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Tuwo Shinkafa

Tuwo shinkafa or rice tuwo/balls as fondly called is a type of swallow popularly eaten in the Northern part of Nigeria. Tuwo shinkafa is made with rice and it can be eaten with any type of Nigerian soups
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Nigerian
Keyword: Tuwo, Tuwo shinkafa
Servings: 4
Author: Ajoke

Ingredients

  • 500 g Arborio rice any other small grain or long grain rice would do just fine too
  • Water
  • Hand blender/wooden ladle turning stick

Instructions

  • Rinse the rice and place in a pan, cover with enough water to cook about 3 inches high and place on medium heat. Keep an eye on the rice to avoid burning and add more water if needed. The rice can be very tricky to cook but if you keep the heat on medium heat, you shouldn’t have any trouble with it. Cook rice till it is soggy and mushy. If you have a hand mixer, here is the time to get it out and your job faster and a lot easier and if you don’t have a hand blender, get your wooden ladle, time to work those arms baby. 
    Use the hand blender to mix the rice together till it all comes together and sticky. The same method applies if you are using a wooden ladle. Serve the tuwo rice as you would with any other swallow and pair with soup of choice. I served mine with gbegiri. OMG, it was too good to be true.

Notes

A quicker option for making tuwo shinkafa is using rice flour, trust me they taste the same