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 have Cinnamon mandazi using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Cinnamon mandazi
- You need 500 gram of self raising flour.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- You need 3 tablespoon of sugar.
- You need Half of litre milk(one can use water instead).
- You need 1 teaspoon of squeezed lemon(optional).
- It's of Oil for deep frying.
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
- Sieve your dry ingredients.
- In a bowl make a well n add in you lemon n milk as you mix to make a dough,do it thoroughly to make a soft do n let it settle for 20-30 mnts.
- Divide your dough in portion then roll out each on flat area,from each cut out your desired pieces n deep fry then.
- Serve with tea or coffee.
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.
