{"id":1536,"slug":"gurasa-hausa-flatbread-with-vegetables","title":"Gurasa (Hausa Flatbread with Vegetables)","description":"Gurasa or \"light bread\" is a traditional Hausa/Fulani Food in northern Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. It is eaten as a light dish for lunch or breakfast.","ingredients_raw":["1 teaspoon active dry yeast","1 cup warm water","2 cups wheat flour","2 teaspoons powdered milk","1 teaspoon salt","Oil","Tomatoes, chopped","Onions, chopped","Red and green bell peppers, chopped","Yaji (chile flakes or powder) to taste","Salt to taste"],"ingredients_norm":["active dry yeast","warm water","wheat flour","powdered milk","salt","oil","tomato","onion","red and green bell pepper","yaji"],"steps":["Combine the yeast and warm water. Let rest for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.","Combine the flour, milk powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir in the yeast mixture to get a very thick and smooth batter.","Cover the bowl, and let the mixture rise for 1 hour.","Heat a skillet over medium heat, and add a thin coating of oil.","Scoop some batter into the skillet, and use the scoop to spread it into a circle.","Cook the gurasa until golden on the bottom. Flip it and cook until golden on the other side.","Remove the gurasa, and repeat the cooking process until you use up the rest of the batter.","Toss together the tomatoes, onions, peppers, chile powder, and a dash of oil. Season to taste with salt if desired.","Cut or tear the gurasa into pieces, and serve with the vegetable salad."],"categories":["Hausa recipes","Cookbook","Medium Difficulty recipes","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes for pancakes","Recipes using salt","Recipes using chile flake","Recipes using yeast","Recipes using oil and fat","Recipes using tomato","Recipes using onion","Recipes using red bell pepper","Recipes using green bell pepper","Recipes using powdered milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":90,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Gurasa_(Hausa_Flatbread_with_Vegetables)","source_ref":"4540971","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Gurasa_(Hausa_Flatbread_with_Vegetables)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"6e0166eaa268dabba8854665114a53442efb664c94db38000c08f429eea680e7","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:04Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:04Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/gurasa-hausa-flatbread-with-vegetables"}