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Mandazi, also known as Swahili coconut doughnuts or Swahili buns, is a type of fried bread that originated on the Swahili coast.
The dish is popular in the region because it is easy to make and can be eaten with almost any food or dips, or simply as a snack on its own, and it can be saved and reheated for later consumption.
Mandazi Recipe
This snack is similar to doughnuts in that they have a slightly sweet taste that can be differentiated by the addition of different ingredients.
Many, if not all, people eat this dough for breakfast, and nowadays you may eat them every day because people’s lifestyles have changed so much and most people know how to cook them, as opposed to the old days when this was a Christmas special. Because of the ever-changing planet.
Mandazi is similar to doughnuts in that they have a sweet flavor that can be differentiated by the addition of different ingredients. They are, however, less sugary than doughnuts in the United States and are normally served without any glazing or icing
How To Make Your Mandazi Soft
If your Mandazi comes out hard, it’s because you used too much flour. Mandazi dough should be soft and flexible, easy to roll out, and not hard. You can explore the following to have a soft mandazi.
- Make sure your dough is not hard- when kneading your dough, a soft one tends to stick to your hands or the wooden stick or whisk you’re using to mix, so do this to stop that, once you believe you’ve used enough flour, add cooking oil to finish kneading and your problem will be remedied.
- You can also use eggs to make your mandazi soft.
- When combining the dough, use a generous amount of cooking oil.
Below is the step-by-step recipe on how to make this easy recipe. If you make it don’t forget to leave a comment. Enjoy!
Manadazi
Ingredients
- sugar
- vegetable oil
- flour
- eggs
- water
- salt
- baking powder
- cardamon
Instructions
- Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, cardamon and salt in a large bowl.
- Whisk egg and water together in a small bowl, make a well at the center of dry ingredients and add the egg mixture and mix together until mixture forms a soft dough, you can add little flour if it is too sticky. Cover dough with a wet towel or plastic wrap and leave for 20 - 30 minute or even longer.
- Heat oil in a frying pan, while oil is heating, roll dough out on a floured surface into a rectangle shape cut round with a glass or small biscuit cutter, you can use a knife too until all of dough is cut.
- Fry in batches for some minutes until both sides turn brown then remove from oil.
