Mandazi

Name: Mandazi
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 2 tbsp. butter; pinch salt; 3 tbsp. powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 egg; 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder; warm milk as required; oil to deep fry

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#funwithflours - Mandazi is a traditional Yeast African breakfast. Preparing these yummy deep fried doughnuts brought back few fond memories. As a resident of Nairobi a couple of years back, I had the privilege of relishing them. In fact, my house help introduced me to these yummy small bites.

It is actually a very popular street food sold in all street corners and enjoyed by the local Swahili people. They are served warm with a cup of hot tea / coffee. Absolutely easy and a simple recipe but full of flavours, especially from the cardamom. Cinnamon too can be added instead. So do give it a try and enjoy for breakfast a la Swahili style.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1 cupplain flour
2 tbsp.butter
pinchsalt
3 tbsp.powdered sugar
1/2 tsp.baking powder
1egg
1/4 tsp.cardamom powder
warm milk as required
oil to deep fry

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Steps

1

Mix together flour and butter till it resembles bread crumbs. Then add all the other ingredients (except milk) and knead into a dough. Add milk if required. Cover with a samp cloth and keep aside for 30 minutes.
2

Divide the dough into two equal portions. Roll out each portion into a circle of 1/4" thickness. Cut into squares with a pizza cutter.
3

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry in batches till till light golden in colour. Drain on a kitchen towel and dust with some powdered sugar. Enjoy for breakfast with a hot cup of tea / coffee.