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Sinasir (Nigerian Rice Pancake)

Sinasir is a rice pancake popular in the northern part of Nigeria. It is made from cooked and soaked short-grained rice as used in tuwo shinkafa.

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  • Read all 7 method steps from beginning to end.
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Method

  1. 01

    Place the rice in a bowl, and cover it with about 1 inch of water. Soak for several hours.

  2. 02

    Blend the soaked and parboiled rice in a blender until you get a smooth batter, adding water as necessary.

  3. 03

    Transfer the batter to a bowl, then mix in the yeast and sugar. Cover and let ferment at room temperature for a few hours.

  4. 04

    Mix in onion, salt, and baking powder.

  5. 05

    Heat a non-stick frying pan, and grease with a thin layer of oil.

  6. 06

    Scoop in enough batter to make a thin layer in the pan. Cook until the bottom is browned and the pancake is cooked through.

  7. 07

    Remove the pancake, and repeat the greasing and cooking process with the remaining batter.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to Halima Waziri; view original image record .