Cookbook:Wainar Filawa (Hausa Pancake)

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Wainar filawa is a type of Hausa pancake. Waina is a type of fried cake, and filawa refers to flour, so the name roughly translates to 'flour pancake'. This version contains added vegetables.

Ingredients

 * Wheat flour
 * Salt
 * Water
 * Palm oil
 * Onion, sliced
 * Chile or bell pepper, sliced

Equipment

 * Bowl
 * Frying pan
 * Stove

Procedure

 * 1) Combine flour and salt in a bowl.
 * 2) Gradually stir in water until you have a batter of medium thickness.
 * 3) Stir in some palm oil, then the sliced onions and pepper.
 * 4) Heat a frying pan, and brush with a small amount of oil
 * 5) Pour the batter into the pan, and cook until it turns golden.
 * 6) Flip the pancake, and cook until golden.
 * 7) Remove from the heat, and serve.