pepper
1 cup water
Tamarind
Sugar

Steps

Grind together ginger, cloves, millet, and pepper until smooth, and transfer to a bowl. Mix in enough water to get a paste.
Combine the tamarind and water in a pot. Set on fire, and allow to boil for few minutes.
Slowly add the boiled water into the bowl of millet paste, stirring continuously so that it is lump-free and smooth.
Add sugar to taste and serve.

More recipes with cloves, ginger, millet or tamarind

Adapted from “Kunun Tsamiya (Nigerian Powdered Millet and Tsamiya Drink)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.