Masa (rice cake) is a simple snack that is common in the northern part of Nigeria. It is nice and enjoyable when served with soup (miyan taushe) or yagi (spiced ground pepper). However, many people prefer to eat it with suya (meat).
It is also easy to prepare when you have the right ingredients. However, it is rice cake; so you need the right type of rice known as tuwo shinkafa. It is preferable because it sticks together unlike the conventional rice.
Ingredients
Tuwo rice
Sugar
Yeast
Teaspoon of potash
Vegetable oil
Salt to taste
You will also need the masa baking pan and other basic cooking utensils
How to make masa
Get tuwo rice in a bowl. Divide into two equal parts.
Wash the first part and soak in a bowl with potash.
Soak a teaspoon of ground potash in half cup of water, allow to settle.
Then pour into the first part in a bowl, don’t add the residue.
Add more water and allow to soak for 8-10hours. It is best if you soak it overnight.
When you are ready to prepare the masa, get the second part of the tuwo rice.
Wash and boil it with just water.
Boil until it is very soft.
Go ahead and mash it to pulp.
Mix the ground rice with the mashed rice together.
Add sugar and salt to taste.
Add teaspoon of yeast, stir and allow frothing for 30 minutes.
The batter should be running, not thick.
Grease your masa pan with vegetable oil and scoop your batter into the pan.
Allow to cook until it is golden brown, and turn the other side with a spoon and also observe as it cooks and turns golden brown.
It is ready, serve with yaji, soup or suya.
