East African Breakfast Platter

Name: East African Breakfast Platter
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Mandazi / Mahamri (Doughnuts); 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; as required warm milk; as required oil to deep fry; For Uji Wa Wimbi (Porridge):; 3 tbsp. millet flour (I used Sorghum / Jowar flour); 2 + 1/2 cup water; 2-3 tbsp. sugar / honey or to taste; 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder; For Fried Nduma (Arrowroot):; 2-3 Arbi, boiled, peeled & cut into thick slices; pinch salt; pinch pepper or to taste; 2 tbsp. oil to shallow fry; For Fried Sweet Potato:; 1 medium size sweet potato, boiled, peeled & cut into thick slices; pinch salt; pinch pepper powder or to taste; 2 tbsp. oil to shallow fry

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#nonindian - This is a typical East African breakfast menu that are very popular. On this platter you will find MANDAZI, a deep fried doughnut which is the most favourite of all. It is generally served with tea or chai in the Swahili lingo. The other dish is UJI WA WIMBI, a porridge made of millet flour. Next comes NDUMA (Arrowroot) & SWEET POTATO, that are boiled and shallow fried. So the locals generally start their day with either of these dishes or as preferred. All in all a healthy breakfast to kick start a day.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

For Mandazi / Mahamri (Doughnuts)
1 cupplain flour
2 tbspbutter
pinchsalt
3 tbsppowdered sugar
1/2 tspbaking powder
1egg
1/4 tsp.cardamom powder
as requiredwarm milk
as requiredoil to deep fry
ForUji Wa Wimbi (Porridge):
3 tbsp.millet flour (I used Sorghum / Jowar flour)
2 + 1/2 cup water
2-3 tbsp.sugar / honey or to taste
1/4 tsp.cardamom powder
For Fried Nduma (Arrowroot):
2-3Arbi, boiled, peeled & cut into thick slices
pinchsalt
pinchpepper or to taste
2 tbsp.oil to shallow fry
ForFried Sweet Potato:
1medium size sweet potato, boiled, peeled & cut into thick slices
pinchsalt
pinchpepper powder or to taste
2 tbsp.oil to shallow fry

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Steps

1

Mandazi - 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 damp 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.
4

Uji Wa Wimbi - Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Meanwhile mix together millet flour and 1/2 cup water into a paste.
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When the water comes to a boil, add the sugar/ honey and cardamom powder. Simmer till the sugar dissolves.
6

Then add the flour paste and continue to simmer on a low flame till it turns thick to a desired consistency. Switch off the flame and serve as breakfast, garnished with a pinch of cardamom powder.
7

Nduma - Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the sliced arrowroot on both sides till they are light golden in colour. Drain and sprinkle salt and pepper. Your simple breakfast is ready.
8

Fried Sweet Potato - Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the sliced sweet potato on both sides till they are light golden in colour. Drain and sprinkle salt and pepper. So Breakfast is ready.