| Are you looking for that dish that is easy to make and also delicious? Look no further. Sinasir is the perfect snack for a lazy morning. |
Sinasir is a Northern Nigerian (Hausa) rice recipe fried like pancakes. It is prepared with rice, the type used for Tuwon Shinkafa but in this case, it is ground into a smooth paste.
Ingredients for Sinasir
- 180g soft rice for tuwo
- A handful of cooked rice
- ½ teaspoon yeast
- 1 small onion
- Sugar (to taste)
- 2 pinches of salt
- Vegetable oil: for frying
Before you cook the Sinasir
- Soak the 180g of soft rice for 3 to 4 hours.
- Boil some rice that will be equivalent to a handful when done.
- Cut the onions into tiny pieces.
Directions
- Add the cooked rice to the soaked rice and blend till smooth.
- Add the yeast and allow it to rise.
- Add the onions, sugar and salt and mix thoroughly.
- Set a frying pan on the stove, preferably a non-stick frying pan.
- Pour a small amount of oil into the pan.
- Once hot, pour some butter into the pan making sure it is thin like pancakes.
- Fry on medium heat till the top cakes.
- Flip to fry the other side till golden brown. You may fry only one side if you wish. Tastes delicious either way.
Serve with vegetable soup, suya, pepper soup, or eat like that and it will still be delicious.
