Thobwa Drink Recipe

Ingredients

Maize meal

Chimela made from fermented maize, or preferably from millet or sorghum which adds a beautiful reddish colour to the brew

Sugar to taste

Preparation

Make a thick porridge of maize meal

Let this porridge cook thoroughly

Dilute this porridge with water and let it cool

Once the watery porridge has cooled completely, add the chimela and stir well

Leave overnight to ferment

Next day, start boiling the Thobwa

This takes between 3 and 4 hrs.

The Thobwa has cooked completely when there are no more bubbles on top of the bubbling brew

Add sugar, wait till the temperature comes down

Enjoy

Recipe by Zambian Traditional Dishes