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Masa

Name: Masa
Prep time: 12 h
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 12 h 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups short grain rice soaked overnight rice; 1/2 cup cooked rice; 1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast; 3 tbsp sugar; a pinch baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda); 1/2 tsp salt; Water, as needed; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for the pan

Fermented rice cakes, crisp outside and spongy inside. Northern Nigeria's street breakfast.

50 minTime

4 gProtein each

mildSpice

12hPlan ahead. Soak for 12 hours first; the 50 minutes come after.

The tanda pan2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayFermented rice batter, cooked in a tanda pan.

The original

289kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

50minutessame

Classic masa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1½ cups short grain rice, soaked overnight

Cooked rice½ cup

Instant dry yeast1½ tsp

Sugar3 tbsp

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)a pinch

Salt½ tsp

Wateras needed

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for the pan

Method

4 steps

1Blend the soaked rice, cooked rice and yeast with just enough water to make a thick, smooth batter.
2Cover and ferment in a warm spot until bubbly and risen, 6 to 8 hours or overnight.
3Stir in sugar, salt and baking soda.
4Oil the wells of a masa or aebleskiver pan, fill with batter, cover and cook on low, then flip.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a stack with honey or sugar, or with a peppery soup and a sprinkle of suya spice.

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Masa

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