For a very long time, I didn't know any other name for them than 'ofio'. The nice nuts we used to buy from mallams and abokis on our way back from school. They made me cough a lot, but I bought them still. Now, I know they are called Tiger nuts in English and I also know you can make some really nice and rich milk from them. I'll tell you how.

Soak the very dry nuts in a generous quantity of cold water for 2 days. Keep it in the fridge for the duration of the soaking so that the nuts do not ferment. Most tiger nuts sold in Nigeria are fresh and well hydrated so you'll only need to soak those ones for a few hours or overnight.
After the soaking, wash the nuts very well and sort out the bad ones, alternatively, you can do this before soaking.
Put them in your kitchen blender and pour just enough water to help the blades move. This is to make this milk as concentrated and tasty as possible, you can add more water later if you wish.
At this time you can add other ingredients: coconut, sugar, ginger and other flavors of your choice and blend them together. However, it's advisable to keep your flavors as natural and minimal as possible, you don't want to mask the flavor of the nuts themselves.
After blending, use a very fine sieve strainer or chiffon cloth to separate the milk from the chaff. Press well to make sure you squeeze out all the milk.
Put the dry chaff back in the blender, add more water and blend again. Then strain again.
Pour the extracted milk into bottles and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
By the way, the reason Tiger nuts made me cough when I was young was because I used to try to swallow the chaff, which is hard. If like me, you would rather swallow the chaff than spit it out (what a waste, abi, and undignified. Lol), simply chew it with groundnut. It softens the chaff, don't ask me about the chemistry involved, but it works. Only thing is that you get a mixed flavor.


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l am imagining blending this with strawberry!

do that and post the picture.

That's really exciting.

Does it have medicinal value ?

Waohhhh, never knew one could easily get a nice nice milkshake from this kind of nuts...pls like d guy b4 me, does it have any medicinal value?

Yes it does have nutritional and medicinal value:

Tigernuts are very healthy, they help to prevent hearth attacks, thrombosis and activate blood circulation. Due to the high contents of soluble glucose they prevent cancer and lately some investigators discovered that they reduce the risk of suffering colon cancer. The very high fibre content combined with a delicious taste, make them ideal for healthy eating.

They are also a great source of Vitamin C and E and also contain minerals like potassium and phosphorus.

Interesting

Beeseegurl:
Waohhhh, never knew one could easily get a nice nice milkshake from this kind of nuts...pls like d guy b4 me, does it have any medicinal value?

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Beeseegurl:
Waohhhh, never knew one could easily get a nice nice milkshake from this kind of nuts...pls like d guy b4 me, does it have any medicinal value?

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Beeseegurl:
Waohhhh, never knew one could easily get a nice nice milkshake from this kind of nuts...pls like d guy b4 me, does it have any medicinal value?

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Beeseegurl:
Waohhhh, never knew one could easily get a nice nice milkshake from this kind of nuts...pls like d guy b4 me, does it have any medicinal value?

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Beeseegurl:
Waohhhh, never knew one could easily get a nice nice milkshake from this kind of nuts...pls like d guy b4 me, does it have any medicinal value?

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