Kunun Aya (tigernut drink)

Name: Kunun Aya (tigernut drink)
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 4 cups Tiger nut; Dates (dabino) 2 and half cups; 2 small coconuts; Ginger (optional); Cloves (optional)

Maryam Abdulkarim Halliru @mims_indulgence

Abuja

#onerecipeonetree This is a simple version of kunun aya because i didnt use ginger or cloves. I actually prefer it this way. I also dont use flavor and sugar because the dates gives it enough sweetness.

Maryam Abdulkarim Halliru @mims_indulgence

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Ingredients

4 cupsTiger nut
Dates (dabino) 2 and half cups
2small coconuts
Ginger (optional)
Cloves(optional)

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Steps

1

Wash the aya thoroughly to remove any sand then soak it over night.
2

Pour out the water and put fresh water which will be used for grinding. Deseed the dates (dabino), grate or cut the coconut into small pieces and add it to the tiger nut.
3

Take it for grinding in a very clean grinding machine or if you have a good blender, blend it till you get a smooth paste
4

Get a cheese/muslin cloth (abun tatan kunu), then add two cups of water to the paste and sieve the grinded tigernut with the cloth making sure to press out all the juice. Sieve twice preferably so as to ensure no rough bits got through the first time. Throw away the chaf remaining in the cloth. I dont add much water because i dont want it too watery and i wont add sugar.
5

Serve chilled. If not refrigerated, it should be consumed in a day otherwise, it should be kept frozen. It doesn't keep for more than a day outside the fridge.