Kenyan delicacy"Vitumbua"
Joyce Ng'ong'a @Joyjoyce
Vitumbua are coastal East- African dish made of rice or rice flout and coconut. They are delightfully delicious!
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Soak the rice overnight, and then drain completely. Make sure no water remains in the rice, and you can do this by leaving it in a sieve to drain for as long as you can.
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Put the rice, coconut milk, yeast and cardamom powder into your blender and blend until completely smooth. This may take a while but stick to it. Keep blending for a full minute at a time, giving the blender a rest of a few seconds between pulses. Once you're satisfied that the rice has been mashed completely and your batter is smooth, pour it out into a bowl, cover and set aside to rise for 30-60mins.
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This is how thick the batter will look after 30-60 mins. Add the sugar and mix it in using your hand. Make sure you mix it completely such that no sugar granules remain.
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Once the sugar is mixed in, the batter will become lighter and slightly more runny in consistency
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If you have an appam pan like the one in the pic, use it for smaller sized vitumbua. Otherwise use the smallest karai that you've got. Add oil into it, half a tsp. per slot if you're using an appam, otherwise more if using a bigger pan. Heat it up on medium.
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Carefully, pour your batter into the pan. Do not over-fill.
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As the vitumbua cook, you will notice tiny bubbles forming all over the batter in the pan. This is a good sign, it means your vitumbua will have the perfect sieve-like texture. Keep the heat on low so that the vitumbua cook through without burning
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When you notice the vitumbua firming up and their bottoms look colored, gently turn each one over and cook the other side. You can use a skewer or flat wooden stick for this.
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Cook the other side to a good golden color. Remove and continue this method for the rest of your batter. Serve warm.
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This how the Appam pan looks like.
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