Mitai

Name: Mitai
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour; 1 cup heavy coconut milk; 11/2 tablespoon instant yeast; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon cardamon powder; 2 cups sugar(adjustable); 1 cup water; Pinch cardamon powder

Kandi's Spicy Kitchen @KandiMT

Kenya

I love anything that has coconut in it and these were super sweet.

Kandi's Spicy Kitchen @KandiMT

Kenya

I love anything that has coconut in it and these were super sweet.

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Ingredients

3 cupsall purpose flour
1 cupheavy coconut milk
11/2 tablespooninstant yeast
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
1/4 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspooncardamon powder
For Sugar Coating
2 cupssugar(adjustable)
1 cupwater
Pinchcardamon powder

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Steps

1

In a bowl put in the flour, yeast,salt,baking powder,cardamon and give it a mix.
2

Add in the coconut milk as you knead until your dough is not sticky on the hands.
3

Let it sit for about One hour.
4

When ready cut out the dough into big circles and roll out.
5

Cut into strips and divide each into small diamonds and do the same to the rest of the dough.
6

Once you are done dividing fry them in oil until golden brown on both sides.
7

For the Sugar coating.Boil sugar,water and cardamon all together until the syrup thickens a little bit.
8

Add in the fried mitai's and lower the heat.
9

With both hands hold your sufuria and toss the mitai's so that they can be covered by the syrup evenly.
10

Do it over and over until the syrup dries up and becomes powdery.Make sure they are perfectly coated.
11

Serve and enjoy!!!