Meheu - a nourishing drink
Enough water
1 cup of mealie-meal
2 cups of chimera (alf alfa or similar)
Method
1. Bring water to the boil in a saucepan.
2. Mix the mealie- meal and 1 cup of chimera with water, into a paste.
3. Stir the thin paste into boiling water and continue stirring until it boils for a short time.
4. Remove from the heat and leave until cold.
5. Dilute with cold water if it is too thick. Pour into a suitable pfuko (earthen-ware) pot.
6. Add the remaining 1 cup of chimera and stir, cover and leave to ferment overnight.
7. Serve the next day as a beverage.
