Cinnamon mandazi. This is Kenyan receipie #mandazi #cinnamonmandazi. Simple mandazi recipe with lemon zest and cinnamon. Mandazi (Swahili: Mandazi, Maandazi), is a form of fried bread that originated on the Swahili Coast.
Mandazi: Here's a treat from Kenya! These light and fluffy mandazis are perfect! Mandazi/Mahamri can also be called a Swahili Doughnut and originated from the Swahili Coast. You can cook Cinnamon mandazi using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Cinnamon mandazi
- You need 2 of (plus1/3 add where need be in bits) cups self raising flour.
- Prepare 2 1/2-3 tbsp of sugar.
- It's 1 of egg.
- You need 2 tbsp of melted butter.
- It's 1/2 cup of warm milk.
- You need 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
I'm back with the first official recipe to our kitchen affairs. Mandazi. (Maandazi, Ndao, Mahamri, Mamri, Swahili Bun, Swahili Coconut Doughnut). This African snack is very popular in countries such as Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Easy Mandazi- East African Beignet made easier and quicker with self-rising flour or baking powder.
Cinnamon mandazi step by step
- Gather all your ingredients.
- Add the melted butter to a medium size mixing bowl followed by sugar, egg, milk and cinnamon. Whisk all ingredients together till well incorporated.
- Add the flour to the wet ingredients. Start kneading until the dough is smooth and soft..
- Cover the dough using a clean chicken towel and keep in a warm place. Let it sit for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 5/6 balls. Roll them out to 1.5/2 inches thickness and cut them to your desired shape..
- Place your skillet on your cooker and add oil for frying the mandazi and heat it till it’s hot enough.
- Once hot start frying your mandazi in bits till they are all cooked..
- Serve with your favorite cup of tea/ coffee etc.
See recipes for Soft mandazis, Super soft Mandazi too. Mandazi, also known as the Swahili Bun or Swahili Coconut Doughnut, is a form of fried dough food/bread that originated on the Swahili Coast. It is one of the principal desserts in the cuisine of Africans who inhabit the Great Lakes located in Kenya of east Africa. Mandazi are subtly sweet, making them more versatile than sugary, Western-style doughnuts. They're often used to sop up savory curries, such as pigeon peas cooked in coconut milk.