African Ginger Beer – Non Alcoholic

This fruit-flavored and non-alcoholic Ginger beer is very famous in Africa. It is typically made up of pounded ginger roots and lime mixed with water and sugar and served over ice.

This Ginger beer is very famous in Africa, especially in the Western regions. This recipe could be fermented or matured for a few hours, but I made it the unfermented version.

It is typically made up of pounded ginger roots and lime mixed with water and sugar, but I found this mildly fruit-flavored ginger beer recipe that really fascinated me.

The sweetness of the pineapple with the spicy ginger almost reminded me of the sugarcane juice that I used to drink back in India. People give this drink to children to cure minor stomach ailments. Some also use a bit of peppercorn in the drink, but I did not use that here. It is fun to sip this Non-alcoholic ginger beer throughout the meal.

Preparation time – 10 mins
Cooking time – none
Difficulty level – easy

Ingredients to make African Ginger Beer – (makes about a quart)

• Fresh ginger roots – ¼ cup (peeled and sliced)
• Pineapple - 2 cups (chopped)
• Lime juice – 4 tablespoon (from 1 large lime)
• Sugar – ¼ cup to ½ cup (depending on how sweet you like the drink)
• Ice cubes – to serve
• Water – 4 cups

Procedure –

• In a blender, add the ginger roots, pineapple, and lime juice with about 2 cups of water and grind it to a smooth paste.

• Strain the juice through a fine strainer and grind the pulp again with about a cup of water.

• Strain this juice also and then add the sugar, and the remaining cup of water and mix well.

• Serve the Non-Alcoholic Ginger Beer over crushed ice.

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Recipe

African Ginger Beer – Non-Alcoholic

This fruit flavored and non alcoholic Ginger beer is very famous in Africa especially in the Western regions. This recipe could be fermented or matured for few hours, but I made it the unfermented version. It is typically made up of pounded ginger roots and lime mixed with water and sugar, but I found this mildly fruit flavored recipe here that really fascinated me.

5 from 9 votes

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Course: Breakfast, Kids Friendly, Quick and Easy

Cuisine: African

Diet: Low Salt, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 People

Calories: 393kcal

Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

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  bowl
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  spatula
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  Glass

Ingredients

• ▢ ¼ cup Fresh ginger roots Peeled and sliced
• ▢ 2 cups Pineapple Chopped
• ▢ 4 tablespoon Lime juice From 1 large lime
• ▢ ¼ -½ cup Sugar Depending on how sweet you like the drink
• ▢ to serve Ice cubes
• ▢ 4 cupa Water

Instructions

• In a blender, add the ginger roots, pineapple and lime juice with about 2 cups of water and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Strain the juice through a fine strainer and grind the pulp again with about a cup of water.
• Strain this juice also and then add the sugar, remaining one cup of water and mix well.
• Serve the African Ginger Beer over crushed ice.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 103g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 530mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 84g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Vitamin C: 177mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg

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