Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, butternut mandazi (swahili donuts). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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. Mandazi is a form of fried dough.
Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook butternut mandazi (swahili donuts) using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Butternut mandazi (swahili donuts):
- Take 2 cup all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1 tsp baking powder
- Take 1 tsp cardamon spice
- Take 2 eggs
- Take 1 butternut or pumpkin
- Get 3 tbsp butter or margarine
- Make ready 1 vegetable oil for frying
- Make ready 4 tbsp sugar
- Take 1 pinch salt
They are known with different names in East Africa some called them Maandazi, Mahamri or Mamri. 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. 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.
Steps 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
Our neighbours in Tanzania call it half cake, its also known as Puff puff in west Africa and Biegnets New. 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. African Doughnuts Coconut Mandazi Kenya Street Food Kenyan Breakfast Mahamri Mandazi. Deep fry making sure to keep splashing the hot oil on the top of the mandazi so that it puffs up.
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