Are you in need of something fun to take after a stressful day at work? Then you should totally try this rich soya milk drink.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n
1 De Rica cup soya beans (650g or 1.4 lbs)<\/p>\n
4 litres (1 gallon) cold water<\/p>\n
15 dates (dabino, d\u00e1til, datte)<\/p>\n
1 vanilla pod or 1 cap vanilla flavour<\/p>\n
Blender<\/strong><\/p>\n
Sieve<\/strong><\/p>\n
Notes on the ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n
Soya beans are sold in Nigerian markets by those who sell other staple food like rice, beans<\/a> etc. Vanilla pod or vanilla flavour is sold in bakery ingredients shops.<\/p>\n
The quantity of water listed above is what gives me the consistency of soya milk<\/a> that I like. You can add more or less water if you wish.<\/p>\n
Dates (known as dabbing in Hausa, d\u00e1til in Spanish and datte in French) is a natural sweetener for soy milk. If you do not have it, add sugar to your taste. You can buy dates from any supermarket in the world. In Nigeria, Mallams that see coconut and tiger nuts (aki awusa, ofio, aya) sell dates.<\/a> Just ask them for dabino.<\/p>\n
There are other flavours and ingredients you can add when making soya milk: milk flavour, powdered milk<\/a> etc but I prefer mine basic and tasting like pure soya milk.<\/p>\n
Preparations:<\/strong><\/p>\n
After almost 10 hours, rinse and remove the seeds from the dates. Then cut into pieces.<\/p>\n
Rub the soaked soybeans between your palms to separate the skin from the beans.<\/p>\n
Pour more water and watch the skin come to the surface.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Decant the skin using the method of decanting the skin when peeling beans for Nigerian Moi Moi.<\/a><\/p>\n
Strain the blend using a sieve.<\/strong><\/p>\n
When it is about to boil, scoop out the foam so it does not over-flow.<\/p>\n
Turn off the heat and leave to cool down completely.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Enjoy soya milk with cookies, Nigerian Puff Puff or any other pastry.<\/a><\/p>\n