Cookbook: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.

Ingredients

 * Uncooked short-grain rice
 * Water
 * Parboiled short-grain rice
 * Instant yeast
 * Sugar
 * Onion, chopped
 * Salt
 * Baking powder (optional)
 * Vegetable oil

Equipment

 * Non-stick frying pan
 * Blender
 * Stovetop
 * Bowl

Procedure

 * 1) Soak the uncooked rice in a bowl of water for several hours.
 * 2) Blend the soaked and parboiled rice in a blender until you get a smooth batter, adding water as necessary.
 * 3) 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) Mix in onion, salt, and baking powder.
 * 5) Heat a non-stick frying pan, and grease with a thin layer of oil.
 * 6) 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) Remove the pancake, and repeat the greasing and cooking process with the remaining batter.