HOW TO PREPARE NUTRITIOUS TIGER NUT JUICE /MILK (KUNU AYA IN HAUSA)

INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING TIGER NUT JUICE/MILK 

Washed Tiger nuts 

Clean water

Dates or Dabino as sweetener

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Coconuts

Ginger (optional) 

Materials used

Kitchen blender 

Cloth sieve

Bowl

Kitchen knife 

Directions for making Tiger Nut Milk

Wash hand thoroughly with soap and water to avoid contamination. 

    Pour the nuts inside a bowl and soak in a generous quantity of cold water overnight Keep it in the fridge for the duration of the soaking so that the nuts do not ferment. Most tiger nuts sold in Nigeria are fresh and well hydrated so you'll only need to soak those ones for a few hours or overnight.

    After the soaking, wash the nuts very well and sort out the bad ones.

    Put them in your kitchen blender and pour just enough water to help the blades move. We need to make this milk as concentrated and tasty as possible, you can add more water later if you wish.

    At this time you can add other ingredients: coconut, dates/dabino, ginger and blend them together. The natural taste of Tiger Nut Milk is so great, you do not want to alter it at all.

    After blending, use a chiffon cloth sieve to separate the chaff from the drink. 

    Press the sieve to make sure you squeeze out all the milk from the chaff.

    Put the dry chaff back in the blender, add more water and blend again. Then strain with the chiffon cloth Sieve

    Repeat the process till all the milk has been extracted (it is advice you do this 2 times to avoid having a watery milk) 

    Pour the extracted milk into bottles and store in the fridge for up to 3 days. It should last longer in the freezer.  

NOTE : tiger nut juice/milk is best enjoyed when chilled. Stay healthy