How to Prepare Wainan Fulawa in 10 Easy Steps

Updated: Jan 30, 2022
By Fatima Sani
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Wainan Fulawa recipe is a northern Nigerian delicacy fried in a manner just like Sinasir. Its primary ingredient is wheat flour. It is quite easy to make. Stay with me as I show you how to prepare this delicious northern Nigerian cuisine.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed for the preparation are:

  1. Two (2) cups of flour
  2. Fresh pepper
  3. Seasoning cubes
  4. Salt to taste
  5. Vegetable oil
  6. Two (2) eggs (optional)

Procedure for Preparing Wainan Fulawa

STEP 1: Get a clean bowl, sieve the flour, and set it aside.

STEP 2: Grind your pepper and put it inside the sieved flour. Then;

STEP 3: Slice the onions into small pieces and put them inside.

STEP 4: Add a little water and stir it together. Then;

STEP 5: If you choose to make use of egg, whisk the egg in a small bowl and add your seasoning cubes to tastes.

STEP 6: Add water gradually until it is well combined or mixed. Then;

STEP 7: Place a frying pan over medium or low heat and add some oil – just a little vegetable oil.

STEP 8: When the vegetable oil gets hot, pour in the batter. When frying, you will see bubbles on top of the Wainan Fulawa.

STEP 9: Flip it to the other side and allow it to fry for 2 minutes but in low heat.

STEP 10: When done, turn off the heat, and your Wainan Fulawa is done.

How to Serve Wainan Fulawa

It is served with grinded dry pepper and if you like, you could take it with fried palm oil. More so, Kunun Gyada, Kunun Tsamiya, Kunun Tamba, and most Kunus will go with it.

It tastes better when served hot.

Occasions to Serve Wainan Fulawa Best

This delicacy can be prepared any day, anytime, anywhere. As a result, you can take it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, naming ceremonies, sallah periods, birthday parties, wedding ceremonies, etc.

How to Store Wainan Fulawa

Wainan Fulawa is just like Sinasir in terms of storage. It is best stored in a cool and dry place like a warmer. Also, it can last for 2 days. It makes it last longer when stored in a refrigerator.

Nutritional Value of Wainan Fulawa

Wainan Fulawa is majorly composed of carbs but also has moderate amounts of protein. Here are the nutrition facts for 3.5 ounces which is equivalent to 100 grams of whole-grain wheat flour: calories (340), water (11%), protein (13.2grams), sugar (0.4 grams) carbs (72 grams), fibre (10.7 grams), and fat (2.5 grams).

In addition, eating Wainan Fulawa has many health benefits which make it an interesting delicacy.

Conclusion

Wainan Fulawa recipe is delicious as a lot of people I know have testified. It is one of my favourite local delicacies and I love to take it for breakfast.

It will interest you to know that you don’t necessarily need to fry it with vegetable oil, palm oil too can do the job just fine.

Now that you know how to prepare Sinasir, tell me in the comments section below your experience on it.

You are always welcome to Northpad Nigeria for more local Northern Nigerian delicacies.

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