Ghanaian milk and millet drink
Brukina, also known as Burkina, is a Senegalese and Ivorian Drink. [1][2] drink or beverage made of ground millet and pasteurized milk. Brukina is most popularly produced in the Northern regions of Ghana. It is also known as 'Deger'. [1][3]
Overview
Brukina is considered to be a complete meal due to its energy density and high nutrient content.[4][5] It consists mainly of millet, which is one of the world's oldest grains, and milk.[6]
Preparation
Brukina is prepared using millet, fresh cow milk or milk powder, salt, water and sugar. To prepare Brukina:
- Wash the millet and soak overnight
- The next morning, drain the water and grind the millet to a rough texture
- Boil water
- Fetch the millet into a sieve and use your hands to roll it until you are able to form tiny balls
- When the water is hot, pour the tiny balls of millet into a colander and cover with lid
- Cover the colander tightly and allow steam from the hot water to soften it
- When the tiny balls become soft and cooked, pour into basin and allow to cool
- Mix with fresh cow milk or milk powder and water and mix
- Add a little sugar to taste
- Refrigerate and serve.
Health benefits
Millet in Brukina contains magnesium, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, Vitamin B etc.
The milk contains Vitamin D and Calcium.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Burkina: Latest millet smoothie in town". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Recipe: Easy Steps To Prepare Burkina Drink". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ a b "NEWS". miczd.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "Burkina the Ghanaian drink you must try". Muse Africa. 2018-01-26. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2013-09-05). "FDA trains 'Burkina' drink producers in Accra". Ghana Business News. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Brukina: A nutritious food contaminated with E. coli - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
External links
- Video how to prepare Brukina
