Zambia Traditional Drink Thobwa

Zambia Traditional Drink Thobwa

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This is Zambia traditional drink, most common among the eastern part of the country and mostly enjoyed by the people from that region. It a very nutritious for both you and older people   

     

INGREDIENTS

5 cups maize meal

 5 litres water

1½ cups sprouted millet flour

 Sugar (optional)

METHOD

   1. Put water in a big pot and boil 2.

   2  Put mealie-meal in a bowl and add water to make a paste.

   3. Pour the paste while stirring into the boiling water   

   4. Leave to cook for 10–20 minutes 

   5. Cool the porridge to room temperature

   6. Add millet flour bit by bit while stirring until all the millet flour is used.

   7. Cover the mixture and keep aside until the next day.

   8. Check bubbles to make sure that the porridge has fermented.

   9. Boil the fermented porridge for 30 minutes while stirring continuously

  10. Serve as a hot or cold drink.

    

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