Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, butternut mandazi (swahili donuts). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
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 must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts):
- Prepare 2 cup all-purpose flour
- Get 1 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1 tsp cardamon spice
- Take 2 eggs
- Get 1 butternut or pumpkin
- Take 3 tbsp butter or margarine
- Prepare 1 vegetable oil for frying
- Prepare 4 tbsp sugar
- Get 1 pinch salt
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. 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. In this video, i am going to show you how i make Mandazi which are some delicious east African doughnut. They are known with different names in East Africa some called them Maandazi, Mahamri or Mamri. 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.
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