Mandazi(mamri)
Sukaina Nasser Mamado
It is one of the principal dishes in the cuisine of the Swahili people who inhabit the Coastal Region of Kenya and Tanzania.
Prep Time 1 hour hr
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Course Rotli Bread Naan
Cuisine African, Tanzania
- 2,1/2 Cup plain flour(or any mixture of wheat and plain flour
- 1/8 packet coconut cream
- 6 Tablespoon(tbsp) sugar
- 3/4 Teaspoon(tsp) coarsely ground cardamom
- 1 Tablespoon(tbsp) dessicated coconut(optional)
- 1 Teaspoon(tsp) butter
- 1 Teaspoon(tsp) dried yeast
- oil for frying
Dissolve the coconut cream in a small amount of boiling water
Bind together all the ingredients with the coconut cream paste into a very stiff dough
Leave to rise in a warm place for at least 4 hours, or overnight if possible
Knead the dough and roll out 1/3 inch thick
Cut into required shapes and deep fry in hot oil
Dunk each mandazi in hot oil until it puffs up, then turn over
Fry to an even deep tan colour
Drain onto kitchen paper
Serve immediately on its own or with bharazi
Keyword mamri, mandazi, roti