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Masa (Waina)

Name: Masa (Waina)
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 3 cups parboiled short-grain rice, soaked 4 hours; 1 cup cooked rice; 1 tsp yeast, 2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt; Warm water as needed; Oil for the masa pan; Honey, miyan taushe or yaji to serve

Northern rice pancakes — soaked rice ground with yeast and ferment-leavened, then cooked in a dimpled pan into golden cushions, eaten with honey or yaji.

Photo: Hajjare · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

1h 30m 6 servings Easy

Ingredients

3 cups parboiled short-grain rice, soaked 4 hours
1 cup cooked rice
1 tsp yeast, 2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt
Warm water as needed
Oil for the masa pan
Honey, miyan taushe or yaji to serve

Method

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Blend soaked rice with cooked rice and a little warm water to a thick smooth batter.

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1
Blend soaked rice with cooked rice and a little warm water to a thick smooth batter.
2
Stir in yeast, sugar and salt. Cover and ferment in a warm place 1.5-2 hours until bubbly.
3
Heat a masa pan or small non-stick skillet, brush with oil, pour a ladle of batter into each cup.
4
Cook 2 minutes, flip and cook 2 more until puffed and golden. Serve hot.