Qita Maize Wheat Flour Pancake
Qita commands respect among the Burji’s as a breakfast dish and an all-day snack. Uniquely prepared with a mix of corn and wheat flour, Qita is deliciously spiced and is enjoyed by the entire family.
Ingredients
2 cups (312 g) wheat flour, refined
3 cups (533 g) maize flour, white, refined
1 tbsp. (7 g) yeast, dry
3 ¼ cups (835 g) water
½ tbsp. (6 g) salt, iodized
4 tbsp. (61 g) butter, cow
1 tbsp. (13 g) mixed spices
2 cloves garlic (2 g)
Preparation 2 hours 30 minutes | Cooking 40 minutes | Serves 4
• Measure wheat flour, maize flour, yeast, water and salt. Mix the flours (wheat and maize) in a bowl and add the salt.
• Heat the water in a pan until warm. Add ¼ cup of the water into the yeast. Create a hole in the flour and pour in the yeast mixture.
• Mix properly using hands. Keep adding the rest of the water to the flour gradually and mixing by hand.
• Set aside to rise for 2 hours.
• Melt the butter in a cooking pot. Add crushed garlic and mixed spices.
• Once they are evenly mixed, remove from the fire and sieve to remove residue.
• Add the butter preparation to the flour mixture and stir until evenly mixed.
• Heat a cooking pan for 4 minutes. Using a small soup spoon, pour 2 scoops of the batter onto the heated pan.
• Using your hands, spread it out into the desired thickness.
• Cover the pan. After 3 minutes, it will have turned golden brown. Flip it over.
• After 2 minutes, flip it over again.
• Keep turning over until it hardens.
• Add desired batter and spread. One piece takes 8 minutes to cook.
• Again, pour 2 scoops onto the pan. Using the hands,spread to desired size.
• Repeat process until all the batter is used.
Nutrition data per 100g of recipe:
Energy 1,017 kJ/ 241 kcal │| Fat 5.6 g │| Carbohydrates 41.2 g |│ Protein 5.1 g │| Fibre 2.8 g │
Vitamin A 62 mcg │ Iron 2.8 mg |│ Zinc 1.81 mg
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