Fura (food)

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Fura
Fura da nono.jpg
A Fulani woman preparing fura da nono
Region or stateWest Africa
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsMillet

Fura is a type of food originating with the Fulanis and Hausas in West Africa.[1] It is a millet dough ball, with "fura" meaning millet ball. It is also eaten in Niger and Ghana.[2][3][4] The millet is grounded into a powdered form, rolled and molded into balls, then mashed and mixed with Nono - a fermented milk.[5] The combination of fura and nono is forms the Fura Da Nono drink, a locally-made drink that contains carbohydrate and fiber.[6] The fura food and the fura da nono drink are popular in Northern Nigeria. They are served during special occasions and as a meal in the afternoons[7]

Preparation[]

Ingredients[]

  • Ground millet or Guinea corn
  • Ground peppers
  • Dried ground chili
  • Dried ground ginger
  • Ground cloves
  • Salt to taste[8]

Steps[]

The millet is first washed, then the peels are removed. It is dried and ground. Dried ginger, cloves, and chili pepper are ground together and added to the powdered millet. Salt is added to the mixture before it is poured into a mortar and pounded while water is sprinkled gradually to form a dough. This is then molded into the desired shapes. The dough can also be poured into a bowl and covered with a leaf overnight for it to ferment. The balls are cooked in a pot, then pounded, and sprinkled with water again. The dough is pounded until it becomes very soft. The paste can then be shaped into balls. It is be dusted with millet or corn flour to prevent the fura from sticking together.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Abdulkareem, U. D. (2019-10-24). Diary of A Peasant Child. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-359-97353-8.
  2. ^ Telling Stories, Making Histories - Page 66 Certainly, the making of the classic dish, fura da nono (seasoned, boiled millet balls served with sour milk), represents such a blending of food resources and styles of cuisine. This suggests that a transfer of the cuisine of fura served with sour ...
  3. ^ African Farming and Food Processing 2005 Fura is a staple food for both Fulanis and Hausas. Wherever there is a settlement of these tribes, fura, kindrimo and nono are marketed. A number 3f the dealers of fura are women between 25 and 35 years of age without formal education.
  4. ^ www.ghanafoodnetwork.net http://www.ghanafoodnetwork.net/recipe/fura-fula-millet-smoothie/. Retrieved 2020-06-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "How Super Falcon player started million dollar suya, fura da nunu business with 50usd in the US". Vanguard News. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  6. ^ "Fura da Nono: Save yourself some money, learn how to make millet cereal". www.puls.ng.
  7. ^ Youngwiki, Iam (2020-09-06). "'Fura' seller benefits from modernised preparation process". www.publichealth.com.ng. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  8. ^ a b "How to prepare 'Fura' (Alkaline African smoothie)". Pulse Ghana. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2021-09-26.

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