How To Prepare Sinasir (Rice Pancakes)

Sinasir is a Northern Nigerian (Hausa) rice recipe
fried like pancakes. It is prepared with the soft
variety of rice, the type used for Tuwo Shinkafa.  Ingredients for Sinasir
180g soft rice for Tuwo
A handful cooked rice
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1 small onion
Sugar (to taste)
2 pinches of salt
Vegetable oil: for frying
Before you cook the Sinasir
1. Soak the 180g of soft rice for 3 to 4 hours.
2. Boil some rice that will be equivalent to a handful
when done.
3. Cut the onions into tiny pieces.
Directions
1. Add the cooked rice to the soaked rice and blend
till smooth.
2. Add the yeast and allow to rise.
3. Add the onions, sugar and salt and mix
thoroughly.
4. Set a frying pan on the stove, preferably a non-
stick frying pan.
5. Pour a small amount of oil into the pan.
6. Once hot, pour some batter into the pan making
sure it is thin like pancakes.
7. Fry on medium heat till the top cakes.
8. 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, Nigerian Suya , Pepper
Soup or eat like that as my toddler does lol.
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Thanks for sharing the Sinasir recipe with us.