Delicious UMQOMBOTHI
Today, we will find out the procedure involved in preparing umqombothi. Enjoy while you discover!
Equipment
- Pot
- Thick cloth
- Ladle
- Mesh strainer
Ingredients
- 1 kg king korn
- 11 ltr water
- 22 kg sorghum
- 2 kg milled maize
- 1 kg brown sugar
Instructions
- Form a paste with the milled maize, sorghum and six litres of boiling water in a large container.
- Cover it tightly and let it ferment for two or three days in a warm and dark environment. If bubbles show up on the surface, it means it is fermenting.
- Fetch two cups and set it aside.
- Put two litres of water in a pot and boil. Add the rest of the paste formed earlier.
- Lower the heat and let it simmer for one hour.
- Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool down.
- Pour it back into the large container with the two cups taken out at the beginning.
- Stir the mixture and add the rest of the dry sorghum. Add three litres of cold water and stir thoroughly.
- Cover it with a thick cloth and let it ferment for a day more.
- Strain the drink and serve.
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Notes
This traditional drink is low in alcohol and a good source of vitamin B. It is mostly served at occasions like weddings, funerals, naming ceremonies and the like, as is common in the African culture.
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal
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