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resistance when you press them, then it needs to be cooked some more.

  • Reduce the heat to low, add a little bit more water and continue cooking till the water dries.

 

  • Repeat the process till the rice is so soft that it melts when you press on it.

 

  • Once you're happy, mash the rice with a wooden spatula by moving the rice in small quantities from the far end of the pot to your side of the pot.

 

  • Fold the mound of tuwo and repeat till all the rice grains have turned into a mass of tuwo.

 

  • Cover and leave it to steam for about 2 minutes.

 

  • Mix thoroughly and dish serving quantities onto a thin plastic film and wrap them up. This wrapping prevents the tuwo from drying up.

 

  • You can also serve them in smaller balls as shown in the image above.

 

Tuwo Shinkafa

Tuwo is a Hausa meal usually taken in the afternoon for lunch. It can be taken with choice soups and stews.

Ingredients

  • Short/Medium grain soft rice

  • Water (enough quantity to cook the rice till very soft and sticky)

Directions

  • Pour just enough water to cover the rice and start cooking at medium heat.

  • When the first dose of water dries up, check the rice by mashing it between your fingers. If the rice grains have even a tiny 

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