Zomkom Recipe | A nutritious millet drink from Burkina Faso 🇧🇫

cassava

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes offer more nutrients and flavor.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch with fewer allergens.

Remove the pits from the dates and soak them in hot water to rehydrate overnight.

Measure out 2 cups of pearl millet and wash it several times until the water is clear.

Keep some water in the container to cover the millet and allow it to rehydrate and ferment overnight.

The next morning, pour out the soaking water and wash the millet a couple more times.

Chop a handful of ginger and add it to the blender with the washed millet.

Add the soaked dates and spice mixture to the blender along with 2 cups of water.

Blend until as smooth as possible.

Strain the mixture using a fine sieve to separate the liquid from the shaft.

Add the remaining shaft back into the blender with more water and repeat the straining process.

Sweeten the strained liquid with sugar or honey as desired, then mix well.

Serve chilled over ice.

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