KUNUN GYADA

Kunun Gyada is a Northern Nigerian pap made with raw groundnuts and rice. If making Kunun Gyada, you boil groundnut milk and add to rice blended with cool water. 

Ingredients for making Kunun Gyada

 150g raw groundnuts (peanuts) soaked for 3hours

 50g soft rice variety soaked for 8 hours

 600 mls cool water

 Tamarind (tsamiya) or lemon juice if you do not have tamarind (tsamiya).

Directions for making Kunun Gyada

1. Ground your peanut and sieve then pour  the groundnut milk into a pot and start cooking on medium heat. Stir it at all the time so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pots. Lumps will also form if you do not stir it often.

2. When groundnut milk boils, slowly add the rice blend while stirring at the same time.

3. When it boils again, add the tamarind juice or lemon juice.

4. Keep stirring and once it heats up again, it is ready to be served. 

Serve your kunun gyada with akara, masa, fried yam, moi moi or just serve it as a meal.

BY, FIRDAUSI MUSA DANTSOHO

How to make northern Nigerian rice pancakes (sinasir)

Sinasir is a Northern Nigerian (Hausa) food, it is a rice recipe that looks like pancakes when fried. It is made with soft rice used for Tuwo Shinkafa.

Ingredients for making Sinasir

 180g soft rice for Tuwo soaked

 A handful cooked rice

 ½ teaspoon yeast

 1 small sliced onion

 Sugar (to taste)

 2 pinches of salt

 Vegetable oil: for frying

 Steps on how to make sinasir

1. Start by adding the cooked rice to the soaked rice and blend till smooth.

2. Then add the yeast and allow to rise.

3. After your batter have raised add the onions, sugar and salt and mix thoroughly.

4. Set your frying pan on the heat, preferably use a non-stick frying pan.

5. Pour a small amount of oil into the pan.

6. Once your oil is hot, pour some batter into the pan making sure it is thin like pancakes.

7. Fry on medium heat.

8. Flip to fry the other side till golden brown. You may fry only one side if you wish but make sure you cover your frying pan while frying so that the other side  would be cooked by the steam. 

9. Serve with Vegetable Soup, Suya, pepper soup, ground kuli kuli, sugar, honey or eat like that . However you plan to eat it , it is a sumptuous meal. 

BY, FIRDAUSI MUSA DANTSOHO

The Mysterious / Secret Marriage of the Chief Of Air Staff And Humanitarian Affairs Minister.

After many speculation and rumours about the secret wedding of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management And Social Development  Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq and the Chief Of Air Staff Sadique Baba Abubakar, many Nigerians became curious and eager to know the truth of the story. Although Tozali Magazine was at first hesitant to report the  news of the marriage because of lack of evidence to substantiate it but it had actually become paramount  to  critically look into other media reports for validation or otherwise and to further seek to clear the air on the said secret wedding .

The rumours actual started with postings on some popular social media handles like Northern Hibiscus and others. After few days, many mainstream media and reputable newspapers, who were at first hesitant to report the news carried it. Although and reliably many close associates of the couple said that, the couple are still denying the marriage, dismissing it as a viral social media sensation. 

Many enquiries were made and seemed to confirm that the humanitarian minister might have tied the nuptial nut with the chief of air staff who had been her long time suitor. Close associates revealed that they are very much in love and have been in a relationship for a long time. Even though the secret wedding was only attended by six people (the Islamic consortium ( wali) and two witness from both side ) but it's a notorious fact that there had been commitments from both  parties for a very long time. The Chief was said to have since visited the bride's family and had asked for her hands in marriage in a normal Hausa traditional manner, months ego. According to media sources, the Fatiha took place in maitama jummuat mosque Abuja, the nation’s capital, on the 18th of September 2020 while other relatives of the bride /friends claimed that it happened in her Uncle's resident in Maitama .

The wedding which still remain a mystery for many Nigerians, took the whole of county by surprise as many were not expecting the wedding of such high and mighty members of the society to be done in secret. Many wonders why it happened that way and what were the couple hiding since marriage is a positive thing. Another group of Nigerians simply think that the wedding wasn’t announced because of the corona virus pandemic which protocols requires avoiding crowds and social distancing.  As it’s, It's still very difficult to ascertain if the marriage actually took place or not. 

 A year ago, there was a rumour that the humanitarian minister Sadiya Faruk married President Muhammadu Buhari which apparently turned out to be false.  

We congratulate the minister as we wish her a fruitful marriage if it really happened.  

