Kaimati coated with sugar syrup

Name: Kaimati coated with sugar syrup
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 c all purpose flour; 3/4 c yogurt; 1 tsp yeast; 1 c sugar; 1/2 c water; 1 tsp cardamon powder; Lemon rind, grated; Oil for frying

Winnie Kulumba @w_kush

Kilifi

Something different for my 4 o'clock tea snack, tis the season to be jolly #festivecontest coast #authormarathon

Winnie Kulumba @w_kush

Kilifi

Something different for my 4 o'clock tea snack, tis the season to be jolly #festivecontest coast #authormarathon

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Ingredients

1 call purpose flour
3/4 cyogurt
1 tspyeast
1 csugar
1/2 cwater
1 tspcardamon powder
Lemon rind, grated
Oil for frying

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Steps

1

In a bowl mix flour, yeast and yogurt and beat together until well combined. Add a few tablespoons of water if too dry. The batter should be very thick almost like a wet dough
2

Leave it to rest and rise for an hour in a warm place
3

Heat oil in a wok, use medium temp. Drop spoonfuls into hot oil and fry till golden brown turning regularly. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels
4

To make the sugar coating, in a sufuria add water, sugar, cardamon and rind and let it boil on low heat until bubbles start to appear stirring occasionally to ensure al the sugar is dissolved. The syrup should be consistency of honey when cooled
5

Drop the fried kaimati in warm sugar syrup and coat thoroughly. Line a plate with aluminium foil and serve with tea or hot chocolate