Recipe of Tasty Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts)
- By Anne Hammond
- 13 Apr, 2020
Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) Recipe. How to set it up? What are the ingredients? Cooking tips and more… This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty.
Mandazi (Swahili: Mandazi, Maandazi), is a form of fried bread that originated on the Swahili Coast. It is also known as bofrot or puff puff in Western African countries such as Ghana and Nigeria.
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Ingredients of Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts)
- It’s 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
- Make ready 1 tsp of cardamon spice.
- Take 2 of eggs.
- Take 1 of butternut or pumpkin.
- It’s 3 tbsp of butter or margarine.
- Make ready 1 of vegetable oil for frying.
- Take 4 tbsp of sugar.
- You need 1 pinch of salt.
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, from Kenya, is a staple bread of the Swahili people.Some housewives make it every morning for breakfast.It can be eaten cold or reheated for dinner.
Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) step by step
- 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.
I add coconut flakes for an intense coconut flavor, and it tastes divine.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. (Maandazi, Ndao, Mahamri, Mamri, Swahili Bun, Swahili Coconut Doughnut).This African snack is very popular in countries such as Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.Mandazi can be served for breakfast with tea, as a tasty appetizer before lunch, or even as a late-night snack.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.