By Maryam Idris

 

FALLING IN LOVE

Falling in love is having a strong and genuine feelings of attachment and love for someone, when you fall in love, you lack control of yourself and feelings, you always think of that particular person ,you can’t get them off your head, you can even experience restlessness or lack of sleep.

You meet someone and soon you're daydreaming about the future: where you'll go for vacation, what your wedding will be like, how they'll look in 20 years. If the thought of all that commitment isn't scary at all, it's a great sign you're falling in love. Scientists have theorized that this sort of speculation is more than just idle daydreaming; it's part of our biological drive towards reproduction (and yes, these drives exist even in relationships where babies are not on the cards).

There are things to be conscious of when falling in love, some of these facts are as follows,

1. When you fall in love make sure

It’s with somebody who treats you exactly how you deserve to be treated.

2. Love somebody who wants to

know everything about you, from

your favourite colour to your

Childhood memories how you

Managed to survive all those years.

3. Love somebody who can make

you laugh, who kisses your

Forehead and who notices all your

flaws but chooses to see past

them.

4. Love somebody who listens to

whatever is on your mind, who

protects you and always reminds

you how blessed they are to have

found you.

5. Love somebody who you can't

stay mad at for more than an hour

because you miss speaking to

them, who knows every freckle on

your face, every stretch mark on

your thighs, every scar and every

tear.

6. Love somebody who you can

plan your future with, and most

Importantly love somebody who is God fearing.

7. And lastly don't forget to make

them feel loved in return

Love is a beautiful thing, Falling in love is a weirdly sweet experience, but when falling deeply in love, one should be attentive to instincts and watch out for red flags and be careful not to fall for the wrong person.

By Maryam Idris

How to make Nigerian Egg Sauce

Egg Sauce is a  simple popular Nigerian food which is not time consuming and is also made with few ingredients . The main ingredients for the source are eggs, tomatoes, peppers, onions and vegetable oil.
Eggs are one of the few foods that are classified as "superfoods."They are also loaded with nutrients, some of which are rare in the modern diet.
Egg sauce Contains lots of vitamin C, vitamin A, good cholesterol, protein and calcium. Also high in  saturated fat.

INGREDIENTS
• 2 spoons sliced pepper
• Vegetable oil (200ml).
• 5 sliced fresh tomatoes.
• Sliced pepper to taste.
• 1 sliced onions.
• 2 cube of seasoning.
• Salt to taste.
• 2 spoons of Sliced Green Peppers (optional)
• Curry
• Thyme

STEP BY STEP ON HOW TO MAKE EGG SAUCE
1. Start by putting your frying pan on heat then add your vegetable oil, allow your oil to heat up for 1 min before adding your slice onions, tomatoes and pepper and stir then allow to fry for 10min.

2. Once fried add salt, seasoning cubes, curry, thyme and stir.

3. In a clean bowl beat your eggs and add to the frying tomato sauce. Allow to cook for a minute, then stir fry to break the egg into smaller pieces.

4. Your egg sauce is ready. You can serve with yam, rice, spaghetti or even bread.

5. Enjoy.

BY, FIRDAUSI MUSA DANTSOHO 

MANDIL / BADDU THE ANCIENT KANURI HEADSCARF

Mandil / Baddu the Ancient kanuri headscarf. Mandil is a general name for scarf, but this very one is

known as Mandil baddu in the kanuri language.

The elderly Kanuri and Shuwa women use this headscarf more often. From this Headscarf you can identify Kanuri and Shuwa elderly women descents in any crowd or gathering such as in markets places, ceremonial gatherings or even during pilgrimage outside of their countries.

Although, presently we do not have any facts to why is this colourfully designed Headscarf is so popular in Borno and Yobe states amongst the Kanuris and the Shuwas, but in the 1960s through to the mid 1980s you need to be a Kaka-Hajja,Ya-Hajja or Hajja (a grandmother, mother or a young woman that performed pilgrimage) before wearing this Scarf. Although, presently we do not have any facts to why is this colourfully designed Headscarf is so popular in Borno and Yobe states amongst the Kanuris and the Shuwas, but in the 1960s through to the mid 1980s you need to be a Kaka-Hajja,Ya-Hajja or Hajja (a grandmother, mother or a young woman that performed pilgrimage) before wearing this Scarf. 

Time has changed that even younger ones that have never performed Hajj are wearing it in this present

days. Mandil Baddu is nowadays worn for occasions like Wushe wushe during weddings or cultural days at schools. And it has become popular amongst other tribes in Nigeria.

 By  Hindatu Abdullahi