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How to delicious pinkanso at home

Pinkaso is a light crunchy, spiced, fried flour dumpling that s synonymous with the Hausa s from Ghana. It s enjoyed with Hausa Koko for breakfast and also as a savoury snack.

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Onions and chilies are blended into a smooth paste and added to the flour to make the thick batter.

Ingredients

All purpose flour

Baking soda

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Onions, chopped

Pepper

Yeast

Salt

Cooking oil

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Method

Blend pepper and onions.

Pour flour into a big bowl and add yeast, salt and baking soda

Mix thorough with clean hand and add the blended pepper and onions.

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Add water in bits while mixing with hand.

Cover with clean cloth for about 30- 45 minutes for the dough to rise.

Heat oil

Dip your hands in clean water and scoop some of the dough and create a hole in the middle as you put in the hot oil.

Transfer to a strainer when all sides turn golden brown.

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Serve pinkaso with sugar.

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