Tuwo Shinkafa for Dinner

How to PrepareTuwo Shinkafa:

Tuwo Shikanfa is made from a particular brand of rice short-grain rice. Tuwo Shinkafa is a staple food for the people in the Northern part of Nigeria, but other people from different tribes also take this food.

Below is the method for cooking Tuwo Shinkafa:

Ingredients:

-Short/medium grain soft rice

-Water

-White nylon for rapping.

Preparation: 

1.Before you make the Tuwo, rinse the rice in cold water and put in a pot.

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

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

4.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 with spoon or spatula.

5.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 like you are mashing it.

6.Fold the mound of tuwo and repeat till all the rice grains have turned into a mass of tuwo, that is, when it is mashed fully.

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

7.Mix thoroughly and dish serving quantities onto a thin plastic film and wrap them up. 

8.This wrapping prevents the tuwo from drying up.

And enjoy your Tuwo Shinkafa with Miaya Kuka or Kubewa or any type of Soup you like.