Zobo is a healthy Nigerian drink made from the dried red calyces and sepals of the Roselle plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa), known as Zobo leaves in Nigeria. The drink is known by different names all over the world , Zobo, Hibiscus tea, bissap, wonjo. It's a rich and natural health drink filled with enormous health benefits.
Health benefits of zobo:
• It has long been used traditionally as a natural diuretic and in the treatment of several diseases such as Urinary tract infections. It Promotes kidney functioning.
• Zobo drink is a veritable source of vitamin A
• According to nutritionists, it has been found to be very effective in the management of hypertension due to its anti-hypertensive properties.
• It also helps in lowering blood pressure as it contains an enzyme inhibitor which blocks the production of Amylase
• It reduces the cholesterol in the body
• It aids in digestion and acts as a Natural health tonic
• It has Antibacterial properties
• It helps Decrease spams in the stomach
• It Soothes colds and provides similar cold relief obtained by consuming antioxidant drinks.
Ingredients for zobo drink:
- 1 cup Zobo leaves
- Half of a small Pineapple
- Pineapple peels (the skin of the pineapple you're using)
- 5 to 6 cups of Water
- 1 teaspoonful Cloves (optional)
- 1 tablespoonful Ginger (Grated or chopped Ginger) (optional)
- Sugar or Honey or any sweetener of choice(optional)
Preparation:
1. Rinse the Zobo leaves in sufficient water and set aside.
Wash the unpeeled pineapple thoroughly,peel of the skin and cut into chunks, but don't throw away the skin, because you'll be making use of it too.
2. Now, place the washed zobo leaves into a clean pot, add the water, the pineapple chunks and skin, the grated ginger, cloves(if using) and any other ingredients you'll like to add.
Cover the pot and let the Zobo leaves boil on medium heat for 35 minutes.
Turn of the heat and leave the pot covered, so that the ingredients can steep a little longer in the hot water and also cool down completely.
3. When the drink cools down, pour the Zobo leaves and all the contents of the pot through a sieve and into a clean container.
4. If you want to, you can add sugar, honey or any sweetener of choice to the strained Zobo drink.
You can drink it right away, topped up with some iced cubes OR
If you'll rather store it for later, pour into an airtight container and chill in the fridge.
Zobo drink keeps for up to a week or more in the fridge.
KUNU ZAKI DRINK :
Kunu drink is a popular drink made from whole grains of millet and sometimes sorghum or corn. Its quite popular in most parts of Nigeria especially the northern part, this drink has two forms depending on the main ingredient used; Kunu Zaki from millet and Kunu Gyada from rice. Preparation of this drink takes about a minimum of 2-3 days. This is because for the first two days, it’s left to soak in water so as to trigger the process of fermentation.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups Millet
- 1/2 cup Sweet potatoes (Fresh or Dried)
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger (Fresh or Dried)
- 1 teaspoon Cloves
- Sugar to taste
- 2 Litres Water
Preparation:
1. Wash millet to remove stones (incase there are any), Soak Millet for 10 hours in cold water (preferably overnight).
2. Pound sweet potatoes, ginger and cloves. Put millet and all the other things you’ve pounded together and ground or blend.
3. Mix the blended or grounded millet into paste and divide the paste into two parts. Set one part aside.
4. Boil some water. Pour the boiling water into the remaining paste and stir until it’s thick, just like pap(akamu) leave it uncovered and allow it to cool.
5. Then pour the other part you’ve kept aside and stir (after sometime it’s going to be a bit watery, which is ok).Leave it to stay over night (it’s better to do the whole thing in the evening except for the soaking that should be done in the morning).
Sieve it in the morning. Add sugar to your taste.
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