Mandazi recipe. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan over medium heat. In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, sugar, cardamom spice and nutmeg. Mandazi is also known as Swahili Bun, Dahir Adani, Swahili coconut doughnut, mahamri/mamri (when made with coconut milk).
You can find these delicious donuts in large urban areas and also among the Swahili people of East Africa.
Most small restaurants, called hotelis in Kenya.
Mandazi is a slightly sweet form of fried dough that originated from East African street food.
You can cook Mandazi recipe using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Mandazi recipe
- You need of Mandazi.
- You need of Mandazi.
- It's 1 kg of wheat flour.
- You need 8 table spoon of sugar.
- You need 2 Tablespoon of baking powder.
- Prepare 2 Tablespoons of margarine.
- You need 2 cups of milk.
- You need of Warm water.
- You need of Oil for deep frying.
I used to go online to learn how to make Mandazi, and every recipe I used to try never gave me the results I wanted or expected, until just last year when I combined different recipes together and had amazing results. Mandazi are so yummy and addictive. Mandazi are those sweet and yummy East African donuts. They are known with different names depending on the Ethnic or location you are from.
Mandazi recipe instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients.
- Rub in the margarine until it feels sandy.
- Add in warm water and milk until it feels bouncy.
- Let the dough wait for 30 min.
- Roll and cut into desired shape.
- Fry in hot oil till golden brown.
- Serve hot.
Some called them Maandazi, Mahamri or Mamri. How to Make Mandazi - an African "Donut": 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 sof… I have tried several mandazi recipes and yours by far is the best! Thank you so much for sharing! My mandazi turned out very well. thanks Imma.
