Gari soakings snack is basically a light meal prepared using gari as the main ingredient. The other ingredients are sugar, honey, and milk, along with other additional ingredients like nuts, fruit pieces, yoghurt, and mayonnaise. It can be eaten at any time, but preferably during the day, as some people tend to complain of stomach aches when eaten in the evenings or at night.
The MiGold Yellow Gari is a carbohydrate food made from cassava root tubers. It is a granular, whitish grit with a hint of fermentation in its flavor. There are two main colors: white and yellow. Palm oil is used during frying to give the food its yellow color. Read further on Yellow Gari nutritional facts, USP, how to prepare gari porridge and Eba meals videos: https://eea-marketing.com/product-uses/ Gari has a slightly sour flavor. Gari is comparable to grits or semolina couscous. Gari soakings are very popular in Nigeria, Ghana, and other West African countries. For further reading on Gari, https://eea-marketing.com/blog/gari-the-food-product/
INGREDIENTS FOR YELLOW GARI SOAKINGS
¼ cup of MiGold Yellow Gari or any other quality yellow gari.
4 tablespoons of milk, or a bit more if it’s fresh milk.
Sugar or honey, to taste.
Optional ingredients:
2 tablespoons of peanuts or any other types of nuts, including pistachios.
Add 2 tablespoons of fruits cut into small pieces, dry or fresh, to taste.
Put in 2 tablespoons of yogurt (plain or flavored), or to taste.
If preferred, add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise or to taste.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YELLOW GARI SOAKINGS
1. Pour the MiGold Yellow Gari into a fine, medium-sized bowl
2. Add water, preferable cold or at room temperature, to just cover the whole gari in the bowl and start stirring it in. If the gari you are using is of top-notch quality, like MiGold Gari, then you will have no need to pour out any impurities from the top.
Increase the water if needed, but not too much, or the Soakings will become too watery and not have the creamy texture you want. Please note that Gari is self-raising or swells 3 to 4 times its volume when mixed with water, so mind the size of the bowl you use or it will overflow it.
3. Put in sugar or honey to taste; stir it in.
4. Include some milk to the mixture, stir it in, and you’re done.
5. Any optional ingredients can be added to complete the snack.
Eat the snack with any spoon; you can also eat it with a slice of bread, a biscuit, or any pastry. It’s absolutely delicious as an afternoon snack. Try it and thank me later. To read further on the Health Benefits of Gari, https://eea-marketing.com/blog/health-benefits-of-gari-2/
