RICE RECIPE (MASA –RICE PUFF PUFF)

RICE RECIPE (MASA –RICE PUFF PUFF)

Hausa masa or Waina is a very popular snack in the northern part of Nigeria. Masa look like puff puff though the batter is made slightly watery unlike puff puff batter and not as sweet as puff puff. It is being prepared in such a quick session that, as you remove a batch from the pan you immediately adding a new set into the pan due to the uncontrollable heat from the firewood burner. The rice usually used for this meal is the type used for tuwo known locally as sinasir (very white in colour broken rice particles).

Ingredients                                    

•3 cups Rice (Tuwo rice)

•1 tsp. Potash (Akaun/Kanwa)

•1 tbsp. Sugar

•1/2 tsp. Salt

•1 tbsp. Yeast

Directions

  1.   Dissolve the potash in a medium sized bowl with water, pour the potash-water liquid into 2 cups of raw rice, make sure it covers and soaks it (Don't pour in the potash residue). Leave to sit for about 8-10 hours or overnight. This is done to ensure the potash which acts as a local tenderizer softens the rice while it ferments.

  2.    Boil 1 cup or raw rice till soft. mash in the pot with a spatula and set aside.

  3.    Wash the soaked rice and blend till smooth with clean water.

   Note: The batter should not be thick but runny.

                                         

  4.    Mix the Mashed rice with the ground rice, add yeast, sugar, salt then leave to froth and rise for about 25mins or less. Mix Once more and set aside

  5.   Grease the masa pan by pouring a little vegetable oil in each hole. Then, Gently pour the masa batter into the holes and drizzle the top with more vegetable oil. Cook for about 1min till golden brown, flip over to cook the other side.

  6.    Remove from the pan and serve.

Masa is usually served with dry spicy pepper, Yaji honey, stew, suya, soup, or just plain sugar.

                      

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