Donkwa or Tanfiri is a healthy and savory Nigerian snack made with cornmeal and groundnuts(peanuts). it is sometimes spicy and It’s one of those snacks that does not require cooking.

This Maize-peanut balls donkwa is a street snack made from roasted, dried, and milled maize and groundnuts/peanuts. It is soft and melts in the mouth, and is often confused with Kuli kuli.

Ingredients for donkwa/tanfiri
1. 250 grams corn meal(made from roasted corn)
2. 70 grams  of ground Peanut/groundnut OR groundnut powder
3. 2 pinches of ground chili powder
4. 1 tablespoonful of sugar
5. 1 pinch of ground clove
6. 2 tablespoons of peanut oil(sunflower or canola oil is also okay)
7. 2  tablespoons of water

How to prepare Donkwa
Step 2 Pour the corn meal, groundnuts, sugar, ground chili powder, and ground clove into a blender and grind until all the ingredients are well combined to form a smooth fine powder.

Step1 Transfer the fine powder into a large bowl. Then Scoop out some of the powder into a smaller bowl, gradually add drops of water and oil, mix well and mold into balls.

Its health benefit include boosting Your Memory, boosting Fertility, and helps regulates your blood Sugar