Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, butternut mandazi (swahili donuts). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Mandazi is a form of fried dough. Mandazi originates from East African Coast areas and is very popular in the East African region. Mandazi - an original east African doughnut recipe made of coconut and cardamom infused yeast dough.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts):
- Take 2 cup all-purpose flour
- Make ready 1 tsp baking powder
- Take 1 tsp cardamon spice
- Prepare 2 eggs
- Make ready 1 butternut or pumpkin
- Get 3 tbsp butter or margarine
- Take 1 vegetable oil for frying
- Make ready 4 tbsp sugar
- Make ready 1 pinch salt
I grew up in Mombasa- Kenya and over there we call these Mandazi because they aren't hollow inside unlike the 'Mahambri' that has a lovely air pocket, perfect for stuffing with coconut beans. Our neighbours in Tanzania call it half cake, its also known as Puff puff in west Africa and Biegnets New. These simple donuts from East Africa, known as mandazi, have a hint of cardamom and can be served as a sweet treat or alongside curry. Mandazi, also known as the Swahili Bun or Swahili Coconut Donut (Swahili: Mandazi), is a form of fried bread that originated on the Swahili Coast.
Instructions to make Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts):
- Boil the butternut or pumpkin. Then peel it.
- Mash up
- In a large bowl add the eggs, melted butter, cardamon spice, baking powder, sugar and a pitch of salt. Mix up
- Mix up the ingredients and later add the mash
- Keep adding the flour to the mix until the dough forms and becomes soft
- Once done, Cover with a plastic paper bag of dump cloth. Leave over night or for 8 to 12 hours
- Spilt the dough into two. And roll it flat not too thin not too thick. Cut into strip and later into squares
- Add oil in a sauce pan and heat it. Once hot. Deep it the squares in the oil. Fry until browned
- Serve it for breakfast or as a snack
It is one of the principal dishes in the cuisine of the Swahili people who inhabit the African Great Lakes. Mandazi is one of the popular African dishes that you will find in the greater lakes of coastal regions of East Africa inhabited by the Swahili community. It is a dish that can be served as a breakfast with tea, appetizer before lunch, or even a soft late night dinner to entertain your groaning stomach before. Mandazi, also known as the Swahili Bun or Swahili Coconut Doughnut (Swahili: Mandazi), is a form of fried bread that originated on the Swahili Coast. It is one of the principal dishes in the cuisine of the Swahili people who inhabit the African Great Lakes.
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